Childcare in Lytham St. Annes
Lytham St. Annes has 9 day nurseries, 5 school nursery classes, 2 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 11 of them and rated 10 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 6 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Lancashire there are 38 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 Lancashire, 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 227 school nursery classes across Lancashire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
1 setting 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 Kids Planet Ansdell Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Lytham St. Annes
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Lytham St. Annes take funded hours?
4 of the 17 settings in Lytham St. Annes 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Lytham St. Annes rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 11 settings Ofsted has inspected in Lytham St. Annes hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Lytham St. Annes take babies?
12 settings in Lytham St. Annes 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 Lytham St. Annes?
Lancashire has 38 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 Lytham St. Annes
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.