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Childcare in Leigh (Wigan)

Leigh (Wigan) has 15 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 5 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 4 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 19 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 12 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Wigan there are 37 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

37places per 100 under-fives in Wigan, against 32 for England
100%of the 19 inspected here are Good or better, 2 Outstanding
11 of 31are 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 Wigan, 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 47 school nursery classes across Wigan, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 31Day nurseries 15Pre-schools 4School nurseries 5Childminders 3After-school clubs 4
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Day nurseries 15

Fairfield Nursery

Day nursery · Fairfield Private Day Nursery, 72 St. Helens Road, Leigh, WN7 4HW

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Babies from 9 months07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 3.8 Google, 684 placesOpen for decades
01942 684251Their website

Pre-schools 3

Newton Westpark Nursery

Pre-school · Newton West Park Cp School, Tennyson Avenue, Leigh, WN7 5JY

GoodTakes funded hours£36.00 a dayBirth to 5From 2 years08:45 to 15:30, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 1132 placesLong established
01942 606834Their website

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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 2026Opened Woodland Adventure Nursery Full day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Premier Education WAC @ Leigh St Peters Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Leigh St Thomas Primary School Wraparound Care Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened First Steps Private Day Nursery Limited Full day care
  • Dec 2025Closed First Steps Private Day Nursery (Pennington) Full day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Premier Education Holiday Club St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Premier Education Holiday Club Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Premier Education Holiday Club Leigh St Mary's School Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Leigh (Wigan)

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

Which nurseries in Leigh (Wigan) take funded hours?

11 of the 31 settings in Leigh (Wigan) 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 Leigh (Wigan) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 2 of the 19 settings Ofsted has inspected in Leigh (Wigan) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Leigh (Wigan) take babies?

24 settings in Leigh (Wigan) 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 Leigh (Wigan)?

Wigan has 37 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 Leigh (Wigan)

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

Manchester28 settings · 2.5 milesWarrington15 settings · 3.3 milesWorsley5 settings · 4.9 milesWigan122 settings · 5.9 milesNewton-Le-Willows12 settings · 5.9 milesManchester143 settings · 6.2 miles
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