Best nurseries in Warrington
69 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, best Ofsted result first: the latest report card or overall grade, then the most recent inspection. Childminders are not listed (Ofsted does not publish their addresses).
| # | Nursery | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Matthews Pre-School Full day care · 20 places · WA4 4NT | Outstanding (2025) |
| 2 | The Cheshire Day Nursery @ Thelwall Full day care · 110 places · WA4 2LY | Outstanding (2024) |
| 3 | The Cheshire Day Nursery Full day care · 78 places · WA4 1JN | Outstanding (2024) |
| 4 | Little Treasures Full day care · 72 places · WA5 1BD | Outstanding (2023) |
| 5 | The Cheshire Day Nursery @ Guardian Street Full day care · 113 places · WA5 1UP | Outstanding (2023) |
| 6 | Kids Planet Warrington Full day care · 94 places · WA1 1UL | Outstanding (2022) |
| 7 | Cottontails Pre-School at St Philips Sessional day care · 35 places · WA5 8UE | Outstanding (2022) |
| 8 | Nest In The Woods Full day care · 15 places · WA4 3EP | Outstanding (2022) |
| 9 | Kids Planet Stretton Full day care · 80 places · WA4 4NB | Outstanding (2022) |
| 10 | The Village Pre-School (Gorse Covert) Sessional day care · 26 places · WA3 6TS | Outstanding (2022) |
| 11 | Kindergarten Full day care · 31 places · WA4 1JL | Outstanding (2022) |
| 12 | Heathfield House Day Nursery Full day care · 58 places · WA3 6AP | Report card: 5 strong (Feb 2026) |
| 13 | Hayley's Little Heroes Full day care · 55 places · WA4 1AP | Good (2025) |
| 14 | Wind In The Willows Childcare (Longbarn) Full day care · 26 places · WA2 0QQ | Good (2025) |
| 15 | Little Lot Nursery Limited Full day care · 32 places · WA4 6HX | Good (2025) |
| 16 | Green Park Day Nursery Full day care · 96 places · WA5 2RW | Good (2025) |
| 17 | Bright Horizons Callands Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 98 places · WA5 9UY | Good (2025) |
| 18 | St Monica's Nursery and Forest School Full day care · 28 places · WA4 3AW | Good (2025) |
| 19 | Playdays Pre-School (Woolston) Sessional day care · 33 places · WA1 4PA | Good (2025) |
| 20 | Ashbourne Day Nursery at Padgate Full day care · 50 places · WA2 0JP | Good (2025) |
| 21 | Appleton Thorn Preschool and Little Woodland Sessional day care · 30 places · WA4 4RT | Good (2024) |
| 22 | Stepping Stones Day Nursery Full day care · 120 places · WA5 3UZ | Good (2024) |
| 23 | Dunky's Day Nursery Warrington Full day care · 55 places · WA5 1AF | Good (2024) |
| 24 | Lynton Private Day Nursery Full day care · 35 places · WA4 4BY | Good (2024) |
| 25 | ABC 123 Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 67 places · WA2 8TX | Good (2024) |
| 26 | Calllands Pre-School & Link Club Sessional day care · 28 places · WA5 9RJ | Good (2024) |
| 27 | Kids Planet Penketh Full day care · 56 places · WA5 2QS | Good (2024) |
| 28 | Kids Planet Appleton Thorn Full day care · 81 places · WA4 5NS | Good (2024) |
| 29 | Old Hall Pre- School & Link Club Sessional day care · 42 places · WA5 9QA | Good (2024) |
| 30 | Cromdale Way Pre-school Sessional day care · 26 places · WA5 3NY | Good (2024) |
| 31 | Locking Stumps Pre-School Full day care · 16 places · WA3 7PH | Good (2023) |
| 32 | Grappenhall Pre-school Sessional day care · 30 places · WA4 2SG | Good (2023) |
| 33 | Bright Horizons Warrington Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 108 places · WA5 1HH | Good (2023) |
| 34 | Holyrood Nursery Warrington Full day care · 102 places · WA4 2XT | Good (2023) |
| 35 | Warren Preschool Ltd Full day care · 30 places · WA1 4ES | Good (2023) |
| 36 | First Choice Nursery Full day care · WA5 1AJ | Good (2023) |
| 37 | Nurture, Grow and Learn Childcare Full day care · 55 places · WA2 7XE | Good (2023) |
| 38 | Little Bears Full day care · 35 places · WA2 9BX | Good (2023) |
| 39 | The Little Penguins Day Nursery Full day care · 41 places · WA4 1LQ | Good (2023) |
| 40 | Kids Planet - Beamont Full day care · 39 places · WA2 7RQ | Good (2022) |
| 41 | Blackbrook Nursery School Full day care · 50 places · WA2 0DS | Good (2022) |
| 42 | Kalgarth Grange Nursery School Full day care · 100 places · WA1 3TZ | Good (2022) |
| 43 | Dunky's Day Nursery Sankey Full day care · 90 places · WA5 3AE | Good (2022) |
| 44 | Stepping Stones Day Nursery Full day care · 48 places · WA4 6LG | Good (2022) |
| 45 | Great Sankey Nursery Full day care · 129 places · WA5 3TA | Good (2022) |
