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Nurseries in Congleton

There are 14 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Congleton, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Congleton

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 10 settings (3 Outstanding, 7 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • ABC at the Mill - Day nursery, Congleton CW12 1HJ, 49 places
  • Bee Curious Childcare - Day nursery, Congleton CW12 4RQ, ages 1 to 3, 27 places
    Ofsted, 28 May 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Broad Leaf Forest Adventures - Pre-school, Congleton CW12 2PG
  • Cherubs and Imps Day Nursery - Day nursery, Congleton CW12 1JY, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 16 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Corner House Nursery Astbury - Day nursery, Congleton CW12 3AY, ages 1 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 18 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Daintry Hall Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Congleton CW12 2PE, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 24 August 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Friendly Faces Nursery - Day nursery, Congleton CW12 1HZ, 20 places
    Ofsted, 22 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Growing Wild Community - Pre-school, Congleton CW12 4SS, ages 4 to 9, 9 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 August 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kids Planet Congleton - Day nursery, Congleton CW12 4AB, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted, 30 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • MASK (Mossley After School Club) Ltd. - Day nursery, Congleton CW12 3HX, 40 places
    Ofsted, 11 October 2017: Good overall
  • Mossley Pre-School - Pre-school, Congleton CW12 3JA, ages 3 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 19 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • New Life Nursery Group - Pre-school, Congleton CW12 4EY, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 10 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Congleton - Pre-school, Congleton CW12 1NT
  • The Nursery - Day nursery, Congleton CW12 4BA, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 20 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • NRG Associates UK Ltd (Trading as) Astbury Merekats Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Congleton CW12 4RG, 24 places
  • St Mary's After School Club - Out-of-school club, Congleton CW12 1HT, 52 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 Congleton

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