91 nurseries in Wigan

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

91 day nurseries

13 rated Outstanding

5 with a new report card (5%)

6,034 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Wigan

13 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 Wigan
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Aspull Pre-School Wigan, WN2	Outstanding	16 July 2025	24
2	Jack In The Box Day Nursery (Wigan) Ltd Wigan, WN2	Outstanding	6 February 2025	51
3	Whitley Pre-School Playgroup Wigan, WN1	Outstanding	11 July 2024	30
4	Appy Little Plums Ltd Leigh, WN7	Outstanding	28 June 2024	54
5	Little Acorns Day Nursery Wigan, WN1	Outstanding	31 May 2024	100
6	The Ducklings Day Nursery Leigh, WN7	Outstanding	25 October 2023	72
7	Little People Day Nursery Aspull Wigan, WN2	Outstanding	11 October 2023	72
8	Little Sticks Forest School Wigan, WN2	Outstanding	4 August 2023	15
9	Woodland Adventure Nursery Astley, M29	Outstanding	31 May 2023	69
10	Top Chapel Day Nursery Manchester, M29	Outstanding	12 January 2023	84
11	Next Generation Nursery & Schoolies Club Ltd Wigan, WN6	Outstanding	6 January 2023	58
12	Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz Wigan, WN4	Outstanding	11 July 2022	59

