Childcare in King'S Lynn
King'S Lynn has 24 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 21 school nursery classes, 12 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 37 of them and rated 36 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 30 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Norfolk there are 28 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 Norfolk, 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 148 school nursery classes across Norfolk, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
67 settings, best rated first. 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 2026Opened The Rainbow Centre (Marham) Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Premier Start Active at Tilney St Lawrence Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Premier Wraparound Club at South Wootton Junior School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Wraparound Club at Fairstead Community Primary & Nursery School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Rainbow Centre (Marham) Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Paris's Daycare Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kip McGrath - King's Lynn Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Downham Preparatory School & Montessori Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Giggles N Squiggles Centre Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Kip McGrath - King's Lynn Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in King'S Lynn
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in King'S Lynn take funded hours?
26 of the 67 settings in King'S Lynn 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 King'S Lynn rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 37 settings Ofsted has inspected in King'S Lynn hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in King'S Lynn take babies?
45 settings in King'S Lynn 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 King'S Lynn?
Norfolk has 28 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 King'S Lynn
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.