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Childcare in Stalybridge

Stalybridge has 8 day nurseries, 8 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 10 of them and rated 9 Good or better. 17 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Tameside there are 35 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.

35places per 100 under-fives in Tameside, against 32 for England
90%of the 10 inspected here are Good or better
9 of 27are 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 Tameside, 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 67 school nursery classes across Tameside, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 27Day nurseries 8School nurseries 8Childminders 6After-school clubs 5
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27 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.

Day nurseries 8

Grow Happy Childcare

Day nursery · Unit 1 Rayners House, Bridge Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1PF

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.6 Google, 1164 placesLong established
01613387895Their website

Angels & Acorns

Day nursery · North End House, North End Road, Stalybridge, SK15 3AZ

Report card Jan 2026Birth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm★ 5.0 Google, 852 placesOpen for decades
0161 637 2717Their website

School nursery classes 8

Childminders 6

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Couper, Ms Alison Helen

Childminder · Stalybridge, SK15 1EA

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder12 placesRegistered for decades

Griffiths, Joanne

Childminder · Stalybridge, SK15 1BS

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Denton, Gemma

Childminder · Stalybridge, SK15 3NB

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder4 placesRegistered a few years

Gartside, Charlotte Elizabeth

Childminder · Stalybridge, SK15 1TD

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesNewly registered

Collins, Claire Elizabeth

Childminder · Stalybridge, SK15 1BJ

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesNewly registered

Etches, Helen

Childminder · Stalybridge, SK15 1TL

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder3 placesNewly registered

After-school and holiday clubs 5

Wise Owl Club

After-school club · Stalyhill Infants School, Stalyhill Drive, Stalybridge, SK15 2TR

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays74 placesOpen for decades
07768007859

Active Copley

After-school club · Active Copley, Huddersfield Rd, Stalybridge, SK15 3RR

Not yet inspected5 and overBefore and after school, plus holidaysOpen a few years
01613038118

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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.

  • Jun 2026Opened Sky High Out of School Stalybridge Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Grow Happy Childcare Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Stalybridge

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

Which nurseries in Stalybridge take funded hours?

9 of the 27 settings in Stalybridge 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 Stalybridge take babies?

17 settings in Stalybridge 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 Stalybridge?

Tameside has 35 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 Stalybridge

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

Dukinfield17 settings · 1.6 milesAshton-Under-Lyne52 settings · 1.8 milesHyde42 settings · 2.4 milesManchester61 settings · 3.9 milesGlossop26 settings · 4.3 milesOldham197 settings · 4.8 miles
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