Childcare in Ashton-Under-Lyne
Ashton-Under-Lyne has 12 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 18 school nursery classes, 12 childminders and 9 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 22 of them and rated 21 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 30 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Tameside there are 35 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Tameside, 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 67 school nursery classes across Tameside, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
52 settings, best rated first. 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 Castle Top Kids Club Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Gummy Bears Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Toddlers Nursery by the Lyceum Group Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kumon Ashton under Lyne Study Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kickstart Childcare (Canon Burrows) Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened St Josephs After School Club Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Ashton-Under-Lyne
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Ashton-Under-Lyne take funded hours?
19 of the 52 settings in Ashton-Under-Lyne 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Ashton-Under-Lyne rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 22 settings Ofsted has inspected in Ashton-Under-Lyne hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Ashton-Under-Lyne take babies?
31 settings in Ashton-Under-Lyne 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 Ashton-Under-Lyne?
Tameside has 35 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.
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