Day nurseries in Wigan, best rated first

All 91 day nurseries in Wigan
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Aspull Pre-School Wigan, WN2	Outstanding	16 July 2025	24
2	Jack In The Box Day Nursery (Wigan) Ltd Wigan, WN2	Outstanding	6 February 2025	51
3	Whitley Pre-School Playgroup Wigan, WN1	Outstanding	11 July 2024	30
4	Appy Little Plums Ltd Leigh, WN7	Outstanding	28 June 2024	54
5	Little Acorns Day Nursery Wigan, WN1	Outstanding	31 May 2024	100
6	The Ducklings Day Nursery Leigh, WN7	Outstanding	25 October 2023	72
7	Little People Day Nursery Aspull Wigan, WN2	Outstanding	11 October 2023	72
8	Little Sticks Forest School Wigan, WN2	Outstanding	4 August 2023	15
9	Woodland Adventure Nursery Astley, M29	Outstanding	31 May 2023	69
10	Top Chapel Day Nursery Manchester, M29	Outstanding	12 January 2023	84
11	Next Generation Nursery & Schoolies Club Ltd Wigan, WN6	Outstanding	6 January 2023	58
12	Happy Hours Day Nursery & Kool Kidz Wigan, WN4	Outstanding	11 July 2022	59
13	Young Persons Centre Wigan, WN5	Outstanding	28 January 2022	74
14	Lamberhead Green Headstart Wigan, WN5	Strong standard in 5 of 6	16 January 2026	32
15	Holly Tree Wigan, WN5	Expected standard in all 6	20 February 2026	24
16	Kids Planet Mere House Wigan, WN4	Expected standard in all 6	27 January 2026	51
17	Little People Day Nursery Goose Green Wigan, WN3	Good	5 September 2025	71
18	Little Rainbows' Day Nursery Leigh, WN7	Good	20 August 2025	85
19	ABC Private Day Nursery Wigan, WN5	Good	1 July 2025	48
20	Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited Manchester, M46	Good	3 June 2025	60
21	Play Pals Childcare Wigan, WN2	Good	13 March 2025	36
22	ABC Castle Nursery Leigh, WN7	Good	21 February 2025	51
23	Parsons Walk Nursery Wigan, WN1	Good	5 February 2025	44
24	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wigan Scholes Wigan, WN1	Good	28 January 2025	94
25	First Steps Nursery Nr. Warrington, WA3	Good	26 November 2024	226
26	Little Foxes (Wigan) Ltd Wigan, WN3	Good	19 November 2024	116
27	Twist Lane Nursery Leigh, WN7	Good	1 November 2024	34
28	Redwood House Childrens Nursery Wigan, WN5	Good	7 August 2024	123
29	The Beeches Pre School Leigh, WN7	Good	16 July 2024	16
30	Woodland Adventure Nursery Warrington, WA3	Good	26 June 2024	94
31	Little Explorers: Goose Green Wigan, WN3	Good	21 May 2024	27
32	Kids Planet Leigh Leigh, WN7	Good	14 March 2024	136
33	Bright Horizons Astley Nursery and Preschool Manchester, M29	Good	20 February 2024	75
34	Little Bears Standish Ltd Wigan, WN6	Good	24 January 2024	23
35	The Playhouse Day Nursery Wigan, WN5	Good	5 December 2023	29
36	Little Giggles Private Day Nursery & Preschool - Ince Ince, WN3	Good	25 October 2023	182
37	Bluestone Nursery Leigh, WN7	Good	25 September 2023	36
38	Fairfield Nursery Leigh, WN7	Good	31 August 2023	84
39	Barton Day Nurseries Golborne Warrington, WA3	Good	16 August 2023	52
40	Partou Footprints Day Nursery & Pre-School Atherton, M46	Good	4 August 2023	135
41	Little Giggles Private Day Nursery & Preschool - Leigh Leigh, WN7	Good	19 July 2023
42	Play Pals Childcare Wigan, WN2	Good	12 July 2023	43
43	Play Pals Nursery Wigan, WN2	Good	12 July 2023	51
44	Partou Little Acorns Day Nursery & Pre-School Manchester, M46	Good	11 July 2023	75
45	Little Angels Day Nursery Warrington, WA3	Good	5 July 2023	25
46	Brooklands Childcare Ltd Ashton-in-Makerfield, WN4	Good	20 June 2023	102
47	Little Angels Day Nursery Golborne, WA3	Good	24 May 2023	52
48	Brooklands Childcare Ltd Wigan, WN2	Good	4 May 2023	134
49	Little Owls Day Nursery Wigan, WN6	Good	28 April 2023	61
50	A-Stars Early Education Pemberton, WN5	Good	31 March 2023	41
51	Bumblebees Community Nursery Wigan, WN3	Good	14 March 2023	29
52	Brooklands Childcare Ltd Wigan, WN2	Good	10 March 2023	89
53	Thrive Lark Hill House Manchester, M29	Good	22 February 2023	100
54	Abc at Atherton's Children Centre Manchester, M46	Good	9 February 2023	40
55	Starbrite Nursery Warrington, WA3	Good	7 February 2023	35
56	Langtree Hall Childrens Nursery Ltd Wigan, WN6	Good	14 December 2022	65
57	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wigan Marylebone Wigan, WN1	Good	4 November 2022	76
58	Holly Tree Children's Nursery Ltd Wigan, WN5	Good	18 October 2022	59
59	Partou The Village Day Nursery & Pre-School Wigan, WN6	Good	18 October 2022	89
60	First Steps at Cansfield Wigan, WN4	Good	23 August 2022	41
61	St Cuthbert's Early Years Centre Wigan, WN5	Good	6 July 2022	76
62	The Avenue Private Day Care Leigh, WN7	Good	1 July 2022	96
63	Over The Rainbow Wigan, WN4	Good	23 June 2022	48
64	Hilton Street Childcare Wigan, WN4	Good	7 June 2022	192
65	Heron Day Nursery Wigan, WN1	Good	31 May 2022	148
66	Holly Tree Pre-School And Trackers Wigan, WN5	Good	30 May 2022	65
67	Daisy Daycare Wigan, WN2	Good	28 April 2022	49
68	Sunbeams Atherton Manchester, M46	Good	26 April 2022	75
69	Little Angels Preschool Warrington, WA3	Good	13 April 2022	62
70	Hindsford Day Nursery Manchester, M46	Good	11 April 2022	52
71	Little Rainbows' 2 Nursery Leigh, WN7	Good	21 March 2022	52
72	Partou Storytimes Day Nursery & Pre-School Manchester, M46	Good	4 November 2021	108
73	Standish Under 5s Wigan, WN6	Good	21 October 2021	45
74	Little Jigsaw's Children's Day Nursery Wigan, WN5	Good	17 September 2021	54
75	Kids Planet Worsley Manchester, M28	Good	26 August 2021	120
76	Honey Bear Day Care Leigh, WN7	Good	12 August 2021	70
77	The Wendy House Nursery Wigan, WN3	Good	5 July 2021	58
78	Little Acorns Hindley Green Wigan, WN2	Needs attention in 6 of 6	13 May 2026	49
79	Little Acorns Day Nursery (Springfield) Wigan, WN6	Urgent improvement in 5 of 6	27 April 2026	40
80	Partou Best Friends Day Nursery & Pre-School Manchester, M29	Inadequate	30 September 2025	118
81	Brighter Dayz Wigan, WN3	Not yet graded	Not yet
82	CareLoveLearn at St Oswald's Wigan, WN4	Not yet graded	Not yet	96
83	Daisy Daycare Academy Wigan, WN1	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
84	Early Learners Nursery (Wigan) Limited Wigan, WN3	Not yet graded	Not yet	104
85	First Steps Private Day Nursery Limited Leigh, WN7	Not yet graded	Not yet	73
86	Kids Planet Canal House Wigan, WN6	Not yet graded	Not yet	94
87	Kids Planet Canal House OOSC Wigan, WN6	Not yet graded	Not yet	8
88	Kip McGrath Wigan North Wigan, WN5	Not yet graded	Not yet
89	Kip McGrath, Ashton in Makerfield Wigan, WN4	Not yet graded	Not yet
90	The Baby Cottage Wigan, WN5	Not yet graded	Not yet	12
91	Woodland Adventure Nursery Leigh, WN7	Not yet graded	Not yet	87

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

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Nursery fees in Wigan

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

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