Outstanding
104 placesM6 6PU01612950707
North West
Childcare in Salford
305 registered providers with 6,588 places, up 3.4% since December 2021.
83day nurseries
141childminders
43after-school clubs
127newly registered since 2021
57.8%rated Good or better
134closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 16.1% 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
102 placesM27 8RH0161 794 8331
Outstanding
100 placesM44 6QE01617754111
Outstanding
78 placesM27 5FQ01617940128
Good
160 placesM7 4HT0161 792 7457
Good
135 placesM5 3EQ0161 848 0991
Good
134 placesM50 2GT01618720663
Good
130 placesM6 8RA0161 736 8788
Good
125 placesM27 6BY0161 794 5757
Good
120 placesM28 3JF01617902779
Good
109 placesM50 2RP0161 743 9315
Report card Jan 2026
103 placesM30 9AL0161 789 3071
Good
103 placesM30 9PR0161 789 0472
Good
96 placesM30 9AY0161 7891159
Good
90 placesM38 9AW07541458845
Good
87 placesM30 7JE0161 707 4280
Good
81 placesM30 8AY0161 707 1234
Good
79 placesM6 8AL0161 707 7731
Good
77 placesM3 6BY01618319831
Good
77 placesM5 4BS07799017955
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76 placesM30 9LE0161 743 9853
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75 placesM28 0BD01616047686
Good
75 placesM6 6FL0161 745 8216
Good
75 placesM28 0AY07549607083
Good
75 placesM27 4EX01617286886
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74 placesM30 9GJ01617879393
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72 placesM30 0WG01617078737
Good
72 placesM38 9SB0161 790 1275
Good
72 placesM27 4BF01617286036
Good
71 placesM28 2LS0161 281 2821
Good
68 placesM6 5EJ0161 778 0051
Good
65 placesM6 8FJ0161 788 7730
Good
64 placesM28 2PU0161 794 6688
Good
62 placesM7 4BQ0161 778 0085
Good
61 placesM30 0LU07889991113
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60 placesM30 7PT0161 7780065
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54 placesM44 5ZE01616618064
Good
53 placesM3 6FA01612124980
Good
53 placesM27 9PW01617943339
Good
52 placesM44 6QE07789495433
Good
51 placesM7 2JR01617088855
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50 placesM6 7PA0161 745 9303
Good
49 placesM7 4FJ01617920182
Good
48 placesM27 0LB01612433243
Good
47 placesM28 1LW01617994932
Good
44 placesM30 8DN0161 7891975
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44 placesM7 4NT01612124980
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44 placesM7 2YN0161 312 4821
Good
44 placesM5 3ND0161 877 1570
Good
44 placesM28 3HH01617907454
Good
43 placesM27 8BB0161 727 9794
Report card Feb 2026
42 placesM38 9WU01617037722
Good
42 placesM7 3NQ0161 604 7607
Good
40 placesM7 4TP07706010050
Good
40 placesM27 4FB0161 728 6061
Good
40 placesM30 0SD07895144704
Good
38 placesM7 4DA0161 792 3896
Good
35 placesM7 2BT02087311923
Good
35 placesM44 5AA0161 775 1593
Good
34 placesM28 1JF07872481279
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Club | Pendlebury | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Versatile Learning Salford Ltd | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| St Marys After School Club - Premier Sports | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Sport Holiday Course | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Sport Holiday Course | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| KinderCare | Salford | 100 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Smilies | Salford | 75 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Crackerjacks Out of School Club | Swinton | 58 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Mojo 3 | Manchester | 52 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Kids Activity Hub | Salford | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Salford Naz | Salford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Salford Kids Academy | Lower Broughton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kids Planet Hazelhurst | Manchester | 104 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Kids Planet Irlam | Manchester | 100 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Rainbows Nursery | Swinton | 61 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Nurturing Hands Childcare at Eccles | Manchester | 44 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Angels Childcare Day Nursery | Manchester | 52 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Jitterbugz Day Nursery | Manchester | 25 | Needs improvement | Dec 2024 |
| Stagecoach Salford | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Auntie Steph's Playgroup | Swinton | 50 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Little Learners Pre-School | Winton | 26 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| The Manse Nursery Ltd | Manchester | 79 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Abc Childcare at Boothstown | Manchester | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Fairhills Pre-School | Salford | 38 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Little People Day Nursery {Eccles} Limited | Manchester | 32 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| First Class Learning Swinton | Swinton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Versatile Learning Salford Ltd | Salford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| The Unicorn Nursery | Salford | 96 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Tinytots Playgroup | Salford | 26 | Outstanding | Jun 2023 |
| Welcome Nurseries @ Little Hulton | Manchester | 160 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Welcome Nurseries@ Swinton | Swinton | 92 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Budding Wood Private Day Nursery | Manchester | 38 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Makehay Day Nursery | Manchester | 37 | Inadequate | Dec 2022 |
| The BSS Seminary Creche | Salford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| The Manse Nursery | Manchester | 79 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| St Mary's Treehouse | Manchester | 48 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Roobyloos Limited | Manchester | 46 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Playkidds 2 | Manchester | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Woodlands Day Nursery | Manchester | 23 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Endorphins Superstar Club | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Heroes Centre Limited | Salford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |