83 nurseries in Trafford

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

83 day nurseries

16 rated Outstanding

7 with a new report card (8%)

4,774 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Trafford

17 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 Trafford
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Little People Manchester, M41	Strong standard in all 6	16 February 2026	45
2	Sanyu Day Care Manchester, M16	Outstanding	26 August 2025	53
3	The Little People Preschool And Playgroup Ltd Manchester, M41	Outstanding	6 June 2025	40
4	Mulberry House Day Nursery Limited Sale, M33	Outstanding	20 September 2024	45
5	Canterbury Road Day Nursery Manchester, M41	Outstanding	27 February 2024	92
6	Beanstalks @ Coppice Sale, M33	Outstanding	16 January 2024	28
7	Bright Horizons at Trafford Manchester, M16	Outstanding	14 August 2023	70
8	Broussa Day Nursery & Nursery School Altrincham, WA15	Outstanding	30 June 2023	65
9	Bowdon Nursery School Altrincham, WA14	Outstanding	24 May 2023	30
10	Hale Day Nursery and Nursery School Altrincham, WA15	Outstanding	7 October 2022	75
11	Richmond House Kindergarten Altrincham, WA15	Outstanding	11 August 2022	60
12	Oakfield Nursery School Ltd Altrincham, WA14	Outstanding	10 August 2022	125

