Childcare in Manchester (Salford)
Manchester (Salford) has 37 day nurseries, 8 pre-schools, 48 school nursery classes, 26 childminders and 24 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 59 of them and rated 56 Good or better, 7 of them Outstanding. 84 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Salford there are 33 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 Salford, 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 94 school nursery classes across Salford, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
143 settings, best rated first. 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 Premier Education at St Mary's R.C. Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Evergreen Out of School @St Johns Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Sport Holiday Course Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Sport Holiday Course Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed St Marys After School Club - Premier Sports Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Versatile Learning Salford Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Mojo 3 Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Bee's Knees Nursery & Pre-School Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Stagecoach Salford Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Mini Fingers Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kiddos Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Rainbows Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Manchester (Salford)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Manchester (Salford) take funded hours?
53 of the 143 settings in Manchester (Salford) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Salford) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 7 of the 59 settings Ofsted has inspected in Manchester (Salford) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Manchester (Salford) take babies?
85 settings in Manchester (Salford) 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 (Salford)?
Salford has 33 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 (Salford)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.