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Nurseries in Widnes

There are 14 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Widnes, and 12 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Widnes

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (6 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention, 4 Urgent improvement)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 11 settings (1 Outstanding, 10 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Building Blocks Day Nursery Bold Heath - Day nursery, Widnes WA8 3UZ, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 30 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Daisy Maisies - Day nursery, Widnes WA8 6EL, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 August 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Daisy Maisies Chapelfield - Day nursery, Widnes WA8 7XS, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted, 3 August 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dunkys Day Nursery & Forest School Farnworth - Day nursery, Widnes WA8 9EF, ages 1 to 4, 206 places
    Ofsted, 9 December 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Early Learners Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Widnes WA8 6ED, ages 0 to 10, 101 places
    Ofsted, 18 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Jiggy Childcare - Day nursery, Widnes WA8 0ED, ages 1 to 10, 30 places
    Ofsted, 24 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Widnes - Day nursery, Widnes WA8 7QY, ages 0 to 4, 83 places
    Ofsted, 19 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Our Lady's First Steps Pre-School - Day nursery, Widnes WA8 8JN, ages 1 to 11, 105 places
    Ofsted report card, 7 July 2026: Needs attention in 2 areas, Urgent improvement in 4 areas; safeguarding standards not met
  • Partou Willowdene Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Widnes WA8 6SJ, ages 0 to 4, 76 places
    Ofsted, 25 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Spinney Pre School - Day nursery, Widnes WA8 8LD, ages 3 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 November 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • St John's Pre-School - Pre-school, Widnes WA8 6HA, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 14 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Upton Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Widnes WA8 4XS, 79 places
    Ofsted, 8 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Upton Pre-School Group & Afterschool Club Ltd - Day nursery, Widnes WA8 4PG, ages 2 to 11, 42 places
    Ofsted, 4 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wilmere Lane Nursery School - Day nursery, Widnes WA8 5UR, ages 0 to 4, 78 places
    Ofsted, 14 January 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • 3rs Tuition - Out-of-school club, Widnes WA8 6AZ
  • First Class Learning Widnes - Out-of-school club, Widnes WA8 7HU
  • Funky Monkeys Kids Club - Out-of-school club, Widnes WA8 3LL, 30 places
  • Funky Monkeys Kids Club - Out-of-school club, Widnes WA8 3HJ, 25 places
  • Kid's Space - Out-of-school club, Widnes WA8 6TH, 65 places
  • Kid's Space Limited - Out-of-school club, Widnes WA8 9RJ, 35 places
  • Kip McGrath Education Centre Widnes - Out-of-school club, Widnes WA8 6GD
  • MYG Stars Ltd - Out-of-school club, Widnes WA8 0GY
  • Positive Progress Widnes - Out-of-school club, Widnes WA8 8PX
  • P&P Playscheme - Out-of-school club, Widnes WA8 7DW
  • Raring Stars - Kingsway Primary - Out-of-school club, Widnes WA8 7QS
  • The Village Care Club - Out-of-school club, Widnes WA8 6EL, 36 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 Widnes

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