Childcare in Oldham
Oldham has 51 day nurseries, 24 pre-schools, 66 school nursery classes, 24 childminders and 33 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 68 of them and rated 58 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 130 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £32 to £72, typically £56. Across Oldham there are 29 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 Oldham, 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 Oldham, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
76 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 Greenwood Kindergarten Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Littlebees Club Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Outtaschool Learning Centre Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Stagecoach Oldham Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Zenith Academy Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Moon Star Academy Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Moon-star Academy Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed St Andrews Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Versatile Learning Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Ace Tuition Centre Limited Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Core Progress Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Stagecoach Oldham Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Oldham
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Oldham?
Of the 6 full-day rates published by settings in Oldham, the typical price is £56 a day, ranging from £32 to £72. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Oldham take funded hours?
76 of the 198 settings in Oldham 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Oldham rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 68 settings Ofsted has inspected in Oldham hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Oldham take babies?
102 settings in Oldham 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 Oldham?
Oldham has 29 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 Oldham
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.