13 nurseries in WA8 (Widnes, Cronton)

Every day nursery with a WA8 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in North West after the free hours.

13 day nurseries

1 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (8%)

1,014 places in total

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

Day nurseries in WA8 (Widnes, Cronton), best rated first

All 13 day nurseries in WA8 (Widnes, Cronton)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Wilmere Lane Nursery School WA8 5UR	Outstanding	14 January 2025	78
2	Spinney Pre School WA8 8LD	Expected standard in all 6	27 November 2025	20
3	Jiggy Childcare WA8 0ED	Good	24 July 2025	30
4	Upton Pre-School Group & Afterschool Club Ltd WA8 4PG	Good	4 October 2024	42
5	Kids Planet Widnes WA8 7QY	Good	19 December 2023	83
6	Partou Willowdene Day Nursery & Pre-School WA8 6SJ	Good	25 October 2023	76
7	Our Lady's First Steps Pre-School WA8 8JN	Good	11 October 2023	105
8	Early Learners Nursery Ltd WA8 6ED	Good	18 May 2023	101
9	Daisy Maisies WA8 6EL	Good	13 December 2022	64
10	Upton Day Nursery Ltd WA8 4XS	Good	8 December 2022	79
11	Building Blocks Day Nursery Bold Heath WA8 3UZ	Good	30 June 2022	50
12	Dunkys Day Nursery & Forest School Farnworth WA8 9EF	Good	9 December 2021	206
13	Daisy Maisies Chapelfield WA8 7XS	Good	3 August 2021	80

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

WA8 is in Halton and St Helens, covering Widnes.

Nursery fees in WA8

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in WA8 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 WA8

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in WA8 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.