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North West
Childcare in Stockport
348 registered providers with 7,408 places, up 17.4% since December 2021.
82day nurseries
173childminders
62after-school clubs
144newly registered since 2021
50.3%rated Good or better
232closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 35.4% 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.
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Report card Mar 2026
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Report card Jan 2026
56 placesSK3 9JH07725971666
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Learners Day Nursery | Cheadle Hulme | 110 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Olly Jollys Fun Club | Stockport | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Club | Stockport | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| LSC @ Cheadle Town Football Club | Cheadle | 18 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Progressive Sports - Vale View Primary School | Stockport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Bee Kids | Stockport | 80 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Fun Fest Bolshaw-Cheadle | Cheadle | 70 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Fun Fest Cheadle Heath | Stockport | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Brown Bear Nursery & Preschool at Bredbury | Stockport | 37 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Fun Fest Bramhall - Stockport | Stockport | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kids Planet Bredbury | Stockport | 90 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Little Sports Coaching | Manchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Little Sports Coaching | Stockport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| LSC @ Marple Hall High School | Stockport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| LSC @ Cheadle Town Football Club | Cheadle | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Outreach Services at Newbridge Centre | Stockport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Cheadle Little Stars Nursery and Pre School | Cheadle Hulme | 304 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Woodley After School Provision (WASP) | Stockport | 62 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Elm Cottage Day Nursery and Out of School | Stockport | 60 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Home from Home Kidz Care Ltd | Compstall | 45 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| The Heatons at St. Pauls | Stockport | 45 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Cheadle Preschool and Day Nursery | Cheadle | 45 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Kids Go Wild Forest School | Cheadle | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Stagecoach Bramhall | Stockport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Practically Family | Stockport | 100 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Little Flyers before and after school club | Cheadle | 28 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Ladybirds Nursery | Reddish | 20 | Needs improvement | Jun 2024 |
| Alexandra Park Pre-school Limited | Stockport | 20 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| PSCL - St Philip's Catholic Primary School | Stockport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Romiley Out of School Club | Romiley | 50 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| TKC Heald Green | Cheadle | 40 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Fun Fest Stockport - Marple | Stockport | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Early Steps Nursery School | Stockport | 30 | Needs improvement | Dec 2023 |
| Playclub Unlimited | Cheadle | 29 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Christopher Robyn's Pre-School | Stockport | 20 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Broadstone Playgroup | Stockport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Little Sports Coaching | Cheadle | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Sportscool Cheshire | Heald Green, Cheadle | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Stagecoach Stockport | Stockport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Carrie Burke Tutor Work | Stockport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Playclub Unlimited | Stockport | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Fun Fest Cheadle | Cheadle | 48 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Brown Bear Nursery & Preschool at Bredbury | Stockport | 37 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Kids Childcare Stockport Ltd Cheadle Heath | Stockport | 26 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Kids Childcare Stockport Ltd | Stockport | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Fun Fest Cheadle | Cheadle | 64 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Practically Family Holiday Club | Cheadle | 48 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Practically Family Holiday Club | Stockport | 48 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| All Aboard Nursery | Stockport | 40 | Inadequate | Dec 2022 |
| Clever Clowns Day Nursery | Cheadle | 30 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| St Georges Out of School Club | Stockport | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Kids Go Wild Forest School @ Abney Scout and Guide Centre | Cheadle | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| BOSC St Pauls | Stockport | 12 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Dial Park | Stockport | 10 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Life Leisure After School Provision | Cheadle | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Stagecoach Stockport | Stockport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Stagecoach Stockport | Stockport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Tiny Toes Children's Day Nursery | Cheadle Hulme | 117 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Poppy & Jacks Heaton Mersey | Stockport | 83 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Brown Bear at The Mill, Reddish | Stockport | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |