Childcare in Prescot (St Helens)
Prescot (St Helens) has 3 day nurseries and 3 childminders. Ofsted has inspected 5 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 1 has never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across St Helens there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across St Helens, 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.
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 Mad Science at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Mad Science at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Prescot (St Helens)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Prescot (St Helens) take babies?
6 settings in Prescot (St Helens) 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 Prescot (St Helens)?
St Helens has 33 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 Prescot (St Helens)
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