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North West
Childcare in Bury
173 registered providers with 3,956 places, down 9.5% since December 2021.
51day nurseries
81childminders
23after-school clubs
65newly registered since 2021
53.6%rated Good or better
88closed since 2021
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The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Marie's After 3's | The Mosses | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Jay Jays Out of School Club | Bury | 78 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Phoenix Centre | Prestwich | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Blue Skies Montessori Nursery | Manchester | 34 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Owls Club | Bury | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| CommuniTree Bury Grammar | Bury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kip Mcgrath Whitefield | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kumon Prestwich | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Clover Leaf Childcare Ltd - Little Miracles | Bury | 67 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| St. Michael's Out of School Club | Manchester | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Greenhill Pre-school | Bury | 36 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Cherry Trees Pre-School | Manchester | 28 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Stand Preschool | Manchester | 20 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Summerseat Nursery | Bury | 9 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Cherry Trees Playgroup | Manchester | 48 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Afc Social Opps | Manchester | 7 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Afc Social Opps | Bury | 7 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Highfield Tuition Ltd | Bury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Bury and Whitefield Jewish Private Nursery | Bury | 56 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| St. Margaret's Pre-School | Prestwich | 30 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Quality Sport Ramsbottom | Bury | 15 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Stagecoach North Manchester | Prestwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Train Station Day Nursery | Manchester | 166 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Kids United's Playstation | Manchester | 44 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centres - Ramsbottom | Ramsbottom | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Welcome Nursery @ Crompton Street | Bury | 164 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Foundations for Learning | Greenmount, Bury | 69 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Hazles Care Club | Bury | 64 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Oscar | Bury | 56 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Friesner Nurseries | Manchester | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Arley Acorns | Bury | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Ladybird Nursery Ltd | Bury | 25 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Activate Camps@Bury Grammar School | Bury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Step Forward Tuition | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Iperform Theatre School | Bury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Mary Kelly's Munchkins | Manchester | 76 | Needs improvement | Jun 2022 |
| Kids Adventures | Manchester | 35 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Footsteps St. Andrew's Church Playgroup | Radcliffe | 26 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Woodbank Oscars | Bury | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |