Childcare in Grimsby (North East Lincolnshire)
Grimsby (North East Lincolnshire) has 24 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 27 school nursery classes, 10 childminders and 9 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 34 of them and rated 32 Good or better, 6 of them Outstanding. 41 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across North East Lincolnshire there are 24 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 North East 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 36 school nursery classes across North East Lincolnshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
26 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 CTO Sports at Enfield Academy of New Waltham Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Premier Education WAC @ Waltham Gateway Academy Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Premier Education WAC @ Scartho Gateway Academy Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Football Fun Factory - Grimsby Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Wiz-Kidz Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Stagecoach Grimsby Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened CTO Sports at Grimsby Institute Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened CTO Sports at Enfield Academy of New Waltham Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Stagecoach Grimsby Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Premier Education WAC @ Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Mini Explorers Childcare Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened YMCA Humber Wraparound Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Grimsby (North East Lincolnshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Grimsby (North East Lincolnshire) take funded hours?
35 of the 75 settings in Grimsby (North East 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Grimsby (North East Lincolnshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 6 of the 34 settings Ofsted has inspected in Grimsby (North East Lincolnshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Grimsby (North East Lincolnshire) take babies?
43 settings in Grimsby (North East 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 Grimsby (North East Lincolnshire)?
North East Lincolnshire has 24 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 Grimsby (North East Lincolnshire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.