Childcare in Blackpool
Blackpool has 32 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 22 school nursery classes, 9 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 38 of them and rated 36 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 28 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £60 to £77, typically £65. Across Blackpool there are 27 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Blackpool, 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 23 school nursery classes across Blackpool, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
37 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.
- Dec 2025Closed St Nicholas Pre-School Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Giraffes at Bispham Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened St Nicholas Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened Teepee Childcare Links Road Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Stanley Park Forest Camp Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Holy Family Playgroup With Out Of School Clubs Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Blackpool
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Blackpool?
Of the 13 full-day rates published by settings in Blackpool, the typical price is £65 a day, ranging from £60 to £77. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Blackpool take funded hours?
27 of the 66 settings in Blackpool 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Blackpool rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 38 settings Ofsted has inspected in Blackpool hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Blackpool take babies?
43 settings in Blackpool 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 Blackpool?
Blackpool has 27 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 Blackpool
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.