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20 nurseries in M24 (Middleton, Alkrington, Chadderton)

Every day nursery with a M24 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in North West after the free hours.

20 day nurseries
3 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (5%)
1,088 places in total
£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in M24 (Middleton, Alkrington, Chadderton), best rated first

All 20 day nurseries in M24 (Middleton, Alkrington, Chadderton)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Burnside Pre School M24 5NNOutstanding24 February 202518
2Boarshaw Private Day Nursery M24 2PBOutstanding7 June 202444
3Heaton Park Nursery M24 4GYOutstanding18 October 202292
4Bee's Knees Nursery and Pre-School M24 2QAExpected standard in 5 of 622 January 202630
5Baytree Park Private Day Nursery M24 2AZGood14 July 202580
6Bright Stars Childcare M24 5DFGood28 February 202560
7Kirkway Nursery M24 1FLGood7 May 202424
8Ducklings Limited M24 1NYGood22 March 202444
9Kids Planet School House M24 6DUGood12 March 2024110
10Hollin Nursery M24 6JPGood2 October 202330
11Squirrels Children Day Nursery, Middleton M24 2HUGood23 August 202393
12Roly Poley's Private Nursery M24 4ANGood22 May 202380
13Cosy Toes Nursery M24 1RDGood19 May 202370
14Twinkle Toes Nursery M24 2RJGood13 December 202233
15Triumphant Kids Nursery M24 4BBGood16 November 202283
16Middleton Nursery School M24 2DPGood17 March 202240
17Tots Junction M24 2ATGood25 February 202237
18Bright Stars Preschool & Holiday Club M24 4SZNot yet gradedNot yet39
19Edu-Play Ltd M24 4DYNot yet gradedNot yet42
20Little Miracles Daycare M24 4LANot yet gradedNot yet39

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

M24 is in Rochdale, Manchester and Oldham, covering Middleton.

Nursery fees in M24

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in M24 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, North West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 M24

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in M24 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

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 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.