68 nurseries in Rochdale

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

68 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

5 with a new report card (7%)

4,027 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Rochdale

2 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 Rochdale
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Burnside Pre School Manchester, M24	Outstanding	24 February 2025	18
2	Boarshaw Private Day Nursery Middleton, Manchester, M24	Outstanding	7 June 2024	44

Day nurseries in Rochdale, best rated first

All 68 day nurseries in Rochdale
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Burnside Pre School Manchester, M24	Outstanding	24 February 2025	18
2	Boarshaw Private Day Nursery Middleton, Manchester, M24	Outstanding	7 June 2024	44
3	St Joseph's Preschool Nursery Heywood, OL10	Expected standard in 3 of 6	15 April 2026	90
4	Bee's Knees Nursery and Pre-School Manchester, M24	Expected standard in 5 of 6	22 January 2026	30
5	Hopwood Hall College Nursery Rochdale, OL12	Expected standard in all 6	11 March 2026	85
6	Sandbrook Childrens Centre Nursery Rochdale, OL11	Good	17 September 2025	60
7	Holyrood Day Nursery Castleton Rochdale, OL11	Good	3 September 2025	80
8	Abracadabra Pre-School Rochdale, OL16	Good	9 July 2025	26
9	Beehive Daycare Heywood, OL10	Good	3 June 2025	54
10	Sunflower Nurseries Limited Rochdale, OL11	Good	24 April 2025	63
11	Newbold Children's Centre Nursery Rochdale, OL16	Good	7 March 2025	56
12	Happy Jacks Children's Day Nursery Ltd Littleborough, OL15	Good	6 March 2025	37
13	Bright Stars Childcare Manchester, M24	Good	28 February 2025	60
14	First Steps Nursery Littleborough, OL15	Good	18 February 2025	34
15	Aunt Mary's Rochdale, OL12	Good	14 November 2024	45
16	Spring Willows Playgroup Heywood, OL10	Good	20 September 2024	26
17	The Nursery; Special Educational Needs and Disability Childcare Ltd Rochdale, OL16	Good	20 September 2024	28
18	The Old Library Rochdale, OL12	Good	15 August 2024	70
19	The Railway House Littleborough, OL15	Good	21 June 2024	30
20	Seeros Daycare Nursery Ltd Rochdale, OL16	Good	11 June 2024	73
21	Kirkway Nursery Middleton, M24	Good	7 May 2024	24
22	Ducklings Limited Middleton, M24	Good	22 March 2024	44
23	Kids Planet School House Manchester, M24	Good	12 March 2024	110
24	Littlesteps (Rochdale) Ltd Rochdale, OL12	Good	13 December 2023	49
25	Kids Planet Edinburgh Way Rochdale, OL11	Good	17 October 2023	92
26	Hollin Nursery Manchester, M24	Good	2 October 2023	30
27	1st Safari - Genesis (Milnrow) Rochdale, OL16	Good	31 August 2023	72
28	Squirrels Children Day Nursery, Middleton Manchester, M24	Good	23 August 2023	93
29	Teddy Bear Nursery Rochdale, OL16	Good	23 June 2023	21
30	Teddy Bear Nursery Limited Rochdale, OL16	Good	23 June 2023	65
31	1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) Rochdale, OL11	Good	31 May 2023	87
32	Roly Poley's Private Nursery Middleton, M24	Good	22 May 2023	80
33	Cosy Toes Nursery Middleton, M24	Good	19 May 2023	70
34	Ashworth View Nursery Rochdale, OL12	Good	4 April 2023	90
35	Channings Childcare Ltd Kingsway Rochdale, OL16	Good	24 March 2023	48
36	The Ark Nursery Littleborough And Space Out-Of-School Club Littleborough, OL15	Good	21 March 2023	125
37	The Shutters Village Day Nursery Rochdale, OL12	Good	19 January 2023	54
38	Crimble Croft Pre-School Heywood, OL10	Good	4 January 2023	40
39	Kids Planet Gables Rochdale, OL11	Good	19 December 2022	49
40	Twinkle Toes Nursery Middleton, M24	Good	13 December 2022	33
41	Channings Childcare Ltd Newhey Rochdale, OL16	Good	21 November 2022	72
42	Triumphant Kids Nursery Middleton, M24	Good	16 November 2022	83
43	Wendy's Private Nursery & Pre-School Group Heywood, OL10	Good	11 November 2022	71
44	The Apple Tree Private Day Nursery Rochdale, OL16	Good	9 November 2022	72
45	Cabbage Patch Preschool Heywood, OL10	Good	3 November 2022	30
46	Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) LTD Heywood, OL10	Good	12 October 2022	99
47	Small World Nurseries Ltd Rochdale, OL11	Good	20 July 2022	94
48	Little Sparks Wardle Rochdale, OL12	Good	19 July 2022	45
49	The Willows Private Day Nursery Rochdale, OL11	Good	22 April 2022	66
50	Tinkerbell Private Nursery Rochdale, OL15	Good	20 April 2022	60
51	Little Gems Nursery Rochdale, OL16	Good	30 March 2022	37
52	Middleton Nursery School Manchester, M24	Good	17 March 2022	40
53	Tots Junction Manchester, M24	Good	25 February 2022	37
54	Supertots Day Nursery Rochdale, OL11	Good	23 February 2022	86
55	Kids Planet Derby Street Rochdale, OL10	Good	2 December 2021	102
56	Laroche Day Care Nursery Rochdale, OL11	Good	8 October 2021	63
57	Hopwood House Day Nursery Heywood, OL10	Good	8 June 2021	90
58	Kids Planet Heywood Heywood, OL10	Needs attention in 1 of 6	10 March 2026	66
59	Little Stars Pre-School Rochdale, OL12	Safeguarding not met	28 January 2026	34
60	Bright Stars Preschool & Holiday Club Manchester, M24	Not yet graded	Not yet	39
61	Edu-Play Ltd Manchester, M24	Not yet graded	Not yet	42
62	Kids Planet Hopwood Heywood, OL10	Not yet graded	Not yet	61
63	Kids Planet Woodlands Lancashire, OL10	Not yet graded	Not yet	44
64	Little Miracles Daycare Manchester, M24	Not yet graded	Not yet	39
65	Pinecone Nursery Rochdale, OL16	Not yet graded	Not yet	120
66	The Learners Club Rochdale, OL11	Not yet graded	Not yet
67	Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Rochdale, OL16	Not yet graded	Not yet	93
68	Tiddlywinks Nursery School (Heywood) Ltd Rochdale, OL10	Not yet graded	Not yet	57

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

Towns in Rochdale

Nurseries by postcode in Rochdale

Nursery fees in Rochdale

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

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