Childcare in Wigan
Wigan has 53 day nurseries, 8 pre-schools, 32 school nursery classes, 12 childminders and 17 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 59 of them and rated 52 Good or better, 10 of them Outstanding. 63 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £18 to £68, typically £60. Across Wigan there are 37 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 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.
50 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 2026Closed PlayPals Childcare Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Standish Kids Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Next Level Learning Hindley Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Leisure For All After School Group, Hope Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Premier Education Holiday Club Hindley All Saints Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Premier Education Holiday Club Aspull Church Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Standish Kids Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Daisy Daycare Academy Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kids Planet Mere House Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kids Planet Canal House OOSC Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kids Planet Canal House Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened PlayPals Childcare Ltd Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Wigan
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Wigan?
Of the 7 full-day rates published by settings in Wigan, the typical price is £60 a day, ranging from £18 to £68. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Wigan take funded hours?
41 of the 122 settings in 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Wigan rated Outstanding?
Yes. 10 of the 59 settings Ofsted has inspected in Wigan hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Wigan take babies?
82 settings in 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 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.
Towns close to Wigan
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.