Childcare in Sleaford
Sleaford has 10 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 10 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 15 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 17 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Lincolnshire there are 37 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 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 111 school nursery classes across Lincolnshire, 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 RAFA Kidz Cranwell Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Clarence House Sleaford Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Premier Education WAC @ Leasingham St Andrews C of E Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Woodside Children's Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Sleaford Methodist Pre-school CIO Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kaleidoscope Care Sleaford Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Andrew's Angels Childcare Ltd. Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Sleaford
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Sleaford take funded hours?
12 of the 32 settings in Sleaford 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Sleaford rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 15 settings Ofsted has inspected in Sleaford hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Sleaford take babies?
20 settings in Sleaford 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 Sleaford?
Lincolnshire has 37 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 Sleaford
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.