Childcare in Macclesfield
Macclesfield has 18 day nurseries, 11 pre-schools, 14 school nursery classes, 8 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 31 of them and rated 30 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 23 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £28 to £68, typically £60. 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.
37 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 2026Closed Goslings Out Of School Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Macclesfield Little Imaginations Camp Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Sutton St James Out of School Limited Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Holiday Zone Bollinbrook Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Beech Hall School Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Montessori by Busy Bees Alderley Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kids Planet Prestbury Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Macclesfield Little Imaginations Camp Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Alderley Day Nursery, Montessori Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Macclesfield
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Macclesfield?
Of the 6 full-day rates published by settings in Macclesfield, the typical price is £60 a day, ranging from £28 to £68. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Macclesfield take funded hours?
19 of the 54 settings in Macclesfield 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Macclesfield rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 31 settings Ofsted has inspected in Macclesfield hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Macclesfield take babies?
37 settings in Macclesfield 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 Macclesfield?
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 Macclesfield
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.