Childcare in Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen)
Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) has 30 day nurseries, 8 pre-schools, 22 school nursery classes, 12 childminders and 10 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 42 of them and rated 40 Good or better, 6 of them Outstanding. 40 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Blackburn with Darwen there are 31 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Blackburn with Darwen, 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 25 school nursery classes across Blackburn with Darwen, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
57 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 Grade Booster Tuition Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened PALS- Blackburn St Thomas' C of E Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened PALS-Longshaw Juniors Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened PALS-St Mary's and St Joseph's Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened School's Out Holiday Squad Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Jellybean Learners LTD Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Westholme School Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Mi Nursery Tadis House Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Brilliant Minds Tuition Centre Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Shining Stars Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Prime Sports Out Of School Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Hamis Daycare Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) take funded hours?
25 of the 82 settings in Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 6 of the 42 settings Ofsted has inspected in Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) take babies?
57 settings in Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) 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 Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen)?
Blackburn with Darwen has 31 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 Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.