Childcare in Wigan (Lancashire)
Wigan (Lancashire) has 4 day nurseries, 1 pre-school and 1 school nursery class. Ofsted has inspected 5 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 1 has never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Lancashire there are 38 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 Lancashire, 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 227 school nursery classes across Lancashire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
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What people ask about childcare in Wigan (Lancashire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Wigan (Lancashire) take funded hours?
2 of the 6 settings in Wigan (Lancashire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Wigan (Lancashire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 5 settings Ofsted has inspected in Wigan (Lancashire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Wigan (Lancashire) take babies?
5 settings in Wigan (Lancashire) 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 Wigan (Lancashire)?
Lancashire has 38 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 Wigan (Lancashire)
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