Childcare in Crewe (Cheshire East)
Crewe (Cheshire East) has 23 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 17 school nursery classes, 12 childminders and 11 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 29 of them and rated 26 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 38 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Cheshire East 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 Cheshire East, 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 72 school nursery classes across Cheshire East, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
35 settings 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 2026Opened Holmes Chapel Community Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Sports Coaching Group at Audlem St James CE Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Vine Tree Primary School Wrap Around Care Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Buerton Old School Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Sports Coaching Group at Vine Tree Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Future Minds Holiday Club Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed ABC Pre-School & Out of School Club Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Kids Planet Rope Green Farm Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kids Planet Rope Green Farm Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Brave Activity Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened LSC @ Berkerley Academy Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened First Steps Day Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Crewe (Cheshire East)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Crewe (Cheshire East) take funded hours?
25 of the 67 settings in Crewe (Cheshire East) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Crewe (Cheshire East) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 29 settings Ofsted has inspected in Crewe (Cheshire East) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Crewe (Cheshire East) take babies?
46 settings in Crewe (Cheshire East) 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 Crewe (Cheshire East)?
Cheshire East 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 Crewe (Cheshire East)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.