Childcare in Gainsborough (Lincolnshire)
Gainsborough (Lincolnshire) has 7 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 10 school nursery classes, 1 childminder and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 8 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 15 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Lincolnshire there are 37 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 Lincolnshire, 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 111 school nursery classes across Lincolnshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
2 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 Rainbow Playgroup Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Hillcrest - Little Treasures Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened Gapa Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Junior Adventures Group @ West Lindsey DN21 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Gapa Nursery Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Gainsborough (Lincolnshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Gainsborough (Lincolnshire) take funded hours?
10 of the 23 settings in Gainsborough (Lincolnshire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Gainsborough (Lincolnshire) take babies?
12 settings in Gainsborough (Lincolnshire) 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 Gainsborough (Lincolnshire)?
Lincolnshire has 37 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 Gainsborough (Lincolnshire)
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