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Childcare in Heywood

Heywood has 10 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 5 school nursery classes, 4 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 13 of them and rated 11 Good or better. 11 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Rochdale there are 32 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.

32places per 100 under-fives in Rochdale, against 32 for England
84%of the 13 inspected here are Good or better
6 of 24are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Rochdale, 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 49 school nursery classes across Rochdale, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 24Day nurseries 10Pre-schools 2School nurseries 5Childminders 4After-school clubs 3
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Day nurseries 1

School nursery classes 5

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Recently

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 St Josephs Pre School Nursery Full day care
  • Jun 2026Opened St Joseph's Preschool Nursery Full day care
  • Dec 2025Opened NEST Woodland Adventures Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed The Willows Before and After School Club Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Heywood

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Heywood take funded hours?

6 of the 24 settings in Heywood 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.

Which nurseries in Heywood take babies?

18 settings in Heywood 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 Heywood?

Rochdale has 32 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.

Nearby

Towns close to Heywood

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Manchester47 settings · 2.8 milesRochdale98 settings · 3 milesMiddleton6 settings · 3.4 milesBury79 settings · 3.9 milesManchester58 settings · 4.7 milesPrestwich5 settings · 4.7 miles
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