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Childcare in Kendal

Kendal has 5 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 17 school nursery classes, 2 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 6 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 21 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Westmorland and Furness there are 29 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.

29places per 100 under-fives in Westmorland and Furness, against 32 for England
100%of the 6 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
18 of 27are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Westmorland and Furness, 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 103 school nursery classes across Westmorland and Furness, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 27Day nurseries 5Pre-schools 1School nurseries 17Childminders 2After-school clubs 2
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27 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.

Day nurseries 5

Sunnybrow

Day nursery · Sunny Brow, Elmhurst, Kendal, LA9 5DR

OutstandingBirth to 508:00 to 17:45, 7 days a week★ 4.2 Google, 592 placesLong established
+441539729437Their website

Daisies Day Nursery

Day nursery · Rannoch House, 16 Crescent Green, Kendal, LA9 6DR

GoodBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm49 placesOpen for decades
01539 736 343

Pre-schools 1

Stagecoach Kendal

Pre-school · Kendal Town Hall, Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4DL

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsOpen a few years
01539 730849

School nursery classes 17

Childminders 2

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Drane, Lucy

Childminder · Kendal, LA9 7ED

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesLong established

Greenwood, Natalie

Childminder · Kendal, LA9 7FN

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesLong established

After-school and holiday clubs 2

Ghyllside Out Of School Club

After-school club · Ghyllside School, Gillinggate, Kendal, LA9 4JB

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays52 placesLong established
07890786801

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Recently

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 2025Closed Stramongate Nursery Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Kendal

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Kendal take funded hours?

18 of the 27 settings in Kendal 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 Kendal rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 6 settings Ofsted has inspected in Kendal hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Kendal take babies?

8 settings in Kendal 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 Kendal?

Westmorland and Furness has 29 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.

Nearby

Towns close to Kendal

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Milnthorpe5 settings · 7.1 milesWindermere7 settings · 8.1 milesCarnforth7 settings · 9.1 milesSedbergh4 settings · 10.3 milesGrange-Over-Sands12 settings · 11.7 milesCarnforth17 settings · 13.2 miles
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