Childcare in Whitby
Whitby has 4 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 9 school nursery classes and 2 childminders. Ofsted has inspected 7 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 11 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across North Yorkshire there are 39 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 North Yorkshire, 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 169 school nursery classes across North Yorkshire, 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 2025Opened Little Teapots Nursery Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Little Teapots Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Whitby
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Whitby take funded hours?
12 of the 18 settings in Whitby 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Whitby take babies?
9 settings in Whitby 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 Whitby?
North Yorkshire has 39 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 Whitby
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.