Outstanding
44 placesM24 2PB0161 655 8850
North West
Childcare in Rochdale
262 registered providers with 4,860 places, up 3.6% since December 2021.
68day nurseries
126childminders
18after-school clubs
102newly registered since 2021
66.0%rated Good or better
106closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 18.2% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
18 placesM24 5NN0161 643 8108
Good
125 placesOL15 8DH01706 390000
Good
110 placesM24 6DU0161 653 1996
Good
102 placesOL10 4QJ01706 659000
Good
99 placesOL10 3PN01706620025
Good
94 placesOL11 3AD01706 861 103
Good
93 placesM24 2HU01616435006
Good
92 placesOL11 2PD01706 654000
Good
90 placesOL10 2PN01706330000
Good
90 placesOL12 7TY01706 638741
Good
87 placesOL11 4HA01706 353 777
Good
86 placesOL11 5AF01706 356 021
Good
83 placesM24 4BB07930841317
Good
80 placesOL11 3BT01706651821
Good
80 placesM24 4AN01616554771
Good
73 placesOL16 2UX01706 344201
Good
72 placesOL16 2PB01706 633 431
Good
72 placesOL16 4HP01706 869243
Good
72 placesOL16 3RN01706 841949
Good
71 placesOL10 4NH01706 622 207
Good
70 placesOL12 9ER01706 649 430
Good
70 placesM24 1RD0161 654 6517
Good
66 placesOL11 5BX01706 654085
Good
65 placesOL16 5BA01706 345622
Good
63 placesOL11 2HD01706 640 340
Good
63 placesOL11 2HB01706352861
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60 placesM24 5DF0161 643 2536
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60 placesOL11 2LR01706 718 057
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60 placesOL15 8JP01706 377800
Good
56 placesOL16 5NL01706 923 400
Good
54 placesOL12 7DW01706 357 007
Good
54 placesOL10 3HH08006696960
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49 placesOL11 5XT01706 352 000
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49 placesOL12 7ES01706641499
Good
48 placesOL16 5HN01706 557277
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45 placesOL12 9LH01706 377087
Good
45 placesOL11 2RL01706345516
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45 placesOL12 6BG01706640272
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44 placesM24 1NY01616530124
Good
40 placesM24 2DP0161 643 0078
Good
40 placesOL10 4HW01706 620 340
Good
37 placesM24 2AT0161 655 3262
Good
37 placesOL16 2UP01706 516 609
Good
37 placesOL15 9EL01706 374333
Report card Jan 2026
34 placesOL12 0AA01706525345
Good
34 placesOL15 9DL01706 378 888
Good
33 placesM24 2RJ07743084226
Good
32 placesM24 2EG01616549655
Good
32 placesOL12 7QL01706 345 052
Good
30 placesM24 1GD0161 653 6780
Good
30 placesOL11 5PP01706 657566
Good
30 placesM24 1PP07986696479
Good
30 placesOL10 3RD07773 498046
Good
30 placesOL11 5PS07925052135
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30 placesOL15 8AG07769260251
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30 placesM24 6JP0161 655 4429
Good
28 placesOL16 1NR07484215823
Good
26 placesOL16 4LD01706 290 376
Good
26 placesOL10 1QB01706 624848
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Pre School Nursery | Heywood | 90 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Clever Clogs Nursery | Manchester | 42 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| The Willows Before and After School Club | Heywood | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Roots tuition | Rochdale | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Georgie Porgie's Network Nurseries | Rochdale | 42 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Clover Leaf Childcare Limited | Manchester | 31 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre - Rochdale | Rochdale | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Kids Planet Hopwood | Heywood | 68 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Kids Planet Heywood | Rochdale | 45 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Kids Planet Woodlands | Heywood | 44 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Oaks Heywood | Heywood | 33 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Cutgate Playgroup | Norden | 32 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Darul Madinah Rochdale | Rochdale | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| ButtonsnBows Pre School | Manchester | 21 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Dream Big Sports Holiday Camp - Kingsway Park High School | Rochdale | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Fisherfield Childcare | Rochdale | 55 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Rhodes Preschool CIC | Manchester | 24 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| FairStage Academy | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Seeros Central Daycare Ltd | Rochdale | 40 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Milnrow Pre-School Playgroup | Rochdale | 32 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Scamps Pre-School and Nursery | Littleborough | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Butterfly Children | Manchester | 30 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Newbold Community Pre-School | Rochdale | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Gummy Bears Rochdale | Rochdale | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Fisherfield Childcare | Rochdale | 45 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Little Oaks Preschool Heywood Ltd | Heywood | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| The Apple Tree Holiday Club | Rochdale | 18 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Channings Childcare Ltd Rochdale | Rochdale | 110 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Mini Mees Child Care | Rochdale | 30 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Apollo Sports Camp | Rochdale | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |