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Childcare in Warrington (Wigan)

Warrington (Wigan) has 5 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 4 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 9 of them and rated 8 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 6 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Wigan there are 37 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

37places per 100 under-fives in Wigan, against 32 for England
88%of the 9 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
3 of 15are 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 Wigan, 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 47 school nursery classes across Wigan, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 15Day nurseries 5Pre-schools 1School nurseries 4Childminders 3After-school clubs 2
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15 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.

Day nurseries 5

Starbrite Nursery

Day nursery · Laburnum Road Day Centre, Laburnum Road, Warrington, WA3 2NL

GoodBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm35 placesOpen for decades
01942 601180

Pre-schools 1

Little Angels St Thomas

Pre-school · St. Thomas C of E Junior & Infant School, Church Street, Warrington, WA3 3TH

Report card May 2026Birth to 8+Sessions in term time, often mornings20 placesOpen a few years
01942777616

School nursery classes 4

Childminders 3

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

Rachel Louise Coleman

Childminder · Warrington, WA3 3HD

OutstandingBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesLong established

McGoldrick, Corrina Michelle

Childminder · Warrington, WA3 3QY

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered a few years

Fairclough, Samantha

Childminder · Warrington, WA3 3QY

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered a few years

After-school and holiday clubs 2

Cool Stars

After-school club · Lowton St. Marys C of E School, Newton Road, Warrington, WA3 1EW

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays48 placesOpen for decades
01942776109

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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 2025Closed Premier Education Holiday Club Lowton Junior & Infant School Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Warrington (Wigan)

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

Which nurseries in Warrington (Wigan) take funded hours?

3 of the 15 settings in Warrington (Wigan) 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 Warrington (Wigan) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 9 settings Ofsted has inspected in Warrington (Wigan) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Warrington (Wigan) take babies?

11 settings in Warrington (Wigan) 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 Warrington (Wigan)?

Wigan has 37 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 Warrington (Wigan)

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

Newton-Le-Willows12 settings · 2.6 milesLeigh31 settings · 3.3 milesWigan122 settings · 4.7 milesWarrington154 settings · 5.5 milesManchester28 settings · 5.8 milesSt.Helens45 settings · 6.7 miles
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