Hampshire

Childcare in Lymington

Lymington has 6 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes, 2 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 11 of them and rated 9 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 6 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Hampshire there are 39 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

39places per 100 under-fives in Hampshire, against 32 for England

81%of the 11 inspected here are Good or better, 3 Outstanding

3 of 17are 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 Hampshire, 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 81 school nursery classes across Hampshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 17 Day nurseries 6Pre-schools 4School nurseries 3 Childminders 2 After-school clubs 2

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Paint Pots Boldre

Pre-school · Pilley Hill, Boldre, Lymington, SO41 5QG

OutstandingBirth to 508:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week24 placesOpen a few years

07823 339 100 Their website

Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-School

Pre-school · Community Room, C/O Lymington Infants School, Lymington, SO41 9GP

OutstandingBirth to 508:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week★ 4.3 Google, 620 placesOpen for decades

01590 673355 Their website

Pennington Village Pre-School

Pre-school · C/O Pennington Village Pre-School, Priestlands Road, Lymington, SO41 8HX

GoodBirth to 8+08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week39 placesOpen for decades

01590 610 925 Their website

Tiptoe Butterflies preschool

Pre-school · Tiptoe Cp School, Wooton Road, Lymington, SO41 6FU

Report card Mar 2026Birth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings22 placesOpen a few years

07483 905815

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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 2026Closed The Nurture Den Lymington Full day care
Dec 2025Opened Little Flyers Pre-School Full day care
Dec 2025Closed Little Flyers Pre-School Full day care
Jun 2025Closed Active Camps - Walhampton Out-of-school day care

Questions

What people ask about childcare in Lymington

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

Which nurseries in Lymington take funded hours?

3 of the 17 settings in Lymington 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 Lymington rated Outstanding?

Yes. 3 of the 11 settings Ofsted has inspected in Lymington hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Lymington take babies?

13 settings in Lymington 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 Lymington?

Hampshire has 39 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.

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