14 nurseries in WN5 (Billinge, Newtown, Higher End)

Every day nursery with a WN5 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in North West after the free hours.

14 day nurseries

1 rated Outstanding

2 with a new report card (14%)

725 places in total

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

Day nurseries in WN5 (Billinge, Newtown, Higher End), best rated first

All 14 day nurseries in WN5 (Billinge, Newtown, Higher End)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Young Persons Centre WN5 9XN	Outstanding	28 January 2022	74
2	Lamberhead Green Headstart WN5 0AW	Strong standard in 5 of 6	16 January 2026	32
3	Holly Tree WN5 7XE	Expected standard in all 6	20 February 2026	24
4	ABC Private Day Nursery WN5 8LY	Good	1 July 2025	48
5	Kids Planet Billinge WN5 7HR	Good	8 January 2025	88
6	Redwood House Childrens Nursery WN5 8HJ	Good	7 August 2024	123
7	The Playhouse Day Nursery WN5 8AQ	Good	5 December 2023	29
8	A-Stars Early Education WN5 8EG	Good	31 March 2023	41
9	Holly Tree Children's Nursery Ltd WN5 7BL	Good	18 October 2022	59
10	St Cuthbert's Early Years Centre WN5 9LW	Good	6 July 2022	76
11	Holly Tree Pre-School And Trackers WN5 7AA	Good	30 May 2022	65
12	Little Jigsaw's Children's Day Nursery WN5 8BB	Good	17 September 2021	54
13	Kip McGrath Wigan North WN5 0UX	Not yet graded	Not yet
14	The Baby Cottage WN5 0PT	Not yet graded	Not yet	12

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

WN5 is in Wigan and St Helens.

Nursery fees in WN5

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in WN5 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 WN5

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in WN5 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.