Childcare in Hinckley
Hinckley has 13 day nurseries, 9 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes, 24 childminders and 8 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 35 of them and rated 34 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 22 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Leicestershire there are 41 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 Leicestershire, 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 52 school nursery classes across Leicestershire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
24 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 Kidspace St Marys Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Flutterbies Preschool Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Burbage Nature Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Britannia Fields Blossoming Butterflies Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed The Den Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Hinckley
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Hinckley take funded hours?
9 of the 57 settings in Hinckley 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Hinckley rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 35 settings Ofsted has inspected in Hinckley hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Hinckley take babies?
54 settings in Hinckley 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 Hinckley?
Leicestershire has 41 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 Hinckley
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.