Abc at Ince Children's Centre
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Wigan for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2008, with 16 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Wigan
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wigan from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
WN2 2ALWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 12 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 24 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide children with a home-from-home environment where they feel safe.
They use their knowledge of child development to carefully plan an ambitious curriculum which captures children's interests and motivates them to learn.
Children show high levels of engagement in their play. They enjoy blowing bubbles outdoors and become fascinated while enacting roles of superheroes. Staff promote children's large-muscle skills incredibly well. They demonstrate for children how to run up hills and how to kick balls. Children relish these experiences and are keen to learn new skills, such as how to ride a scooter.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- better support children in managing their own feelings and behaviour n develop children's awareness of differences and similarities between themselves and others.
- 24 November 2023Good
- 30 January 2018Good
- 30 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Abc at Ince Children's Centre
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.