Childcare in Penrith
Penrith has 10 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 23 school nursery classes and 3 childminders. Ofsted has inspected 8 of them and rated 7 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 29 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £37 to £60, typically £45. Across Westmorland and Furness there are 29 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 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.
10 settings 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 2026Opened Jelly, Bethany Jade
- Jun 2026Opened Blaylock, Emilia Milly
- Jun 2026Closed Activity Den Whinfell Forest Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kirkoswald After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kiddlywinks Preschool and day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kiddlywinks The Meadows And Holiday Club Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kids Planet Penrith Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kids Planet Old Stables Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Lilyhowe Private Day Nursery & Pre-School Centre Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Penrith
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Penrith?
Of the 6 full-day rates published by settings in Penrith, the typical price is £45 a day, ranging from £37 to £60. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Penrith take funded hours?
26 of the 37 settings in Penrith 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Penrith rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 8 settings Ofsted has inspected in Penrith hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Penrith take babies?
13 settings in Penrith 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 Penrith?
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.
Towns close to Penrith
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.