Outstanding
196 placesSK10 3GP01625 615 027
North West
Childcare in Cheshire East
309 registered providers with 8,536 places, up 1.1% since December 2021.
119day nurseries
113childminders
36after-school clubs
134newly registered since 2021
67.8%rated Good or better
192closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 24.2% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Crewe (Cheshire East)38Macclesfield32Congleton21Wilmslow20Sandbach12Stockport (Cheshire East)11Knutsford10Nantwich10Stoke-On-Trent (Cheshire East)9Alderley Edge4Middlewich3Poynton3Bollington2Cheshire (Cheshire East)2Alsager1Audlem, Crewe1Gawsworth1Handforth1Handforth, Wilmslow1Higher Disley1Holmes Chapel1Malpas (Cheshire East)1Nr Sandbach1Tarporley (Cheshire East)1Winterley1
Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
112 placesSK9 6EG01625 460 688
Outstanding
98 placesCW5 5RD01270629005
Report card Feb 2026
85 placesCW1 5NF01270505686
Outstanding
80 placesCW12 4AB01260276085
Outstanding
69 placesCW2 8AB01270 654 655
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67 placesST7 2UQ01270 884 477
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56 placesSK10 5HS01625 662200
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52 placesCW12 2PE01260 223568
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44 placesCW6 9TG01829 260676
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40 placesCW4 7NP01477 549 002
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40 placesSK9 1LN01625 548399
Report card Dec 2025
39 placesCW3 0HH01270 748081
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27 placesCW12 4RQ07494717040
Outstanding
25 placesSK9 7UZ07956588393
Report card May 2026
24 placesSK10 5XR01625 574 069
Outstanding
20 placesSK10 5LY07913 628115
Good
235 placesWA16 8HY01565 682090
Good
203 placesCW10 0JH01606834634
Report card Jan 2026
181 placesSK9 5EL01625419509
Good
154 placesCW1 5QX01270589429
Good
132 placesCW11 1HF01270 759257
Good
130 placesSK9 3JZ0161 498 9251
Good
120 placesWA16 8US01565 722449
Good
115 placesCW11 2UN01477 500253
Good
108 placesCW10 0JL01606841174
Good
106 placesCW5 6NE01270 650 382
Good
105 placesSK11 9JA01260 223 745
Good
105 placesCW4 8AB01477 549494
Good
97 placesST7 3DZ01270884669
Good
96 placesSK11 8AT01625 611 222
Good
93 placesCW5 7JT01270 623023
Good
93 placesCW11 1YD01270 750 988
Good
92 placesSK9 2HB01625521345
Good
91 placesCW2 6QT01270 568611
Good
90 placesSK10 2XA01625 460690
Good
84 placesSK12 2PY01663 747144
Good
82 placesCW5 7JL01270 323334
Good
79 placesCW2 7BX01270439200
Good
76 placesCW5 6LW01270628745
Good
74 placesST7 2DB01270 883 383
Good
73 placesCW1 3PA01270582263
Good
73 placesSK10 5PB01625 400128
Good
70 placesWA16 0PU01565 830 083
Good
68 placesSK10 1BP01625 662200
Good
67 placesSK11 0LD01260 253990
Good
65 placesCW12 3AY01260 281 444
Good
64 placesWA16 8BN01565 653147
Good
61 placesWA16 0NH01619800003
Good
60 placesSK11 8JR01625 614 195
Good
56 placesSK12 1RG01625789110
Good
55 placesCW2 7PR01270 560083
Good
52 placesSK12 1RG07876661366
Good
52 placesSK11 8PT01625 422315
Good
52 placesSK9 3JX01625 441798
Good
51 placesSY14 8AQ01829 720000
Good
51 placesSK10 4BN01625 820909
Good
50 placesSK12 1PU01625 859 867
Good
50 placesCW12 3JA07896 442702
Good
50 placesCW4 7FN07796 691671
No longer open
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton St James Out of School Limited | Macclesfield | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Goslings Out Of School Club | Macclesfield | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Holmes Chapel Community Preschool | Holmes Chapel | 24 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Macclesfield Little Imaginations Camp | Macclesfield | 22 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| KidSpace@Bickerton | Malpas | 6 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| ALLSTARS HOLIDAY CLUB | Sandbach | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Ladybugs & Slugs Forest School | Congleton | 48 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Beech Hall School Nursery | Macclesfield | 43 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Fun Fest Stockport Poynton | Stockport | 38 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| St Paul's Pre-School | Poynton | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Future Minds Holiday Club | Crewe | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Brook House Farm Pre-School Centre | Stockport | 25 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Holiday Zone Bollinbrook | Macclesfield | 15 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Carnival Fields Kids Club | Wilmslow | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| B2 Coaching Holiday Club | Sandbach | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| B2 Coaching Holiday Club | Sandbach | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sports Coaching Group at Bickerton Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Malpas | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kids Planet Rope Green Farm | Crewe | 136 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Kids Planet Sandbach Montessori | Sandbach | 75 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| The POD | Wilmslow | 75 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Alderley Day Nursery, Montessori | Macclesfield | 72 | Needs improvement | Jun 2025 |
| Stepping Stones Pre-School | Congleton | 44 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| ABC Pre-School & Out of School Club | Crewe | 24 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Little Angels At The Campus | Crewe | 66 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Tommy Thumbs at Cledford | Middlewich | 66 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Holiday Zone-Manor Park | Knutsford | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Church Coppenhall Pre-School | Crewe | 50 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Egerton Pre School | Knutsford | 30 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| St Gabriels Catholic Pre-school | Stoke-On-Trent | 26 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Early Birds Pre School Bunbury | Tarporley | 24 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Nest In The Woods Adlington | Macclesfield | 20 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| First Friends Pre-School Playgroup | Crewe | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Bee Active Sports Holiday Club @ Black Firs Primary School | Congleton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Stagecoach Poynton | Stockport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Stagecoach Wilmslow | Alderley Edge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Harp at Sandbach | Sandbach | 150 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Bright Horizons Prestbury Day Nursery and Preschool | Macclesfield | 70 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Wilmslow Day Nursery Ltd | Wilmslow | 56 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Fun Express Ltd | Macclesfield | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Fun Fest Middlewich | Middlewich | 38 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Lower Peover Wraparound - Premier Sports | Knutsford | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Nina's Nursery (Wilmslow) Ltd | Wilmslow | 53 | Needs improvement | Dec 2023 |
| Wilmslow Methodist Pre-School | Wilmslow | 52 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Rainbow Pre-School | Handforth | 40 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| KIDZ R US | Sandbach | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Goslings Out of School Club | Macclesfield | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Kids Collective @ Yorston Lodge | Knutsford | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Time Out | Crewe | 26 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| LSC @ Wistaston Church Lane Academy | Crewe | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Sports Coaching North West Holiday Camps | Sandbach | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Sunflowers@StAnne's | Nantwich | 70 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Maple Tree Children's Day Nursery | Congleton | 66 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Fun Fest Brierley | Crewe | 48 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| The Nursery at Lacey Green | Wilmslow | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Cheshire Sports Coaching Wraparound | Knutsford | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Cheshire Sports Wraparound Vine Tree | Crewe | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Alderley Edge Pre-School | Alderley Edge | 25 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Smart Start Nurseries & Preschool | Crewe | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Fun Fest Middlewich | Middlewich | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Footprints at Marton | Macclesfield | 18 | Good | Jun 2023 |