104 nurseries in Manchester

Every day nursery in the Manchester council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

104 day nurseries

11 rated Outstanding

6 with a new report card (6%)

6,990 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Manchester

14 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Manchester
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	DeeDee Childcare Limited Manchester, M22	Strong standard in all 6	28 April 2026	110
2	Merry Kidz Day Nursery Manchester, M18	Strong standard in all 6	14 April 2026	75
3	Brighter Beginnings Fallowfield Manchester, M14	Strong standard in all 6	2 December 2025	96
4	Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd Manchester, M4	Outstanding	3 April 2025	80
5	Happy Kids Heybury Close Manchester, M11	Outstanding	14 June 2024	63
6	Winstanley Day Nursery Manchester, M40	Outstanding	28 November 2023	64
7	Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Manchester, M9	Outstanding	14 June 2023	72
8	Brighter Beginnings Newton Heath Manchester, M40	Outstanding	29 March 2023	81
9	Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd Manchester, M9	Outstanding	16 February 2023	62
10	Kids Planet Northenden Manchester, M22	Outstanding	9 January 2023	70
11	Bright Horizons Didsbury Day Nursery and Preschool Manchester, M20	Outstanding	11 November 2022	144
12	Heaton Park Nursery Manchester, M24	Outstanding	18 October 2022	92

