Childcare in Spalding
Spalding has 18 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 9 school nursery classes, 10 childminders and 4 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 27 of them and rated 26 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 15 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.
18 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.
- Dec 2025Opened Sutton St. James Pre School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Beyond the Physical Ltd - Spalding Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Discovery Sports Coaching Limited - Spalding Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Sutton St James Playgroup Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Spalding
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Spalding take funded hours?
14 of the 42 settings in Spalding 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Spalding rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 27 settings Ofsted has inspected in Spalding hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Spalding take babies?
32 settings in Spalding 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 Spalding?
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 Spalding
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.