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Childcare in Barrow-In-Furness

Barrow-In-Furness has 12 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 19 school nursery classes and 4 childminders. Ofsted has inspected 14 of them and rated 13 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 23 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Westmorland and Furness there are 29 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.

29places per 100 under-fives in Westmorland and Furness, against 32 for England
92%of the 14 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
22 of 37are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Westmorland and Furness, 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 103 school nursery classes across Westmorland and Furness, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 37Day nurseries 12Pre-schools 2School nurseries 19Childminders 4
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Parkside Academy

School nursery class · Greengate Street, Barrow-In-Furness, LA13 9BY

Part of a schoolFree funded hoursFrom age 2Babies from 3 months08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a weekPart of a school
01229828348Their website

Yarlside Academy

School nursery class · Red Oak Avenue, Barrow-In-Furness, LA13 0LH

Part of a schoolFree funded hoursFrom age 307:30 to 15:30, 5 days a weekPart of a school
01229840930Their website

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Recently

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 Little Rebels Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Little Rebels Holiday Club Sessional day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Hindpool Nursery Daycare Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Dane Ghyll Daycare Sessional day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Little Rebels Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Barrow-In-Furness

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Barrow-In-Furness take funded hours?

22 of the 37 settings in Barrow-In-Furness 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Barrow-In-Furness rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 14 settings Ofsted has inspected in Barrow-In-Furness hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Barrow-In-Furness take babies?

18 settings in Barrow-In-Furness 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 Barrow-In-Furness?

Westmorland and Furness has 29 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.

Nearby

Towns close to Barrow-In-Furness

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Ulverston14 settings · 8.2 milesMillom6 settings · 9.6 milesGrange-Over-Sands12 settings · 14.1 milesMorecambe32 settings · 15.7 milesFleetwood13 settings · 16.6 milesThornton-Cleveleys24 settings · 18.9 miles
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