| 46 | Kids Planet Great Sankey Full day care · 106 places · WA5 2TP | Good (2022) |
| 47 | St Nicholas House Full day care · 120 places · WA3 6YL | Good (2021) |
| 48 | The Willows Nursery School Ltd Full day care · 95 places · WA1 2BW | Good (2021) |
| 49 | Chapelford Village Nursery And Lets Be Kids Out of School Club Full day care · 32 places · WA5 3AL | Good (2021) |
| 50 | Butterfly's Nursery Full day care · 25 places · WA4 1LN | Report card: 2 expected, 3 needs attention (Jan 2026) |
| 51 | Chapel Road Little Explorers Limited Full day care · 61 places · WA5 2NB | Not yet inspected |
| 52 | Cherry Tree Nursery School Full day care · 185 places · WA2 7BS | Not yet inspected |
| 53 | Dunkys Forest School & Nursery at Gullivers World Full day care · 97 places · WA5 9YZ | Not yet inspected |
| 54 | Jack and Jill Pre-School Sessional day care · 34 places · WA5 9PA | Not yet inspected |
| 55 | Kids Planet Woolston Full day care · 64 places · WA1 4QL | Not yet inspected |
| 56 | Let's Be Kids (Chapelford) Full day care · 65 places · WA5 3AL | Not yet inspected |
| 57 | Little Angels Daycare Warrington Ltd. Full day care · 56 places · WA4 6ZE | Not yet inspected |
| 58 | Locking Stumps Pre school Sessional day care · 16 places · WA3 7PH | Not yet inspected |
| 59 | My Ohana IKEA Warrington Sessional day care · WA5 7TY | Not yet inspected |
| 60 | Optima Tennis Sessional day care · WA4 3HQ | Not yet inspected |
| 61 | Our Lady's Wasps Full day care · 20 places · WA4 1JD | Not yet inspected |
| 62 | Padgate Wasps Sessional day care · 40 places · WA2 0QJ | Not yet inspected |
| 63 | Sankey Wasps Full day care · 48 places · WA5 3TX | Not yet inspected |
| 64 | St Philips Westbrook Holiday Club Sessional day care · WA5 8UE | Not yet inspected |
| 65 | Stagecoach Performing Arts Warrington Sessional day care · WA4 5JL | Not yet inspected |
| 66 | Superstars - Broomfields Sessional day care · WA4 3AE | Not yet inspected |
| 67 | Twilight Therapy and Training Solutions Ltd Astronauts Holiday Club Sessional day care · WA1 3AJ | Not yet inspected |
| 68 | Warrington Youth Zone Sessional day care · WA1 4LS | Not yet inspected |
| 69 | Warrington Youth Zone Sessional day care · WA2 7NG | Not yet inspected |
How much does nursery cost in Warrington?
Typical weekly nursery prices for a child under two in North West, from the Coram Childcare Survey 2026. A guide only: ask each nursery for its own fees.
Working parents in England can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from when their child is 9 months old, so a 25-hour place can cost little or nothing in term time. Every 3 and 4 year old gets at least 15 funded hours. Funded hours cover 38 weeks a year; nurseries can charge for extra hours, meals and activities. Check what you can get at Childcare Choices.
Questions
What are the best nurseries in Warrington?
Of 69 nurseries and pre-schools in Warrington, 12 have Ofsted's top results (Outstanding, or mostly strong or exceptional on the new report card). Listed first: St Matthews Pre-School, The Cheshire Day Nursery @ Thelwall, The Cheshire Day Nursery.
How much does nursery cost in Warrington?
In North West, a part-time place (25 hours a week) for a child under two typically costs £178 a week without funded hours (Coram Childcare Survey 2026). Working parents can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from 9 months.
How many nurseries are there in Warrington?
69 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 50 of them inspected so far.
Nurseries nearby
Culcheth · Lymm · Appleton · Callands · Grappenhall · Kingswood · Latchford · Stretton
Neighbourhoods
Appleton · Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Bewsey & Dallam · Blackbrook · Callands & Old Hall · Central Warrington · Fairfield & Howley · Grappenhall · Great Sankey · Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges · Houghton Green & Fearnhead · Hulme · Kingswood & Whittle Hall · Latchford · Locking Stumps · Oakwood & Gorse Covert · Orford · Padgate & Paddington · Penketh & Cuerdley · Stockton Heath & Hillcliffe
Source: Ofsted early years inspections. Ofsted's report card (from November 2025) grades curriculum, achievement, behaviour, children's welfare and leadership as exceptional, strong, expected, needs attention or urgent improvement; earlier inspections gave one overall grade.