Nurseries in Littleborough
There are 4 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Littleborough, and 3 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.
Inspection grades in Littleborough
- Ofsted grades before November 2025: 4 settings (4 Good)
Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.
Nurseries and pre-schools
- First Steps Nursery - Day nursery, Littleborough OL15 9DL, ages 1 to 4, 34 placesOfsted, 18 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Happy Jacks Children's Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Littleborough OL15 9EL, ages 1 to 4, 37 placesOfsted, 6 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- The Ark Nursery Littleborough And Space Out-Of-School Club - Day nursery, Littleborough OL15 8DH, ages 0 to 9, 125 placesOfsted, 21 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- The Railway House - Day nursery, Littleborough OL15 8AG, ages 1 to 4, 30 placesOfsted, 21 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Out-of-school clubs and other childcare
- Edstart Rochdale Clubs Ltd - Out-of-school club, Littleborough OL15 9HW
- Jellybeans Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Littleborough OL15 9DB, 45 places
- Jellybeans Out Of School Club - Out-of-school club, Littleborough OL15 8DW, 45 places
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 Littleborough
- Schools in Littleborough
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School - Primary
- Littleborough Community Primary School - Primary
- Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School - Primary
- Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School - Primary
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy - Primary
Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.