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25 nurseries in Northwich

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

25 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
1,408 places in total
£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Northwich

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Northwich
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Building Blocks Day Nursery Anderton CW9 6ABOutstanding7 February 202342
2Little Leigh Out Of Schoolclub CW8 4RNOutstanding14 July 202240
3Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich CW9 8UWGood7 August 2025107
4Chrysalis Day Nursery Cheshire Limited CW9 7TNGood7 August 2025148
5S4YC @ Victoria Road CW9 5UTGood1 July 202584

Day nurseries in Northwich, best rated first

All 25 day nurseries in Northwich
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Building Blocks Day Nursery Anderton CW9 6ABOutstanding7 February 202342
2Little Leigh Out Of Schoolclub CW8 4RNOutstanding14 July 202240
3Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich CW9 8UWGood7 August 2025107
4Chrysalis Day Nursery Cheshire Limited CW9 7TNGood7 August 2025148
5S4YC @ Victoria Road CW9 5UTGood1 July 202584
6Heather Grove Montessori Nursery CW8 2LHGood26 June 202548
7Sir Leslie Martin Nursery Ltd. CW8 1LUGood2 May 202574
8Beechwood Farm Day Nursery CW8 2TNGood21 June 202463
9The Abbey Nursery School CW8 3EYGood21 June 202470
10Little Angels Day Nursery CW8 4DUGood19 March 202455
11Smallworld CW8 2NDGood8 September 202332
12Paint Pots Old School House Day Nursery CW8 1PFGood24 August 202375
13Kidscount Childcare Limited CW8 1NAGood23 August 202394
14Little Weavers Day Nursery CW9 8EGGood18 July 202372
15Smallworld Pre-School CW9 8DHGood7 March 202324
16Weaverham Forest Pre School Trading as Weaverham Pre School CW8 3BDGood21 June 202240
17Mrs Nursery Childcare CW9 5JLGood7 June 202242
18Barton Day Nurseries Northwich CW8 1BTGood5 May 202239
19Lostock Tiny Tots Pre School CW9 7PSGood29 April 202244
20Antrobus Pre-School Nursery CW9 6LDGood15 March 202230
21Growing Minds Montessori Childcare CW8 4HEGood6 January 202236
22Adam's Nursery Northwich CW9 7NENot yet gradedNot yet31
23Kip McGrath Northwich CW9 5BSNot yet gradedNot yet
24Naturally Curious Day Nursery CW9 5NDNot yet gradedNot yet53
25Oakmere Day Nursery CW8 2EBNot yet gradedNot yet65

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

Nurseries by postcode in Northwich

Northwich is in Cheshire West and Chester.

Nursery fees in Northwich

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

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