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Childcare in Workington

Workington has 6 day nurseries and 12 school nursery classes. Ofsted has inspected 5 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 13 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Cumberland there are 25 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.

25places per 100 under-fives in Cumberland, against 32 for England
100%of the 5 inspected here are Good or better
13 of 18are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Cumberland, 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 112 school nursery classes across Cumberland, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

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Seaton Academy

School nursery class · High Seaton, Workington, CA14 1NP

Part of a schoolFree funded hoursFrom age 309:00 to 15:45, 5 days a weekPart of a school
0190066982Their website

Dean CofE School

School nursery class · Dean, Workington, CA14 4TH

Part of a schoolFree funded hoursFrom age 2Term time, school hoursPart of a school
01946861408

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Recently

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 Workington Leisure Centre Holiday Play Scheme Full day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Learning Land Nursery Full day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Learning Land Nursery Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Workington

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Workington take funded hours?

13 of the 18 settings in Workington 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Workington take babies?

6 settings in Workington 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 Workington?

Cumberland has 25 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.

Nearby

Towns close to Workington

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Whitehaven19 settings · 6 milesMaryport16 settings · 6.3 milesFrizington4 settings · 6.5 milesCockermouth14 settings · 7.4 milesEgremont5 settings · 10.5 milesSeascale4 settings · 15.8 miles
All townsCumberland