Childcare in Ormskirk
Ormskirk has 12 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 13 school nursery classes, 4 childminders and 8 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 17 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 23 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.
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 Base-Dance Performing Arts Academy Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened FUNDA Sports, Physical Activity Holiday Camps & Childcare Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Woodland Sports Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed BASE-DANCE LTD Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Little Acorns Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Richard Durnings Endowed Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Conexus Tuition Ormskirk Lathom and Burscough OPC Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Conexus Tuition Ormskirk, Lathom, Billinge and Bickerstaffe Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Ormskirk
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Ormskirk take funded hours?
17 of the 40 settings in Ormskirk 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Ormskirk rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 17 settings Ofsted has inspected in Ormskirk hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Ormskirk take babies?
22 settings in Ormskirk 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 Ormskirk?
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 Ormskirk
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.