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Childcare in Newton-Le-Willows

Newton-Le-Willows has 5 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 3 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 7 of them and rated 5 Good or better. 5 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across St Helens there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.

33places per 100 under-fives in St Helens, against 32 for England
71%of the 7 inspected here are Good or better
2 of 12are 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 St Helens, 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.

Everything 12Day nurseries 5Pre-schools 1Childminders 3After-school clubs 3
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Day nurseries 5

After-school and holiday clubs 1

The Foxes

After-school club · St Peters C of E Primary School, Birley Street, Newton Le Willows, WA12 9UR

Report card Nov 2025Birth to 8+07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week79 placesLong established
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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.

  • Dec 2025Opened Simply The Best Activity Camp Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Kids Planet Patterdale Lodge Full day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Kids Planet Linden House Full day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Linden House Day Nursery Full day care
  • Jun 2025Closed The Foxes @ St Marys Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Patterdale Lodge Day Nursery Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Newton-Le-Willows

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

Which nurseries in Newton-Le-Willows take funded hours?

2 of the 12 settings in Newton-Le-Willows 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.

Which nurseries in Newton-Le-Willows take babies?

9 settings in Newton-Le-Willows 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 Newton-Le-Willows?

St Helens 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.

Nearby

Towns close to Newton-Le-Willows

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

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