Childcare in Rochdale
Rochdale has 35 day nurseries, 12 pre-schools, 29 school nursery classes, 13 childminders and 9 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 52 of them and rated 49 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 46 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £52 to £74, typically £67. 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.
35 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 Edstart Norden Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Pinecone Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Dreamers Rochdale Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Edstart Rochdale Clubs Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Moo Holiday Hub Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Learners Club Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened FUNDA Sports, Physical Activity Holiday Camps & Childcare Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Roots tuition Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Kip McGrath Education Centre - Rochdale Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Georgie Porgie's Network Nurseries Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened Tiddlywinks Nursery School (Heywood) Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Dream Big Sports Wraparound Care - Lowerplace Primary School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Rochdale
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Rochdale?
Of the 10 full-day rates published by settings in Rochdale, the typical price is £67 a day, ranging from £52 to £74. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Rochdale take funded hours?
45 of the 98 settings in 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Rochdale rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 52 settings Ofsted has inspected in Rochdale hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Rochdale take babies?
61 settings in 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 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 Rochdale
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.