Childcare in Blackburn (Lancashire)
Blackburn (Lancashire) has 12 day nurseries, 9 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 10 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 16 of them and rated 13 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 18 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. 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.
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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 2026Opened Play and Learn Nursey & Pre-School Limited Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Out of School Experience @ Osbaldeston Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Progressive Sports South Lancashire Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened PALS-Salesbury Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened FUNDA Sports, Physical Activity Holiday Camps & Childcare Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened PALS- St Wulstan's Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Tudor House Day Nursery @ Langho Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Progressive Sports South Lancashire Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Progressive Sports South Lancashire Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Blackburn (Lancashire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Blackburn (Lancashire) take funded hours?
9 of the 34 settings in Blackburn (Lancashire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Lancashire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 16 settings Ofsted has inspected in Blackburn (Lancashire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Blackburn (Lancashire) take babies?
25 settings in Blackburn (Lancashire) 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 (Lancashire)?
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.
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