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Nurseries in Northwich

There are 34 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Northwich, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Northwich

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (13 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 26 settings (2 Outstanding, 24 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Adam's Nursery Northwich - Day nursery, Northwich CW9 7NE, ages 0 to 2, 31 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Antrobus Pre-School Nursery - Day nursery, Northwich CW9 6LD, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 15 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Barton Day Nurseries Northwich - Day nursery, Northwich CW8 1BT, ages 0 to 4, 39 places
    Ofsted, 5 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Beechwood Farm Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northwich CW8 2TN, ages 0 to 4, 63 places
    Ofsted, 21 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Building Blocks Day Nursery Anderton - Day nursery, Northwich CW9 6AB, ages 1 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich - Day nursery, Northwich CW9 8UW, ages 0 to 4, 107 places
    Ofsted, 7 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chrysalis Day Nursery Cheshire Limited - Day nursery, Northwich CW9 7TN, ages 0 to 10, 148 places
    Ofsted, 7 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Growing Minds Montessori Childcare - Day nursery, Northwich CW8 4HE, ages 1 to 3, 36 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 September 2026: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Heather Grove Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, Northwich CW8 2LH, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 26 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kidscount Childcare Limited - Day nursery, Northwich CW8 1NA, ages 0 to 12, 94 places
    Ofsted, 23 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kip McGrath Northwich - Day nursery, Northwich CW9 5BS
  • Little Angels Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northwich CW8 4DU, ages 1 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 19 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Leigh Out Of Schoolclub - Day nursery, Northwich CW8 4RN, ages 2 to 11, 40 places
    Ofsted, 14 July 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Weavers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northwich CW9 8EG, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 18 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lostock - Pre-school, Northwich CW9 7PU
  • Lostock Tiny Tots Pre School - Day nursery, Northwich CW9 7PS, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 29 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mrs Nursery Childcare - Day nursery, Northwich CW9 5JL, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 7 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Naturally Curious Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northwich CW9 5ND, 53 places
  • Oakmere Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northwich CW8 2EB, 65 places
  • Paint Pots Old School House Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northwich CW8 1PF, ages 0 to 10, 75 places
    Ofsted, 24 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • S4YC @ Little Owls Preschool & Nursery - Pre-school, Northwich CW9 7JL, ages 2 to 5, 52 places
    Ofsted, 22 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • S4YC @ Victoria Road - Day nursery, Northwich CW9 5UT, ages 0 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted, 1 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • S4YC @ Whitegate Preschool - Pre-school, Northwich CW8 2BL, ages 1 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Sir Leslie Martin Nursery Ltd. - Day nursery, Northwich CW8 1LU, ages 0 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted, 2 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Smallworld - Day nursery, Northwich CW8 2ND, ages 0 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 8 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Smallworld Pre-School - Day nursery, Northwich CW9 8DH, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 7 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Squirrels Pre-school (Delamere Park) - Pre-school, Northwich CW8 2UJ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 16 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Wilfrid's Pre-School - Pre-school, Northwich CW8 1JW, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 11 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Abbey Nursery School - Day nursery, Northwich CW8 3EY, 70 places
    Ofsted, 21 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Beagle Preschool - Pre-school, Northwich CW8 1BN, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 24 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Grange School Pre School - Pre-school, Northwich CW8 3AU, 16 places
  • Weaverham Forest Pre School Trading as Weaverham Pre School - Day nursery, Northwich CW8 3BD, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 21 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Weaverham Little Bears Pre-School - Pre-school, Northwich CW8 3JN, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 11 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodlands Preschool Ltd - Pre-school, Northwich CW8 3BY, ages 3 to 4
    Ofsted, 9 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Fun Fest Great Budworth - Out-of-school club, Northwich CW9 6HN, 108 places
  • Fun Fest Hartford Manor - Out-of-school club, Northwich CW8 1NU, 180 places
  • Kumon Northwich Maths and English Study Centre - Out-of-school club, Northwich CW8 4DU
  • Sunrise Sunset Club - Out-of-school club, Northwich CW8 3BY, 36 places
  • The Club, Weaverham Primary Academy - Out-of-school club, Northwich CW8 3BD, 26 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 Northwich

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