21 nurseries in Accrington

Every day nursery in Accrington on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in North West after the free hours.

21 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

2 with a new report card (10%)

1,106 places in total

£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Accrington

The top of our Accrington ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Accrington
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Great and Small Forest School BB5 5SB	Outstanding	18 September 2024	14
2	Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery BB5 5RP	Outstanding	27 February 2024	65
3	Early Start Private Day Nursery BB5 4QZ	Expected standard in 5 of 6	16 March 2026	85
4	Little Stars Nursery BB5 4RY	Expected standard in all 6	21 November 2025	68
5	The Magical Kingdom Nursery And Preschool BB5 2EN	Good	22 May 2025	29

Day nurseries in Accrington, best rated first

All 21 day nurseries in Accrington
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Great and Small Forest School BB5 5SB	Outstanding	18 September 2024	14
2	Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery BB5 5RP	Outstanding	27 February 2024	65
3	Early Start Private Day Nursery BB5 4QZ	Expected standard in 5 of 6	16 March 2026	85
4	Little Stars Nursery BB5 4RY	Expected standard in all 6	21 November 2025	68
5	The Magical Kingdom Nursery And Preschool BB5 2EN	Good	22 May 2025	29
6	Marshmallows Accrington Ltd BB5 2HE	Good	19 March 2025	67
7	Little Stars at The Beeches BB5 0NP	Good	10 October 2024	26
8	Puddleducks@Rising Bridge Ltd BB5 2RY	Good	15 August 2024	59
9	Little Tinkers Day Nursery BB5 5AT	Good	29 January 2024	42
10	Tudor House Day Nursery @ Accrington BB5 6AT	Good	17 May 2023	49
11	Little Brook Nursery BB5 1RE	Good	4 May 2023	72
12	Partou Little Oaks Day Nursery & Pre-School BB5 1NJ	Good	28 April 2023	63
13	St.Andrew's Out Of School Clubs BB5 3LG	Good	5 January 2023	67
14	Little Sparks Ltd BB5 5ST	Good	11 November 2022	50
15	Bambinos Boutique Daycare Ltd BB5 5NS	Good	1 August 2022	69
16	Manor House Childcare BB5 3PH	Good	16 March 2022	50
17	Puddleducks @ Meadoway BB5 4AR	Good	29 October 2021	66
18	Mi Nursery Meadowbrook BB5 1DR	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
19	Noah's Ark Day Nursery and Forest School BB5 2AN	Not yet graded	Not yet	50
20	PALS- St Mary's Primary School BB5 3AA	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
21	Stanhill Preschool and Baby Room BB5 4QA	Not yet graded	Not yet	25

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Accrington

BB5 (Accrington, Altham, Baxenden) 22

Accrington is in Lancashire.

Nursery fees in Accrington

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in Accrington itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, North West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£178no funded hours	£136after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£158no funded hours	£124after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£62after the free 15 hours	£120after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Accrington

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Accrington as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.