Childcare in Manchester (Trafford)
Manchester (Trafford) has 34 day nurseries, 11 pre-schools, 28 school nursery classes, 13 childminders and 27 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 43 of them and rated 39 Good or better, 6 of them Outstanding. 70 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Trafford 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 Trafford, 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 64 school nursery classes across Trafford, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
67 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 2026Opened The Den Care Club Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Clubhouse @ Gorse Hill Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened School of Play @ St Michael's (Urmston) Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened LearnActive NW - Highfield Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Bitesize Bootcamp Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Abbotsford Preparatory School - Little Gems Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Gems Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Treehouse Childcare Limited Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed School of Play @ Hartford Community Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed School of Play @ Davyhulme Primary School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Davyhulme Pre School Limited Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Premier Education Holiday Club Flixton Primary School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Manchester (Trafford)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Manchester (Trafford) take funded hours?
31 of the 113 settings in Manchester (Trafford) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Trafford) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 6 of the 43 settings Ofsted has inspected in Manchester (Trafford) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Manchester (Trafford) take babies?
67 settings in Manchester (Trafford) 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 (Trafford)?
Trafford 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 Manchester (Trafford)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.