Childcare in Thornton-Cleveleys (Blackpool)
Thornton-Cleveleys (Blackpool) has 2 day nurseries, 1 school nursery class, 2 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 4 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 2 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Blackpool there are 27 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 Blackpool, 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 23 school nursery classes across Blackpool, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
6 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What people ask about childcare in Thornton-Cleveleys (Blackpool)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Thornton-Cleveleys (Blackpool) take funded hours?
1 of the 6 settings in Thornton-Cleveleys (Blackpool) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Thornton-Cleveleys (Blackpool) take babies?
5 settings in Thornton-Cleveleys (Blackpool) 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 Thornton-Cleveleys (Blackpool)?
Blackpool has 27 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 Thornton-Cleveleys (Blackpool)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.