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Nurseries in Wilmslow

There are 15 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Wilmslow, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Wilmslow

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (8 Expected standard, 9 Needs attention, 1 Urgent improvement)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 10 settings (2 Outstanding, 8 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Ashdene Independent Pre-School - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 6LJ, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 4 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Clairmont Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 6EG, ages 0 to 5, 112 places
    Ofsted, 17 August 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chapel Grange Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 2BU, ages 1 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 5 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Footsteps Wilmslow - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 2HB, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 June 2026: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Fun Frogs Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 3JX, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 13 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet The Pod - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 3PE, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 22 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Bird's Nest Pre-school - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 5JG, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 8 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Rainbows Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 4HR, 10 places
  • Noah's Nursery - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 3LN, ages 0 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 16 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pepperberry Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 5EL, ages 0 to 4, 181 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 July 2026: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Steppingstones Montessori Ltd - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 5AR, 45 places
  • The Garden Nursery at Wilmslow Prep - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 5EG, ages 0 to 3, 45 places
    Ofsted, 28 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The House Of Rompa - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 1LN, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 31 January 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Little Acorns Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 3JZ, ages 0 to 4, 130 places
    Ofsted, 14 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Robin Room at Woodlands Nursery - Day nursery, Wilmslow SK9 5DW, ages 0 to 2, 20 places
    Ofsted, 14 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Holiday Zone - Out-of-school club, Wilmslow SK9 5EG, 32 places
  • Holiday Zone At Ashdene - Out-of-school club, Wilmslow SK9 6LJ, 50 places
  • Kumon Wilmslow - Out-of-school club, Wilmslow SK9 1PR
  • Lacey Green Sports Camp - Out-of-school club, Wilmslow SK9 4DP
  • Stagecoach Wilmslow - Out-of-school club, Wilmslow SK9 3AZ

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 Wilmslow

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