Outstanding
144 placesM20 2DY0161 393 6727
North West
Childcare in Manchester
577 registered providers with 8,645 places, down 5.4% since December 2021.
106day nurseries
275childminders
76after-school clubs
252newly registered since 2021
46.8%rated Good or better
296closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 25.1% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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126 placesM2 3GX07544 867669
Report card Dec 2025
96 placesM14 7FB0161 248 7373
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96 placesM13 0YG0161 2487300
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92 placesM24 4GY0161 643 4276
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81 placesM40 1GX0161 688 6399
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72 placesM9 0RN0161 764 1265
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70 placesM22 4HY0161 9984078
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64 placesM40 7WN01612057933
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63 placesM11 3TY0161 2231595
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62 placesM9 6PW01617214278
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245 placesM21 7QY0161 434 6594
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142 placesM15 6PA0161 226 1266
Good
134 placesM8 5DY0161 740 3481
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130 placesM22 8ZZ0161 998 0579
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116 placesM23 9NR0161 696 3964
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113 placesM9 7GB0161 702 3972
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110 placesM8 0DH01617050851
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106 placesM11 1JG0161 974 1300
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102 placesM40 5RT0161 682 4830
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100 placesM19 1BB0161 248 4004
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100 placesM9 8LX01617401053
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98 placesM11 2EX01612207662
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97 placesM9 8EG0161 212 1211
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97 placesM20 3PP0161 425 4506
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96 placesM8 9NT07725986468
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96 placesM8 8UJ0161 211 6912
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94 placesM8 4NB0161 740 1777
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90 placesM12 5DF07454113331
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90 placesM14 4JF0161 258 8954
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90 placesM16 7RQ01612644268
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89 placesM13 9WL0161 276 4491
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89 placesM20 6BB0161 445 0100
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89 placesM19 2UH01613 127474
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89 placesM14 4HA07976069818
Report card Feb 2026
86 placesM13 9AU0161 272 7121
Good
86 placesM9 4HR0161 470 0777
Good
85 placesM1 7BD0161 2733211
Good
85 placesM23 9PS0161 973 7386
Good
80 placesM9 5UX0161 205 9067
Good
80 placesM40 9WB01616372660
Good
80 placesM19 3BH0161 248 8690
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80 placesM14 7NA0161 470 0444
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75 placesM23 2SY0161 436 5394
Good
74 placesM18 7NE0161 317 0174
Good
73 placesM23 9HJ0161 962 9876
Good
72 placesM11 4NE0161 230 8485
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72 placesM11 1NU0161 301 1675
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72 placesM4 6BU01612056096
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72 placesM1 7DQ01614410279
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70 placesM12 4PW07454113331
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69 placesM40 0JH0161 682 8057
Good
68 placesM13 0QX0161 848 2420
Good
66 placesM14 5GL0161 248 5889
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65 placesM12 6LE01612239699
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65 placesM8 0NE01138417805
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60 placesM21 9JT0161 511 7785
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60 placesM19 2RB0161 4431 700
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom Tree Edventures | Manchester | 84 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Little Angels day Nursery | Manchester | 68 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Crossacres After School Club | Manchester | 58 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Honeybear Nursery ltd | Manchester | 48 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| The Den Holiday Club Ltd | Manchester | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Clubhouse @ Chorlton CE Primary School | Manchester | 35 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Old Moat Childcare | Manchester | 30 | Needs improvement | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Sport Wraparound Abbey Hey Primary Academy | Manchester | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Moston Methodist Church | Manchester | 24 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| LSC @ St Margaret Marys RC Primary | Manchester | 18 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Activate Camps @ Withington Girls' School | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Manchester Learning Zone | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Early Explorers Day Nursery | Manchester | 56 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Happy Days Day Nursery | Manchester | 45 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Amigos After School Club | Manchester | 28 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Enam Childcare | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Saath Saath Playscheme | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Georgie Porgie's Woodhouse Park | Manchester | 75 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Little Leaders | Manchester | 63 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Park View Nursery | Manchester | 56 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Georgie Porgies | Manchester | 45 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| St Wilfrids Out Of School Care | Newton Heath | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Bristowe Street Playgroup | Manchester | 24 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Milestone Learning limited | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| LSC @ St Chrysostoms C.E. Primary School | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| LSC @ St Margaret Mary's | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Learning Centre | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Bright Horizons Manchester Day Nursery & Preschool | Manchester | 130 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| Hillcity Day Nursery | Manchester | 90 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Georgie Porgie's Nursery | Manchester | 84 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Kinder Daycare & Nursery - Whalley Range | Manchester | 79 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Clever Bees Nursery | Manchester | 50 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Ducklings Didsbury | Manchester | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Kids Fun Club | Manchester | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Kids 1st Steps | Manchester | 39 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Jack In The Box Nursery | Manchester | 39 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Kids 1st Steps | Manchester | 30 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| M1 Education | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| The Beacon Centre After School Club | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Prestige: The Tuition Centre | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Impact For All | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Lets Play Crumpsall | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Deedee's | Manchester | 190 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Kids Around The Clock @ Benchill | Manchester | 130 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Benchill Community Centre | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| The Owl Club | Manchester | 160 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Alexandra Park Childrens Learning Community | Manchester | 123 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Your Nursery Limited | Manchester | 98 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Super Camps at William Hulme's Grammar School | Manchester | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Lighthouse Centre | Manchester | 41 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| BOSH 5 | Manchester | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Torah Tots Integrated Nursery | Salford | 40 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Nxt Generation Childcare Limited | Manchester | 36 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Playdays Kids Club | Manchester | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Whosh | Manchester | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Ducklings @ Didsbury | Manchester | 28 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Jigsaw After School Childcare | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Georgie Porgie's Nursery | Manchester | 100 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Peek a Boo Daycare | Manchester | 73 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Kidspiration Gorton Ltd | Manchester | 63 | Inadequate | Jun 2023 |