Childcare in Manchester (Rochdale)
Manchester (Rochdale) has 11 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 11 school nursery classes, 19 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 25 of them and rated 23 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 22 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.
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.
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 Clever Clogs Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Bright Stars Preschool & Holiday Club Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Edu-Play Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Little Miracles Daycare Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Clover Leaf Childcare Limited Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Manchester (Rochdale)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Manchester (Rochdale) take funded hours?
13 of the 47 settings in Manchester (Rochdale) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Manchester (Rochdale) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 25 settings Ofsted has inspected in Manchester (Rochdale) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Manchester (Rochdale) take babies?
36 settings in Manchester (Rochdale) 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 Manchester (Rochdale)?
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.
Towns close to Manchester (Rochdale)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.