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Nurseries in Stalybridge

There are 8 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Stalybridge, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Stalybridge

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (5 Strong standard, 12 Expected standard, 1 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

  • Angels & Acorns - Day nursery, Stalybridge SK15 3AZ, ages 0 to 10, 52 places
    Ofsted report card, 29 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Bright Futures Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stalybridge SK15 3NU, ages 0 to 11, 90 places
    Ofsted, 19 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Funtasia First Steps Nursery - Day nursery, Stalybridge SK15 3ET, ages 2 to 4
    Ofsted, 24 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Grow Happy Childcare - Day nursery, Stalybridge SK15 1PF, ages 0 to 11, 64 places
    Ofsted report card, 5 June 2026: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Hill Top Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stalybridge SK15 2TR, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted, 27 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Stalybridge - Day nursery, Stalybridge SK15 2PT, ages 1 to 3, 116 places
    Ofsted, 1 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sky High Achievers Stalybridge - Day nursery, Stalybridge SK15 2DQ, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 January 2026: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Sunflower Stalybridge - Day nursery, Stalybridge SK15 1SE, ages 0 to 10, 72 places
    Ofsted, 2 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Active Copley - Out-of-school club, Stalybridge SK15 3RR
  • Funtasia Kids Clubs Limited- St Pauls - Out-of-school club, Stalybridge SK15 2PT, 50 places
  • Inspire Sports Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Stalybridge SK15 3JL
  • Sky High Out of School Stalybridge - Out-of-school club, Stalybridge SK15 2DP, 24 places
  • Wise Owl Club - Out-of-school club, Stalybridge SK15 2TR, 74 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 Stalybridge

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