Full-day nursery in Platt Bridge, Wigan
Play Pals Childcare
St John's Church of England Primary School, Simpkin Street, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5QE · 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 2017Reference EY541803Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places43 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 November 2025Food 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
St John's Church of England Primary School, Simpkin Street, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5QE · More nurseries in WN2
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Watson Depot, Tenement Street and Simpkin Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Abram Park5 min walk
- Platt Bridge Community Green8 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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Play Pals Childcare is a full-day nursery at St John's Church of England Primary School, Simpkin Street, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5QE, in Platt Bridge, Wigan. It is registered for 43 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Play Pals Childcare Limited.
Run by Play Pals Childcare Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Platt Bridge Community School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.2 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.3 miles
- Hindley Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.4 miles
- Bickershaw CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected July 2025 1.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Play Pals Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Play Pals Childcare Good at its inspection on 12 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Play Pals Childcare take?
Play Pals Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 43 children at any one time.
Who runs Play Pals Childcare?
Play Pals Childcare is run by Play Pals Childcare Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Play Pals Childcare?
Ince (Manchester) is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY541803 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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