Childcare in Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe has 27 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 24 school nursery classes, 18 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 37 of them and rated 36 Good or better, 8 of them Outstanding. 39 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across North Lincolnshire there are 29 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 North Lincolnshire, 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 37 school nursery classes across North Lincolnshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
3 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 Premier Education WAC @ Crowle Primary Academy Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Teddy Bears Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Sunflowers Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Children's Links Playscheme Scunthorpe Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Happy Stars Babies Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Education WAC @ Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed I Learn Crowle Kids Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Happy Feet Kidzone Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Happy Feet Kidzone Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Premier Education WAC @ Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Scunthorpe
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Scunthorpe take funded hours?
31 of the 76 settings in Scunthorpe 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Scunthorpe rated Outstanding?
Yes. 8 of the 37 settings Ofsted has inspected in Scunthorpe hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Scunthorpe take babies?
50 settings in Scunthorpe 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 Scunthorpe?
North Lincolnshire 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 Scunthorpe
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.