Day nurseries in Trafford, best rated first

All 83 day nurseries in Trafford
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Little People Manchester, M41	Strong standard in all 6	16 February 2026	45
2	Sanyu Day Care Manchester, M16	Outstanding	26 August 2025	53
3	The Little People Preschool And Playgroup Ltd Manchester, M41	Outstanding	6 June 2025	40
4	Mulberry House Day Nursery Limited Sale, M33	Outstanding	20 September 2024	45
5	Canterbury Road Day Nursery Manchester, M41	Outstanding	27 February 2024	92
6	Beanstalks @ Coppice Sale, M33	Outstanding	16 January 2024	28
7	Bright Horizons at Trafford Manchester, M16	Outstanding	14 August 2023	70
8	Broussa Day Nursery & Nursery School Altrincham, WA15	Outstanding	30 June 2023	65
9	Bowdon Nursery School Altrincham, WA14	Outstanding	24 May 2023	30
10	Hale Day Nursery and Nursery School Altrincham, WA15	Outstanding	7 October 2022	75
11	Richmond House Kindergarten Altrincham, WA15	Outstanding	11 August 2022	60
12	Oakfield Nursery School Ltd Altrincham, WA14	Outstanding	10 August 2022	125
13	Bright Horizons Sale Day Nursery and Preschool Sale, M33	Outstanding	5 August 2022	99
14	Homeland Day Nursery Altrincham, WA14	Outstanding	4 August 2022	45
15	Cornhill Kindergarten Limited Manchester, M41	Outstanding	27 January 2022	46
16	Victoria Road Private Day Nursery Ltd Manchester, M32	Outstanding	17 December 2021	60
17	Kids Planet Altrincham Altrincham, WA14	Outstanding	5 October 2021	129
18	St Vincent's Nursery Altrincham, WA15	Strong standard in 5 of 6	4 February 2026	75
19	Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Timperley Altrincham, WA15	Strong standard in 4 of 6	17 February 2026	56
20	Kids Planet Stanley Square Sale, M33	Expected standard in 4 of 6	11 March 2026	116
21	Partou Cherubs Day Nursery & Pre-School Sale, M33	Expected standard in 4 of 6	6 January 2026	86
22	Davyhulme Road Private Day Nursery Manchester, M41	Expected standard in 5 of 6	28 April 2026	65
23	Kids Planet Hale Altrincham, WA15	Expected standard in 5 of 6	11 February 2026	75
24	Hale Synagogue Nursery Altrincham, WA15	Good	29 September 2025
25	Partington Nursery Manchester, M31	Good	18 September 2025	50
26	Amaryllis Day Nursery Manchester, M16	Good	27 August 2025	53
27	Irlam Road Nursery Manchester, M41	Good	21 August 2025	55
28	Bridgewater Nursery Altrincham, WA14	Good	4 August 2025	57
29	Tiny Feet Private Day Nursery Manchester, M41	Good	16 July 2025	70
30	Park Avenue Montessori Nursery Sale, M33	Good	10 July 2025	55
31	Banana Moon Day Nursery Manchester, M41	Good	30 May 2025	40
32	Kids Planet Trafford City Manchester, M41	Good	19 May 2025	112
33	Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Altrincham Altrincham, WA14	Good	30 April 2025	59
34	Willow Tree Pre School Limited Altrincham, WA15	Good	3 April 2025	40
35	Stepping Stones Day Nursery Manchester, M41	Good	22 January 2025	65
36	Kenwood Day Nursery Ltd Manchester, M32	Good	29 May 2024	30
37	Banana Moon Day Nursery Sale Sale, M33	Good	1 May 2024	78
38	Thorley Day Nursery Altrincham, WA15	Good	1 May 2024	22
39	Kids Planet Sale Sale, M33	Good	12 January 2024	83
40	Sale West Preschool Playgroup Sale, M33	Good	6 December 2023	40
41	Eco Babe Private Day Nursery Limited Sale, M33	Good	6 November 2023	58
42	Kids Planet Urmston Urmston, M41	Good	23 October 2023	75
43	Ivy House Day Nursery Altrincham, WA14	Good	15 September 2023	46
44	Embrace Childcare Sale, M33	Good	6 September 2023	47
45	Old Crofts Bank Nursery School Manchester, M41	Good	21 June 2023	86
46	Washway Road Day Nursery Sale, M33	Good	31 May 2023	65
47	Alphabets Private Day Nursery Sale, M33	Good	22 February 2023	47
48	Acorns Day Nursery Sale, M33	Good	7 February 2023	56
49	Sale Private Day Nursery Limited Sale, M33	Good	9 November 2022	125
50	Woodlands Day Nursery and Nursery School Altrincham, WA15	Good	19 October 2022	57
51	Elmscot Day Nursery and Nursery School Altrincham, WA15	Good	17 October 2022	70
52	Yaqadoodle Childcare Academy Stretford, M32	Good	14 October 2022	25
53	Little Learners Day Nursery Manchester, M32	Good	6 September 2022	94
54	Bright Horizons Timperley Day Nursery and Preschool Cheshire, WA15	Good	23 August 2022	88
55	Copper Beeches Day Nursery Ltd. Cheshire, M33	Good	12 August 2022	52
56	Chestnuts Day Nursery Sale, M33	Good	10 August 2022	40
57	Bright Futures Manchester, M41	Good	9 August 2022	69
58	Willow Tree Day Nursery and Nursery School Sale, M33	Good	28 July 2022	61
59	Juice Nurseries Limited Altrincham, WA14	Good	21 July 2022	88
60	Gillitots Day Nursery Manchester, M31	Good	13 June 2022	30
61	Corner House Nursery Trafford Park Manchester, M17	Good	1 June 2022	131
62	Chester Road Day Nursery Manchester, M32	Good	1 April 2022	55
63	Little Petals Day Nursery Manchester, M32	Good	12 November 2021	73
64	Back To The Garden Childcare Centre Altrincham, WA14	Good	30 September 2021	120
65	Railway Kindergarten Manchester, M41	Requires improvement	29 August 2025	22
66	Abbotsford Preparatory School - Little Gems Nursery Manchester, M41	Not yet graded	Not yet	48
67	Aim Sky High CIC Sale, M33	Not yet graded	Not yet
68	Altrincham Day Nursery Altrincham, WA14	Not yet graded	Not yet	87
69	Davyhulme Pre-School Limited Urmston, M41	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
70	Embrace Childcare, (Woodbourne Road) Sale, M33	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
71	First Class Learning Old Trafford Manchester, M16	Not yet graded	Not yet
72	Invitation 2 Play Sale, M33	Not yet graded	Not yet	58
73	Kids Collective @ Worthington Sale, M33	Not yet graded	Not yet	32
74	Kids Planet Stretford Manchester, M32	Not yet graded	Not yet	70
75	Kip McGrath Education Centre (SALE) Sale, M33	Not yet graded	Not yet
76	RoboThink Altrincham ASC Altrincham, WA15	Not yet graded	Not yet
77	The Den Care Club Manchester, M41	Not yet graded	Not yet	28
78	The KAS Academy Manchester, M41	Not yet graded	Not yet
79	The Nebula Centre Manchester, M31	Not yet graded	Not yet
80	Tiny Turtles Daycare Urmston Manchester, M41	Not yet graded	Not yet	53
81	Trafford Ecology Park Holiday Club Manchester, M17	Not yet graded	Not yet
82	Urmston Day Nursery Manchester, M41	Not yet graded	Not yet	94
83	Yaqadoodle Forest Preschool Manchester, M32	Not yet graded	Not yet	35

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

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Nurseries by postcode in Trafford

Nursery fees in Trafford

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

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