65 nurseries in Oldham

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

65 day nurseries

6 rated Outstanding

3 with a new report card (5%)

3,652 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Oldham

6 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 Oldham
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Saddleworth Stars Oldham, OL4	Outstanding	15 May 2025	109
2	Appledore Private Day Nursery Ltd Oldham, OL1	Outstanding	8 January 2025	72
3	Swan Meadow Cottage Day Nursery Delph, OL3	Outstanding	1 June 2023	152
4	Swan Meadow Private Day Nursery Oldham, OL3	Outstanding	8 February 2023	110
5	Simon House Nursery and Pre-School Oldham, OL8	Outstanding	21 October 2022	100
6	Buttercup Corner Day Nursery Oldham, OL9	Outstanding	30 August 2022	96

Day nurseries in Oldham, best rated first

All 65 day nurseries in Oldham
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Saddleworth Stars Oldham, OL4	Outstanding	15 May 2025	109
2	Appledore Private Day Nursery Ltd Oldham, OL1	Outstanding	8 January 2025	72
3	Swan Meadow Cottage Day Nursery Delph, OL3	Outstanding	1 June 2023	152
4	Swan Meadow Private Day Nursery Oldham, OL3	Outstanding	8 February 2023	110
5	Simon House Nursery and Pre-School Oldham, OL8	Outstanding	21 October 2022	100
6	Buttercup Corner Day Nursery Oldham, OL9	Outstanding	30 August 2022	96
7	Butterflies Oldham, OL9	Expected standard in 3 of 6	11 November 2025	62
8	The Forest Tree Nursery Oldham, OL9	Expected standard in 5 of 6	30 April 2026	60
9	Play Alma Mater Oldham, OL9	Expected standard in 5 of 6	4 March 2026	50
10	Kids Planet Newbank House Oldham, OL2	Good	23 September 2025	150
11	Yew Tree Pre-School Oldham, OL9	Good	23 September 2025	29
12	Starfish Preschool & Holiday Club Oldham, OL9	Good	17 September 2025	57
13	Giggle and Grow Glodwick Greater Manchester, OL4	Good	20 August 2025	108
14	Baytree Park Private Day Nursery Middleton, M24	Good	14 July 2025	80
15	Moorside Stars Oldham, OL4	Good	28 May 2025	103
16	Beal Vale Pre-School Nursery Oldham, OL2	Good	8 May 2025	34
17	Adorable steps childcare limited Oldham, OL4	Good	10 March 2025	28
18	Brighter Beginnings Chadderton Oldham, OL9	Good	20 February 2025	76
19	Brooklands Day Nursery Oldham, OL4	Good	12 February 2025	40
20	Channings Childcare Ltd Royton Oldham, OL2	Good	23 January 2025	60
21	Daisy Chain Pre-School Oldham, OL8	Good	14 November 2024	36
22	Cornerhouse Day Nursery Oldham, OL4	Good	22 October 2024	32
23	St Matthew's Playgroup Oldham, OL1	Good	10 September 2024	40
24	Sunny Smiles Day Nursery Oldham, OL8	Good	30 July 2024	75
25	TH Day Care Ltd t/a Shooting Stars Pre School Nursery Oldham, OL4	Good	18 July 2024	135
26	A-Star Kids Oldham, OL4	Good	20 June 2024	68
27	Medlock Day Nursery Oldham, OL8	Good	31 May 2024	100
28	Holyrood Day Nursery Shaw Oldham, OL2	Good	8 March 2024	83
29	Sunshine Nursery Chadderton Limited Chadderton, OL9	Good	8 March 2024	30
30	Heyside Pre-school Heyside, OL2	Good	1 March 2024	35
31	Brighter Beginnings Nursery Oldham, OL8	Good	23 January 2024	50
32	Diggle Day Nursery and Education Centre Ltd Saddleworth, OL3	Good	9 November 2023	98
33	Channings Childcare Ltd Werneth Oldham, OL8	Good	14 September 2023	53
34	Starfish Day Nursery Oldham, OL9	Good	12 July 2023	67
35	Jack-In-A-Box Playgroup and Bee'Z Nee'Z Out Of School Club Oldham, OL2	Good	7 July 2023	20
36	St. Anne's Pre-School, Royton Oldham Limited Royton, OL2	Good	20 June 2023	32
37	Broadway Day Nursery Oldham, OL2	Good	31 May 2023	74
38	Learnaid Nursery Oldham, OL4	Good	23 May 2023	48
39	Oberlin Street Nursery Oldham, OL4	Good	19 April 2023	48
40	The Village Day Nursery Oldham, OL4	Good	19 January 2023	45
41	Teddies Day Nursery Oldham, OL1	Good	29 November 2022	56
42	Premier Daycare Oldham, OL4	Good	22 November 2022	96
43	Hope Methodist Church Playgroup Failsworth, M35	Good	8 November 2022	24
44	Giggle and Grow Oldham Oldham, OL1	Good	4 November 2022
45	Kids Planet Springhead Oldham, OL4	Good	16 September 2022	55
46	Ambrose Nook Nursery Oldham, OL1	Good	24 August 2022	74
47	Shine A Light Day Nursery Royton, OL2	Good	29 July 2022	69
48	Heathcot Pre-School Ltd Oldham, OL8	Good	8 July 2022	40
49	Jellybabies Ltd Manchester, M35	Good	31 May 2022	68
50	The Rises Oldham, OL2	Good	25 May 2022	47
51	Kidz Matter Day Nursery Limited Manchester, M35	Good	16 September 2021	110
52	The Childcare Village Shaw, OL2	Requires improvement	15 July 2025	80
53	A-Star Kids Parkview Oldham, OL8	Not yet graded	Not yet	78
54	Greenwood Kindergarten Oldham, OL9	Not yet graded	Not yet	22
55	Harper Learning Ltd Oldham, OL1	Not yet graded	Not yet
56	Jellybabies Ltd Failsworth, M35	Not yet graded	Not yet	48
57	Learnaid Childcare Club Limited Oldham, OL4	Not yet graded	Not yet
58	Little Starz Oldham, OL1	Not yet graded	Not yet
59	Littlebees Club Oldham, OL1	Not yet graded	Not yet
60	Moon Star Academy Oldham, OL9	Not yet graded	Not yet
61	Outtaschool Learning Centre Oldham, OL9	Not yet graded	Not yet
62	Privy Education Oldham, OL9	Not yet graded	Not yet
63	Redbrick Academy Oldham Oldham, OL8	Not yet graded	Not yet
64	Simba Academy Oldham, OL9	Not yet graded	Not yet
65	Swan Meadow Uppermill Private Day Nursery Uppermill, OL3	Not yet graded	Not yet	40

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

Towns in Oldham

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Nurseries by postcode in Oldham

Nursery fees in Oldham

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

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