Outstanding
103 placesWA7 4JJ01928 563 199
North West
Childcare in Halton
112 registered providers with 2,694 places, up 6.0% since December 2021.
28day nurseries
52childminders
20after-school clubs
30newly registered since 2021
63.8%rated Good or better
46closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 18.8% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
78 placesWA8 5UR0151 4952939
Outstanding
39 placesWA7 2NL01928572589
Good
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Good
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Good
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Good
93 placesWA7 5TR01928581881
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84 placesWA7 2TT01928577855
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76 placesWA8 6SJ0151 424 0282
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73 placesWA7 6BJ01138417795
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70 placesWA7 2JE01928 576 369
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64 placesWA8 6EL0151 424 2484
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56 placesWA7 1TE01928 531974
Good
55 placesWA7 6QE01928 759384
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48 placesWA8 6HA0151 420 2942
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48 placesWA7 2NR07814389469
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29 placesWA7 4RA01928 576328
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Report card Nov 2025
20 placesWA8 8LD07752 911987
Good
19 placesWA7 6LJ01928 716 061
Good
16 placesL24 4AF07576909266
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Away Day Nursery | Runcorn | 87 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Halebank Pre-school Playgroup | Widnes | 26 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Halton Lodge and Grange Pre-School | Halton Lodge, Runcorn | 20 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Murdishaw West Link Club | Runcorn | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Kid's Space Limited | Runcorn | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Tiny Steps Pre-School | Runcorn | 17 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Play By Nature Forest School | Runcorn | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Murdishaw West Playscheme | Runcorn | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Play Away Day Nursery | Runcorn | 107 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Kid's Space Limited | Runcorn | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Sandymoor Pre-School | Runcorn | 35 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Daresbury Kids Club | Warrington | 35 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Wizzkids Farnworth | Widnes | 65 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Ditton Early Years Centre | Widnes | 54 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Warrington Road Bambini Daycare | Widnes | 52 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Kids Club | Liverpool | 25 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| New Shoots Link Club | Runcorn | 80 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Westfield Community Playgroup | Runcorn | 20 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Wilmere Lane Nursery & Pre-school | Widnes | 0 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Cygnets of Moore Before and After School Club | Warrington | 19 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| KAZKIDZ | Runcorn | 9 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| The learning tree | Runcorn | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |