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Nurseries in Sandbach

There are 8 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Sandbach, and 4 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Sandbach

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (8 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard, 7 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 5 settings (5 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Apples & Pears Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Sandbach CW11 2UN, ages 0 to 4, 115 places
    Ofsted, 30 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ashbourne Day Nursery Sandbach - Day nursery, Sandbach CW11 3LZ, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 April 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Elworth Pre-School Group - Day nursery, Sandbach CW11 3HU, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 5 December 2025: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Kids Planet Sandbach Montessori - Day nursery, Sandbach CW11 4NE, ages 1 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 June 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • La Maternelle Family Childcare - Sandbach - Day nursery, Sandbach CW11 1YD, ages 0 to 4, 93 places
    Ofsted, 12 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Kids Corner Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Sandbach CW11 1HF, ages 0 to 4, 132 places
    Ofsted, 9 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sandbach Heath (St John's) Playgroup - Day nursery, Sandbach CW11 2LS, ages 3 to 4, 15 places
    Ofsted, 19 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wheelock Pre-School - Day nursery, Sandbach CW11 3RT, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 5 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Adv4nce Childcare: Offley - Out-of-school club, Sandbach CW11 1GY, 16 places
  • B2 Coaching Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Sandbach CW11 3HU
  • Skill Clubs Sandbach - Out-of-school club, Sandbach CW11 3NS
  • Sports Coaching Group at Sandbach School - Out-of-school club, Sandbach CW11 3NS

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 Sandbach

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