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Nurseries in Leigh

There are 21 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Leigh, and 4 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Leigh

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (4 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 17 settings (2 Outstanding, 15 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • ABC Castle Nursery - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 1AZ, ages 0 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 21 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Appy Little Plums Ltd - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 5JL, ages 0 to 9, 54 places
    Ofsted, 28 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bluestone Nursery - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 1TN, ages 0 to 3, 36 places
    Ofsted, 25 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fairfield Nursery - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 4HW, ages 0 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted, 31 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • First Steps Private Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 3UQ, 73 places
  • Higher Folds 2 Year Olds - Pre-school, Leigh WN7 2UB, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 22 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Honey Bear Day Care - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 5JS, ages 0 to 9, 70 places
    Ofsted, 12 August 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Leigh - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 5DR, ages 0 to 4, 136 places
    Ofsted, 14 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Leigh South Community Nursery - Pre-school, Leigh WN7 3ET, ages 2 to 4, 15 places
    Ofsted, 28 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Leigh St Thomas Preschool Ltd - Pre-school, Leigh WN7 2BJ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 June 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Giggles Private Day Nursery & Preschool - Leigh - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 1XB, ages 0 to 4
    Ofsted, 19 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Rainbows' 2 Nursery - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 1BP, ages 0 to 5, 52 places
    Ofsted, 21 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Rainbows' Day Nursery - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 2RP, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
    Ofsted, 20 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Newton Westpark Nursery - Pre-school, Leigh WN7 5JY, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 19 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rain Or Shine Forest Preschool Ltd - Leigh - Pre-school, Leigh TN11 8HP, ages 2 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 23 September 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Avenue Private Day Care - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 1ET, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted report card, 16 September 2026: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Beeches Pre School - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 3LJ, ages 2 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted, 16 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Ducklings Day Nursery - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 3XF, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 25 October 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Twist Lane Nursery - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 4BZ, ages 0 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted, 1 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodland Adventure Nursery - Day nursery, Leigh WN7 4QE, 87 places
  • Youngstars Nurseries (Leigh) - Pre-school, Leigh TN11 8RL, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 22 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Joe's Zone At St Josephs Catholic Primary School - Out-of-school club, Leigh WN7 2PW, 25 places
  • Katherine Price At Kip Mcgrath Leigh - Out-of-school club, Leigh WN7 1AZ
  • Leigh St Thomas Primary School Wraparound Care - Out-of-school club, Leigh WN7 2AS
  • Premier Education WAC @ Leigh St Peters - Out-of-school club, Leigh WN7 4TP, 21 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 Leigh

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