Day nurseries in Manchester, best rated first

All 104 day nurseries in Manchester
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	DeeDee Childcare Limited Manchester, M22	Strong standard in all 6	28 April 2026	110
2	Merry Kidz Day Nursery Manchester, M18	Strong standard in all 6	14 April 2026	75
3	Brighter Beginnings Fallowfield Manchester, M14	Strong standard in all 6	2 December 2025	96
4	Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd Manchester, M4	Outstanding	3 April 2025	80
5	Happy Kids Heybury Close Manchester, M11	Outstanding	14 June 2024	63
6	Winstanley Day Nursery Manchester, M40	Outstanding	28 November 2023	64
7	Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Manchester, M9	Outstanding	14 June 2023	72
8	Brighter Beginnings Newton Heath Manchester, M40	Outstanding	29 March 2023	81
9	Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd Manchester, M9	Outstanding	16 February 2023	62
10	Kids Planet Northenden Manchester, M22	Outstanding	9 January 2023	70
11	Bright Horizons Didsbury Day Nursery and Preschool Manchester, M20	Outstanding	11 November 2022	144
12	Heaton Park Nursery Manchester, M24	Outstanding	18 October 2022	92
13	Tiny Steps Nursery Manchester, M13	Outstanding	24 May 2022	96
14	Nipperbout @ Manchester Central Convention Complex Manchester, M2	Outstanding	17 April 2017	126
15	Excelling Kids Daycare Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22	Expected standard in all 6	27 March 2026	33
16	Alexandra Park Creative Nursery School Manchester, M16	Expected standard in all 6	8 January 2026	148
17	Didsbury Village Day Nursery Manchester, M20	Good	28 August 2025	89
18	Tiny Turtles Daycare Manchester, M12	Good	22 August 2025	90
19	Foundation Years Nurseries Debdale Park Manchester, M18	Good	20 August 2025	47
20	Christie Day Nursery Manchester, M20	Good	7 August 2025	54
21	Lote Tree Nursery Manchester, M8	Good	5 August 2025	96
22	Little Faces Nursery @ Manchester Airport Wythenshawe, WA15	Good	29 July 2025	60
23	Happy Tots Private Day Nursery Manchester, M8	Good	7 July 2025	94
24	Milkyway Preschool Playgroup Manchester, M13	Good	3 July 2025	30
25	Tiny Steps Nursery Gorton Ltd Manchester, M18	Good	30 May 2025	74
26	Kids- Time Manchester, M22	Good	30 April 2025	130
27	Noddy's Private Day Nursery Wythenshawe, M23	Good	15 April 2025	28
28	Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd Manchester, M11	Good	3 April 2025	72
29	Bubbly Bear Manchester, M22	Good	22 January 2025	40
30	Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick Manchester, M12	Good	14 January 2025	65
31	Rainbows Day Nursery Manchester, M19	Good	3 January 2025	100
32	Maple House Day Nursery Manchester, M23	Good	29 November 2024	73
33	My Time Childcare Manchester, M16	Good	4 October 2024	22
34	Future Shapers Preschool & Wraparound Care Manchester, M14	Good	20 September 2024	30
35	Your Nursery Ltd Manchester, M11	Good	17 September 2024	98
36	New Amigo's Levenshulme, M19	Good	3 July 2024	60
37	Moor Allerton Preparatory School - Nursery Manchester, M20	Good	11 June 2024	30
38	Kids Planet Wythenshawe Manchester, M23	Good	10 June 2024	116
39	Kenwood Day Nursery Ltd Manchester, M21	Good	6 June 2024	60
40	Precious Kids Day Nursery Manchester, M40	Good	29 May 2024	80
41	Ducklings @ Rochdale Manchester, M9	Good	17 May 2024	40
42	Manchester Settlement Manchester, M11	Good	15 May 2024	106
43	Brighter Beginning Brighter Minds Manchester, M40	Good	10 May 2024	69
44	Marion Scott Playgroup Manchester, M20	Good	18 April 2024	20
45	Small Wonders Nursery Manchester, M19	Good	13 March 2024	80
46	Bearswraparound Care Services @ Mount Carmel RC Primary School Blackley, M9	Good	12 March 2024	28
47	Brighter Beginnings Manchester, M14	Good	27 February 2024	89
48	Superkids Levenshulme Manchester, M19	Good	22 February 2024	89
49	Tarbiyah Nurseries Manchester, M8	Good	29 January 2024	96
50	Bright Eyes Hulme Park Explorers Manchester, M15	Good	19 January 2024	60
51	Tiny Turtles Daycare Manchester, M12	Good	15 January 2024	70
52	Acorn Grove Nursery Cheetham Hill, M8	Good	14 December 2023	65
53	Simply Cherish Day Nursery Manchester, M16	Good	6 December 2023	53
54	Building Blocks Day Nursery Manchester, M40	Good	27 November 2023	102
55	The Vine Playgroup New Moston, M40	Good	17 November 2023	25
56	Bearnecessities Wrap Around Care @ Abraham Moss Manchester, M8	Good	29 September 2023	40
57	Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery Manchester, M19	Good	27 September 2023	60
58	Lemon Tree Manchester Ltd Manchester, M12	Good	5 September 2023	56
59	Paintpots Nursery Manchester, M23	Good	24 August 2023	75
60	Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) LTD Manchester, M9	Good	31 July 2023	100
61	King David Nursery Manchester, M8	Good	27 July 2023	134
62	Martenscroft Nursery School and Sure Start Children's Centre Manchester, M15	Good	12 July 2023	142
63	Kingfisher Day Nursery Manchester, M20	Good	7 July 2023	97
64	Wmb Born2win Day Nursery Manchester, M9	Good	24 May 2023	86
65	Paintpots (Manchester) LTD Charles Street, M1	Good	16 March 2023	85
66	Didsbury Childminding Services Manchester, M20	Good	1 February 2023	55
67	Little Learning Ladder New Islington, M4	Good	1 February 2023	72
68	Brighter Beginnings Wetherby Street Manchester, M11	Good	24 January 2023	72
69	Carisbrook Day Nursery Manchester, M9	Good	9 January 2023	80
70	Sutton Road Nursery Limited Manchester, M18	Good	6 January 2023	55
71	Over The Rainbow Day Care Manchester, M40	Good	19 December 2022	54
72	First Steps Day Nursery Manchester, M13	Good	6 December 2022	89
73	Littleways Day Nursery Manchester, M19	Good	2 November 2022	34
74	Bizzie Kidz Nursery Limited Manchester, M14	Good	3 October 2022	45
75	Littleways Daisy Bank Manchester, M14	Good	5 August 2022	66
76	Longsight Nursery Manchester, M13	Good	13 June 2022	68
77	Brighter Beginnings Charlestown Manchester, M9	Good	30 May 2022	113
78	Bear Necessities Childcare Manchester, M9	Good	6 May 2022	97
79	Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd Manchester, M8	Good	21 April 2022	56
80	WMB Born2reign Day Nursery Manchester, M14	Good	12 April 2022	80
81	Early Days Day Nursery Manchester, M16	Good	6 April 2022	90
82	Little Hamza's Nursery Manchester, M14	Good	7 March 2022	90
83	Kids Planet Christie Fields Manchester, M21	Good	18 January 2022	245
84	Early Inspirations Manchester, M12	Good	15 December 2021	43
85	Hillcity Day Nursery Manchester, M8	Good	25 November 2021	110
86	Little Spuds Day Nursery Manchester, M23	Good	29 July 2021	85
87	Echoes Day Nursery Manchester, M1	Good	27 July 2021	72
88	Dryden Street Nursery Manchester, M13	Urgent improvement in 6 of 6	10 February 2026	86
89	ALP Brain Training Centre Manchester, M18	Not yet graded	Not yet
90	Ace Learning Plus Manchester, M18	Not yet graded	Not yet
91	Achieve Services Limited Manchester, M13	Not yet graded	Not yet
92	Ardwick Day Nursery Manchester, M12	Not yet graded	Not yet	62
93	Aspire Tutoring Manchester, M20	Not yet graded	Not yet
94	Bright Future Childcare Manchester, M18	Not yet graded	Not yet
95	Clever Bees Nursery Manchester, M40	Not yet graded	Not yet	48
96	Collyhurst Nursery School Daycare Manchester, M40	Not yet graded	Not yet	6
97	Didsbury Childminding at Broad Oak Manchester, M20	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
98	Educare Tuition Centre Manchester, M19	Not yet graded	Not yet
99	First Class Learning Moss Side Manchester, M16	Not yet graded	Not yet
100	Kip McGrath Didsbury Manchester, M20	Not yet graded	Not yet
101	Rainbows Nursery Southpoint Burnage, M19	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
102	Sparkling Stars Whalley Range Daycare Manchester, M16	Not yet graded	Not yet
103	The Wood School at Paupers Wood Manchester, M20	Not yet graded	Not yet
104	We Are Adventurers Holiday Club Manchester, M21	Not yet graded	Not yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Manchester

Nursery fees in Manchester

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

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