Childcare in Accrington
Accrington has 21 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 9 school nursery classes, 23 childminders and 9 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 40 of them and rated 37 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 27 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £45 to £66, typically £60. Across Lancashire there are 38 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Lancashire, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 227 school nursery classes across Lancashire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
3 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Closed Stanhill Pre-School Before & After School Care Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Progressive Kids Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Mi Nursery Meadowbrook Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened PALS Sacred Heart Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Stanhill Preschool and Baby Room Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened PALS- St Mary's Primary School Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened PALS-Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Noah's Ark Day Nursery and Forest School Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Accrington
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Accrington?
Of the 6 full-day rates published by settings in Accrington, the typical price is £60 a day, ranging from £45 to £66. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Accrington take funded hours?
16 of the 67 settings in Accrington are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Accrington rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 40 settings Ofsted has inspected in Accrington hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Accrington take babies?
55 settings in Accrington are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Accrington?
Lancashire has 38 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Accrington
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.