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18 nurseries in Macclesfield

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

18 day nurseries
3 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (6%)
1,192 places in total
£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Macclesfield

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Macclesfield
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Allsorts Pre School SK10 5LYOutstanding5 March 202420
2Kids Planet Macclesfield SK10 3GPOutstanding24 October 2022196
3Footprints Nursery Bollington Ltd SK10 5HSOutstanding16 September 202256
4Kids Planet Prestbury SK10 4RHExpected standard in all 613 March 202665
5Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd SK10 1BPGood5 June 202568

Day nurseries in Macclesfield, best rated first

All 18 day nurseries in Macclesfield
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Allsorts Pre School SK10 5LYOutstanding5 March 202420
2Kids Planet Macclesfield SK10 3GPOutstanding24 October 2022196
3Footprints Nursery Bollington Ltd SK10 5HSOutstanding16 September 202256
4Kids Planet Prestbury SK10 4RHExpected standard in all 613 March 202665
5Footprints Nursery Macclesfield Ltd SK10 1BPGood5 June 202568
6Scamps Day Nursery SK11 8ATGood27 May 202596
7Pollyannas Day Nursery SK10 4BNGood18 February 202551
8First Steps Nursery SK11 8RHGood27 November 202419
9High Hopes Day Nursery SK11 9JAGood13 February 2024105
10Tiny Adventures Ltd SK11 8JRGood12 December 202360
11Macclesfield Day Nursery SK11 8PTGood28 November 202352
12Tiny Adventures Ltd SK11 0LDGood16 November 202367
13The Nanny Barn SK11 9HSGood6 September 202316
14Napsac SK10 4TRGood30 June 202324
15Ninas Nursery Macclesfield SK10 1AUGood5 August 202238
16Bright Horizons Tytherington Day Nursery and Preschool SK10 2XAGood2 August 202290
17Bollington Pre School SK10 5PBGood27 April 202273
18Montessori by Busy Bees Alderley Day Nursery SK10 4TDNot yet gradedNot yet96

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

Nurseries by postcode in Macclesfield

Macclesfield is in Cheshire East.

Nursery fees in Macclesfield

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in Macclesfield 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 Macclesfield

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