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Nurseries in Ashton-under-Lyne

There are 13 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Ashton-under-Lyne, and 9 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Ashton-under-Lyne

  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 12 settings (1 Outstanding, 11 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bright Stars Pdn - Day nursery, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL7 0TL, ages 0 to 10, 75 places
    Ofsted, 30 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Charlestown Private Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8SS, ages 0 to 10, 110 places
    Ofsted, 30 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Children 4 Most - Day nursery, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 7HW, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 2 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fire Station Day Nursery - Day nursery, Ashton-under-Lyne OL5 9BB, ages 0 to 4, 150 places
    Ofsted, 8 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Ashton - Day nursery, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 6NW, ages 1 to 4, 110 places
    Ofsted, 30 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kidzstop Day Nursery - Pre-school, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 7AS, ages 0 to 10, 100 places
    Ofsted, 12 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Leap Nursery - Day nursery, Ashton Under Lyne OL7 0NQ, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 6 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Giggles Private Day Nursery And Preschool - Ashton-Under-Lyne - Day nursery, Ashton Under Lyne OL6 9QD, ages 0 to 11, 148 places
    Ofsted, 27 March 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Panda's Pre-School - Day nursery, Ashton Under Lyne OL6 8RS, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 30 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Red Day Nursery - Day nursery, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6QH, ages 0 to 4, 110 places
    Ofsted, 6 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Next Generation Day Nursery - Day nursery, Ashton Under Lyne OL6 6PB, ages 0 to 3
    Ofsted, 4 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sky High Achievers Ashton - Day nursery, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL7 9DR, ages 0 to 11, 45 places
    Ofsted, 3 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Toddlers Nursery by the Lyceum Group - Day nursery, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6XB, 108 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Active Oxford Park - Out-of-school club, Ashton-under-lyne OL7 0PW
  • Explore Learning Ashton - Out-of-school club, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 7UB
  • Funtasia kids clubs Limited- Micklehurst All saints - Out-of-school club, Ashton Under Lyne OL5 9DR, 50 places
  • Kickstart Childcare (Canon Burrows) - Out-of-school club, Ashton-under-lyne OL7 9ND, 27 places
  • Kickstart Childcare (Waterloo) - Out-of-school club, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL7 9NA, 24 places
  • Kumon Ashton under Lyne Study Centre - Out-of-school club, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8RS
  • Little Stones Before And After School Club - Out-of-school club, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL5 0AP, 60 places
  • School Buddies - Out-of-school club, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8XN, 50 places
  • St Josephs After School Club - Out-of-school club, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL5 0ES, 20 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Ashton-under-Lyne

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.