Childcare in Southport
Southport has 15 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 10 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 8 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 20 of them and rated 17 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 20 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Sefton there are 26 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 Sefton, 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 55 school nursery classes across Sefton, 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 The Frantastic Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Frantastic Club @ Norwood Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Stagecoach Southport Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Waterloo Preschool Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Waterloo Road Under 5's Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Frantastic Club @ Norwood Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Frantastic Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Fun 4 Kidz - Ainsdale Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kids Club Southport Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened The Frantastic Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed The Frantastic Pre-School Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Southport
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Southport take funded hours?
13 of the 40 settings in Southport 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Southport rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 20 settings Ofsted has inspected in Southport hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Southport take babies?
27 settings in Southport 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 Southport?
Sefton has 26 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 Southport
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.