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Nurseries in Macclesfield

There are 29 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Macclesfield, and 3 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Macclesfield

  • Ofsted report cards: 7 settings (3 Strong standard, 39 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 21 settings (2 Outstanding, 19 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Allsorts Pre School - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK10 5LY, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 5 March 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bollinbrook Pre-School - Pre-school, Macclesfield SK10 3AT, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 26 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bollington Pre School - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK10 5PB, ages 2 to 4, 73 places
    Ofsted, 27 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Tytherington Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK10 2XA, ages 0 to 4, 90 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 August 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Chelford Village Pre-School - Pre-school, Macclesfield SK11 9AY, ages 2 to 5, 18 places
    Ofsted, 21 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • First Steps Nursery - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK11 8RH, ages 2 to 4, 19 places
    Ofsted, 27 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Footprints Nursery Bollington Ltd - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK10 5HS, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 16 September 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK10 1BP, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted, 5 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Greenhills Pre-school - Pre-school, Macclesfield SK10 2HJ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 19 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • High Hopes Day Nursery - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK11 9JA, ages 0 to 4, 105 places
    Ofsted, 13 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Jasmine Park Pre School - Pre-school, Macclesfield SK10 3GL, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 February 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kids Planet Macclesfield - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK10 3GP, ages 0 to 4, 196 places
    Ofsted report card, 24 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kids Planet Prestbury - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK10 4RH, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Macclesfield Day Nursery - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK11 8PT, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 28 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Montessori by Busy Bees Alderley Day Nursery - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK10 4TD, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted report card, 30 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • NAPSAC - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK10 4TR, ages 2 to 11, 24 places
    Ofsted, 30 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ninas Nursery Macclesfield - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK10 1AU, ages 0 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Parkroyal Pre-school - Pre-school, Macclesfield SK11 6QX, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 8 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pollyannas Day Nursery - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK10 4BN, ages 0 to 5, 51 places
    Ofsted, 18 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainow Pre-School - Pre-school, Macclesfield SK10 5XR, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 May 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Scamps Day Nursery - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK11 8AT, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted, 27 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Macclesfield - Pre-school, Macclesfield SK10 2EE
  • St Alban's Pre School - Pre-school, Macclesfield SK10 3HJ, ages 2 to 4, 41 places
    Ofsted, 13 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St John's Pre-School Macclesfield - Pre-school, Macclesfield SK11 8QN, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 20 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sutton St James Pre-School - Pre-school, Macclesfield SK11 0EE, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 29 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Nanny Barn - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK11 9HS, ages 0 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted, 6 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiny Adventures Ltd - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK11 0LD, ages 0 to 4, 67 places
    Ofsted, 16 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiny Adventures Ltd - Day nursery, Macclesfield SK11 8JR, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 12 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Whirley Pre School Group - Pre-school, Macclesfield SK10 3JR, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 5 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • School of Play - Out-of-school club, Macclesfield SK10 4JJ, 45 places
  • Sportspoint - Out-of-school club, MacClesfield SK10 4TF
  • The Zoo and The Zoo Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Macclesfield SK10 2JP

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 Macclesfield

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