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North West
Childcare in Wigan
256 registered providers with 7,150 places, up 1.0% since December 2021.
91day nurseries
109childminders
29after-school clubs
95newly registered since 2021
63.2%rated Good or better
121closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 22.7% 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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84 placesM29 8DR07572879302
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlayPals Childcare Ltd | Wigan | 31 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Standish Kids Club | Wigan | 25 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Next Level Learning Hindley | Wigan | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| First Steps Private Day Nursery (Pennington) | Leigh | 73 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Hindsford Wrap Around Care | Manchester | 26 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Education Holiday Club Leigh St Mary's School | Leigh | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Education Holiday Club Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Leigh | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Education Holiday Club Aspull Church Primary School | Wigan | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Education Holiday Club Lowton Junior & Infant School | Warrington | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Education Holiday Club Hindley All Saints Primary School | Wigan | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Education Holiday Club St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | Leigh | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Leisure For All After School Group, Hope | Wigan | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Little Bears Standish Ltd Unit 1 | Standish | 135 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Canal House Day Nursery | Wigan | 135 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Mere House Day Nursery | Ashton in Makerfield | 60 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| CFAT Superheroes c/o Platt Bridge Community School | Wigan | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Lil Bills Playgroup LTD | Wigan | 38 | Needs improvement | Jun 2025 |
| Canal House Out of School Club | Wigan | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Carelovelearn At St Oswalds | Wigan | 54 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Brooklands Childcare Ltd | Leigh | 48 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Headstart Pre-school LTD | Wigan | 24 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| St Thomas Pre-School | Leigh | 0 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Inclusive Tennis Winstanley Tennis | Wigan | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Holly Tree Pre-school and Trackers | Wigan | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Superpeas Nursery & Forest School | Warrington | 94 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Mighty Oaks Out of School Club | Wigan | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Seguro Childcare | Wigan | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| The Bungalow School Club | Wigan | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| St. John's C.E. Preschool | Wigan | 19 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Little People Day Nursery | Wigan | 71 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Little People Aspull | Wigan | 70 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Heron Day Nursery | Wigan | 56 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Superpeas@St Thomas | Warrington | 35 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Ambrose Day Nursery | Leigh | 15 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Kip McGrath Wigan North | Wigan | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Little Giggles Private Day Nursery & Preschool - Ince, Wigan | Wigan | 180 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Little Giggles Private Day Nursery & Preschool - Leigh | Leigh | 161 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Madinah Private Day Nursery | Leigh | 78 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Childcare | Wigan | 47 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Stay and Play at Shevington Vale | Wigan | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Rainbows Out Of School Club | Leigh | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Squirrels Children's Day Nursery | Leigh | 40 | Inadequate | Jun 2023 |
| The Bungalow School Club | Wigan | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Tender Years Day Nursery (Leigh) | Leigh | 112 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Rainbow Day Nursery | Warrington | 58 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Jumping Jacks Private Day Nursery | Golborne | 55 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| The Jigsaw Club Ltd | Wigan | 48 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Welcome Nurseries @ Wigan | Wigan | 34 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| New Lodge Pre-School | Wigan | 30 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Jumping Jacks Afterschool Club | Warrington | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Twinkle Toes | Wigan | 28 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Almond Brook All Stars Nursery Ltd | Wigan | 26 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Castle Hill Kids Club | Wigan | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Rainbows@St Thomas' | Warrington | 22 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Jigsaw's Holiday Club | Wigan | 18 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| S4K - Our Ladys Catholic Primary | Wigan | 10 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Little Dolphin Playgroup | Manchester | 32 | Good | Jun 2022 |