Childcare in Cockermouth
Cockermouth has 2 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 5 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 6 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 8 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Cumberland there are 25 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 Cumberland, 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 112 school nursery classes across Cumberland, 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.
- Dec 2025Closed West House Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Great Broughton Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Cockermouth
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Cockermouth take funded hours?
5 of the 14 settings in Cockermouth 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Cockermouth take babies?
9 settings in Cockermouth 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 Cockermouth?
Cumberland has 25 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 Cockermouth
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.