Full-day nursery in Hindley Green, Wigan
Play Pals Nursery
675 Atherton Road, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4SD · 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 September 2018Reference EY563215Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places51 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 July 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
675 Atherton Road, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4SD · More nurseries in WN2
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Swan Lane, St John's Primary School and Lincroft Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 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 Nursery is a full-day nursery at 675 Atherton Road, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4SD, in Hindley Green, Wigan. It is registered for 51 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, Hindley Green Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Hindley Green Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.1 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.2 miles
- Hindley Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Bickershaw CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected July 2025 1.0 miles
- Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 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 1.0 miles
- Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 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 Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Play Pals Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Play Pals Nursery take?
Play Pals Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
Who runs Play Pals Nursery?
Play Pals Nursery is run by Play Pals Childcare Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Play Pals Nursery?
Hindley is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Play Pals Nursery?
You can call 01942 834000 and visit playpalschildcareltd.org.uk.
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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 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY563215 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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