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Nurseries in Crewe

There are 30 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Crewe, and 12 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Crewe

  • Ofsted report cards: 6 settings (4 Strong standard, 29 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention, 2 Urgent improvement)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 20 settings (2 Outstanding, 18 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • ABC Childcare Services Cheshire Ltd - Day nursery, Crewe CW2 7BN, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 July 2026: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • ABC Childcare Services Cheshire Ltd - Day nursery, Crewe CW2 7PJ, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 20 May 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 areas; safeguarding standards not met
  • ASM Sports UK Madeley - Pre-school, Crewe CW3 9JJ
  • Bright Stars Children's Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Crewe CW1 4PY, ages 0 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted, 10 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Buerton Old School Day Nursery - Day nursery, Crewe CW3 0DD, 56 places
  • Corner House Nursery Wistaston - Day nursery, Crewe CW2 6QT, ages 0 to 4, 91 places
    Ofsted, 7 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dinos Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Crewe CW1 3JT, ages 1 to 4, 106 places
    Ofsted report card, 30 March 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • First Steps Day Nursery - Day nursery, Crewe CW1 3HE, ages 0 to 4, 41 places
    Ofsted report card, 1 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • First Steps Pre-school - Pre-school, Crewe CW1 3RB, ages 0 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted, 11 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Goostrey Pre-School - Pre-school, Crewe CW4 8PE, ages 3 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 11 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Days Club & Nursery School Limited - Day nursery, Crewe CW4 7NP, ages 2 to 9, 40 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hedgehogs Preschool at the Madeley Centre - Pre-school, Crewe CW3 9DN, 37 places
  • Holmes Chapel Community Pre-School - Pre-school, Crewe CW4 7EB, 48 places
  • JoJo's Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Crewe CW2 7BX, ages 0 to 4, 79 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Crewe - Day nursery, Crewe CW1 5NF, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 February 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kids Planet Haslington - Day nursery, Crewe CW1 5QX, ages 1 to 4, 154 places
    Ofsted, 6 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Mablins Lane - Day nursery, Crewe CW1 3YR, ages 2 to 5, 42 places
    Ofsted, 20 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Rope Green Farm - Day nursery, Crewe CW2 5DB, ages 0 to 4, 150 places
    Ofsted report card, 22 May 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Cherubs - Day nursery, Crewe CW1 3TN, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 11 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Cherubs Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Crewe CW2 7JX, ages 1 to 3
    Ofsted, 14 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Steps Nursery - Day nursery, Crewe CW1 3PA, ages 0 to 10, 73 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Childcare & Preschool - Day nursery, Crewe CW2 8LT, ages 0 to 3, 22 places
    Ofsted, 24 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Childcare & Preschool - Day nursery, Crewe CW2 7RL, ages 3 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 15 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Roosters Day Nursery - Day nursery, Crewe CW3 9BT, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 12 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Roundabouts Day Nursery - Day nursery, Crewe CW2 5JB, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 31 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Smart Start Nurseries & Preschool - Day nursery, Crewe CW1 3JX, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 3 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Starting Point Nursery - Day nursery, Crewe CW2 8AB, ages 0 to 4, 69 places
    Ofsted, 10 August 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Croft Pre-School - Pre-school, Crewe CW1 5RJ, ages 2 to 5, 30 places
    Ofsted, 8 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Thrive Weston Village - Day nursery, Crewe CW2 5LD, ages 0 to 4, 8 places
    Ofsted, 17 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tinks Childrens Day Nursery - Day nursery, Crewe CW2 7PR, ages 0 to 5, 55 places
    Ofsted, 6 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Adv4nce Childcare: Haslington - Out-of-school club, Crewe CW1 5SL, 16 places
  • Adv4nce Childcare: Mablins - Out-of-school club, Crewe CW1 3YR, 16 places
  • Adv4nce Childcare: Monks - Out-of-school club, Crewe CW1 4LY, 16 places
  • Betley After School Club - Out-of-school club, Crewe CW3 9AX, 24 places
  • Brave Activity Club - Out-of-school club, Crewe CW2 7JT
  • Goostrey All Stars After School Club - Out-of-school club, Crewe CW4 8PE, 50 places
  • LSC @ Berkerley Academy - Out-of-school club, Crewe CW2 6RU, 20 places
  • Sports Coaching Group at Audlem St James CE Primary School - Out-of-school club, Crewe CW3 0HH, 25 places
  • Sports Coaching Group at Vine Tree Primary School - Out-of-school club, Crewe CW2 8AD
  • Sports Coaching Group at Vine Tree Primary School - Out-of-school club, Crewe CW2 8AD, 15 places
  • Susan Clubbe At Crewe West Tuition Centre - Out-of-school club, Crewe CW1 2DL
  • Vine Tree Primary School Wrap Around Care - Out-of-school club, Crewe CW2 8AD

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 Crewe

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