Full-day nursery in Atherton, Wigan
Abc at Atherton's Children Centre
Meadowbank Primary School & Nursery Education Centre, Formby Avenue, Atherton, MANCHESTER, M46 0HX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since January 2008Reference EY367012Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Meadowbank Primary School & Nursery Education Centre, Formby Avenue, Atherton, MANCHESTER, M46 0HX · More nurseries in M46
Stations
- Hag Fold11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Atherton12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
25 bus stops within 400 m, including Medical Centre, York Street and Gloucester Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hulton Park11 min walk
- Central Park11 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Wigan there are about 2.8 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Abc at Atherton's Children Centre is a full-day nursery at Meadowbank Primary School & Nursery Education Centre, Formby Avenue, Atherton, MANCHESTER, M46 0HX, in Atherton, Wigan. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by ABC Pre-School Limited.
Run by ABC Pre-School Limited (school), which runs 4 nurseries.
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| Abc at Atherton's Children CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Meadowbank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.2 miles
- St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Atherton St George's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Chowbent Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Parklee Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Rowan Tree Primary School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Abc at Atherton's Children Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Abc at Atherton's Children Centre Good at its inspection on 9 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Abc at Atherton's Children Centre take?
Abc at Atherton's Children Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Abc at Atherton's Children Centre?
Abc at Atherton's Children Centre is run by ABC Pre-School Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Abc at Atherton's Children Centre?
Hag Fold is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Abc at Atherton's Children Centre?
You can call 01942 886111.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY367012 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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