55 nurseries in Tameside

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

55 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

4 with a new report card (7%)

4,139 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Tameside

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 Tameside
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Little Giggles Private Day Nursery And Preschool - Ashton-Under-Lyne Ashton Under Lyne, OL6	Outstanding	27 March 2023	148
2	Kids Planet Dukinfield Dukinfield, SK16	Outstanding	9 September 2022	80

Day nurseries in Tameside, best rated first

All 55 day nurseries in Tameside
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Little Giggles Private Day Nursery And Preschool - Ashton-Under-Lyne Ashton Under Lyne, OL6	Outstanding	27 March 2023	148
2	Kids Planet Dukinfield Dukinfield, SK16	Outstanding	9 September 2022	80
3	Sky High Achievers Stalybridge Stalybridge, SK15	Strong standard in 5 of 6	21 January 2026	52
4	Infinity Childcare Ltd Manchester, M43	Expected standard in 4 of 6	10 February 2026	45
5	Angels & Acorns Stalybridge, SK15	Expected standard in all 6	29 January 2026	52
6	Thorncliffe Barn Hyde, SK14	Good	15 September 2025	37
7	Next Generation Day Nursery Ashton Under Lyne, OL6	Good	4 September 2025
8	Kids Planet Stalybridge Stalybridge, SK15	Good	1 September 2025	116
9	Little Giggles Private Day Nursery & Preschool - Audenshaw Manchester, M34	Good	15 August 2025	64
10	Kids Planet Ashton Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6	Good	30 July 2025	110
11	Hill Top Private Day Nursery Stalybridge, SK15	Good	27 June 2025	75
12	Hyde Woodlands Day Nursery Hyde, SK14	Good	26 June 2025	132
13	Space Station Day Nursery Manchester, M43	Good	24 June 2025	67
14	Kiddi Day Kare Hyde Hyde, SK14	Good	10 June 2025	96
15	Bright Stars Pdn Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL7	Good	30 May 2025	75
16	The Sunflower Centre Hyde, SK14	Good	18 February 2025	110
17	Fairfield Education & Childcare Manchester, M43	Good	14 January 2025	32
18	Kinder Giggles Nursery & Pre-School (at New Century) Hyde, SK16	Good	13 December 2024	55
19	Castle Top Private Day Nursery Mossley, OL5	Good	14 November 2024	89
20	Rainbow Nursery Dukinfield, SK16	Good	24 September 2024	58
21	Willow Green Day Nursery Denton, M34	Good	16 September 2024	65
22	Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood Manchester, M34	Good	19 August 2024	96
23	Launch Pad Pre-School Droylsden, M43	Good	11 July 2024	72
24	Boat House Day Nursery Dukinfield, SK16	Good	19 June 2024	158
25	Kids Go Wild Forest School Limited Dane Bank, Denton, M34	Good	28 May 2024	35
26	Marvels Kids Club Ltd. Manchester, M34	Good	8 May 2024	38
27	Little Red Day Nursery Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6	Good	6 December 2023	110
28	ABC Day Nursery Hyde, SK14	Good	22 November 2023	50
29	Treetops Brookbank Hyde, SK14	Good	13 November 2023	82
30	Kids Planet Denton Manchester, M34	Good	6 September 2023	99
31	Grow Happy Childcare Stalybridge, SK15	Good	10 July 2023	64
32	Greenside Day Nursery Manchester, M43	Good	6 July 2023	54
33	Fire Station Day Nursery Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL5	Good	8 June 2023	150
34	Quadrant House Private Day Nursery Hyde, SK14	Good	1 June 2023	42
35	Bright Futures Day Nursery Stalybridge, SK15	Good	19 May 2023	90
36	Little Panda's Pre-School Ashton Under Lyne, OL6	Good	30 January 2023	48
37	The Learning Hive Nursery School Manchester, M34	Good	10 January 2023	106
38	Sky High Denton Nursery Manchester, M34	Good	18 October 2022	50
39	The Yellow Door Day Nursery Hyde, SK14	Good	14 October 2022	81
40	Charlestown Private Day Nursery Ltd Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6	Good	30 September 2022	110
41	Georgie Porgies Nursery Limited Manchester, M34	Good	12 August 2022	135
42	Sky High Achievers Ashton Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL7	Good	3 August 2022	45
43	Children 4 Most Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6	Good	2 August 2022	36
44	Leap Nursery Ashton Under Lyne, OL7	Good	6 July 2022	45
45	Children 4 Most At Flowery Field Hyde, SK14	Good	28 June 2022	76
46	Funtasia First Steps Nursery Stalybridge, SK15	Good	24 June 2022
47	Busy Kids (NW) Ltd Manchester, M34	Good	22 April 2022	67
48	The Village Nursery and Pre-school Hyde, SK14	Good	11 August 2021	103
49	Sunflower Stalybridge Stalybridge, SK15	Good	2 June 2021	72
50	Sky High Achievers Melandra Hyde, SK14	Good	13 May 2021	44
51	Kids Planet Audenshaw Manchester, M34	Urgent improvement in 5 of 6	30 January 2026	102
52	Bump & Beyond Day Nursery Audenshaw, M34	Not yet graded	Not yet	91
53	Denton Daycare Manchester, M34	Not yet graded	Not yet	84
54	Shining Stars Day Nursery (HYDE) Ltd Hyde, SK14	Not yet graded	Not yet	38
55	Toddlers Nursery by the Lyceum Group Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6	Not yet graded	Not yet	108

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

Towns in Tameside

Nurseries by postcode in Tameside

Nursery fees in Tameside

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

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