Childcare in Altrincham
Altrincham has 23 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 15 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 19 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 25 of them and rated 24 Good or better, 11 of them Outstanding. 44 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Trafford there are 41 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Trafford, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 64 school nursery classes across Trafford, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
1 setting match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Closed School of Play Mcr Ltd at Bowdon Preparatory School for Girls Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened CommuniTree Red House Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Altrincham Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Trafford Tuition at Stamford Park Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Trafford Tuition at Bowdon Church School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened OK MUM ELMRIDGE Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kumon Altrincham Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Ark Groups - Dunham School House Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kids Collective @ Heyes Lane Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kids Collective @ Elmridge Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Little Sports Coaching Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Banana Moon Day Nursery Altrincham Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Altrincham
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Altrincham take funded hours?
15 of the 69 settings in Altrincham are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Altrincham rated Outstanding?
Yes. 11 of the 25 settings Ofsted has inspected in Altrincham hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Altrincham take babies?
42 settings in Altrincham are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Altrincham?
Trafford has 41 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Altrincham
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.