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16 nurseries in Runcorn

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

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

Best-rated nurseries in Runcorn

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Runcorn
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Dunky's Day Nursery (Runcorn) WA7 4JJOutstanding17 September 2025103
2Beechwood Nursery & Pre-school Ltd WA7 2TTGood28 July 202584
3Windmill Hill Nursery WA7 6QEGood9 December 202455
4Weston Pre-School Group WA7 4RAGood11 October 202429
5Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery WA7 5LUGood27 September 202466

Day nurseries in Runcorn, best rated first

All 16 day nurseries in Runcorn
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Dunky's Day Nursery (Runcorn) WA7 4JJOutstanding17 September 2025103
2Beechwood Nursery & Pre-school Ltd WA7 2TTGood28 July 202584
3Windmill Hill Nursery WA7 6QEGood9 December 202455
4Weston Pre-School Group WA7 4RAGood11 October 202429
5Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery WA7 5LUGood27 September 202466
6Sunshine Under 5's WA7 6LJGood16 September 202419
7Vicarage Lodge Preschool Community Playgroup WA7 4PSGood12 September 202428
8Palacefields Daycare Centre WA7 2QWGood6 February 202430
9Heathside Day Nursery WA7 4QRGood12 September 202341
10Early Learners Nursery (Runcorn) WA7 5TRGood16 August 202393
11Partou Little Manor Day Nursery & Pre-School WA7 1TEGood13 July 202356
12Acorn Community Nursery WA7 2JEGood17 May 202370
13The Park Day Nursery WA7 4SQGood23 February 202343
14Brookvale Nursery WA7 6BJGood6 December 202273
15Play Away Day Nursery WA7 5PYNot yet gradedNot yet87
16World of Wonder Day Nursery WA7 2AANot yet gradedNot yet69

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

Nurseries by postcode in Runcorn

Runcorn is in Halton.

Nursery fees in Runcorn

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

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