Childcare in Salford
Salford has 37 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 42 school nursery classes, 13 childminders and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 42 of them and rated 41 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 63 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.
41 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 Kenex Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Kids Activity Hub Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Smilies Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed KinderCare Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Salford Naz Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Simcha Day Care Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened KinderCare Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened KinderCare Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Dreams Achievers Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened ADVENTURE LOUNGE ASC Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kinder Palace Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Salford
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Salford take funded hours?
37 of the 105 settings in 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Salford rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 42 settings Ofsted has inspected in Salford hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Salford take babies?
58 settings in 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 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 Salford
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.