Childcare in Warrington
Warrington has 53 day nurseries, 18 pre-schools, 37 school nursery classes, 18 childminders and 28 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 77 of them and rated 69 Good or better, 11 of them Outstanding. 77 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £40 to £85, typically £60. Across Warrington there are 45 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Warrington, 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 37 school nursery classes across Warrington, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
154 settings, best rated first. 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 First Kick Football Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Park Road Wasps Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Locking Stumps Pre-School Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed St Annes Wasps Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Twilight Therapy and Training Solutions Ltd Astronauts Holiday Club Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Cottontails Pre-School at St Philips Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Little Angels Daycare Warrington Ltd Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Cherry Tree Nursery School Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Wind In The Willows Childcare Ltd (Woolston) Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Jack & Jill Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Mad Science at Appleton Scout Hall Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Gorse Covert Wasps Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Warrington
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Warrington?
Of the 11 full-day rates published by settings in Warrington, the typical price is £60 a day, ranging from £40 to £85. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Warrington take funded hours?
50 of the 154 settings in Warrington 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 rated Outstanding?
Yes. 11 of the 77 settings Ofsted has inspected in Warrington hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Warrington take babies?
103 settings in Warrington 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?
Warrington has 45 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 Warrington
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.