Outstanding
60 placesCA5 7NY01228 712888
North West
Childcare in Cumberland
138 registered providers with 3,145 places, up 4.0% since December 2021.
63day nurseries
57childminders
5after-school clubs
28newly registered since 2021
77.6%rated Good or better
46closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 14.9% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
60 placesCA1 3SL01228586753
Outstanding
50 placesCA1 1LJ01228 533 125
Outstanding
42 placesCA2 5PG01228 543 034
Outstanding
36 placesCA12 5RY01768778192
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26 placesCA5 7QB07564335641
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26 placesCA2 7TH01228 591 270
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20 placesCA7 3NT01697 320 545
Outstanding
CA1 2UT01228 210389
Good
108 placesCA14 5BD01900 872 011
Good
87 placesCA14 1NP01900 602 962
Good
85 placesCA22 2BD07840458870
Good
84 placesCA28 6RS01946 591 000
Good
81 placesCA13 9XR01900 823 322
Report card Mar 2026
75 placesCA2 7AN01228 592099
Good
75 placesCA4 8AD01228 599400
Good
68 placesCA25 5HR01946 817900
Good
68 placesCA2 7LW01228 522249
Good
65 placesCA15 6LD01900 812773
Good
60 placesCA2 4BA01228 642 677
Good
57 placesCA6 4QP01228 573111
Good
54 placesCA28 7PG01946 691 700
Good
53 placesCA7 8AA01697334908
Good
52 placesCA1 1PE01228 550503
Good
50 placesCA25 5QB01946 813111
Good
49 placesCA2 7JH01228 512337
Good
49 placesCA1 2EH01228 543964
Good
47 placesCA2 5NB01228 318 265
Good
45 placesLA18 4HA01229 719 912
Good
45 placesCA2 7AY01228 536454
Good
43 placesCA22 2ET01946 821966
Good
42 placesLA18 4LE01229 775 834
Good
41 placesCA6 5UG01228 791 005
Good
38 placesCA28 8PF01946591119
Good
38 placesCA2 5TU01228 526213
Good
35 placesCA1 2HA01228558602
Good
35 placesCA7 8PA01697344462
Good
34 placesCA14 5PT01946 834439
Good
33 placesCA6 4SJ01228672459
Good
30 placesCA3 0PA01228 558888
Good
30 placesCA14 2RZ01900 870222
Good
29 placesCA13 9RH07974800297
Good
28 placesCA3 9NH01228 530 478
Good
26 placesCA26 3PF01946 810 846
Good
26 placesCA4 8BW07751 987 135
Good
26 placesCA13 0BY01900 826212
Good
26 placesCA20 1ND01946728077
Good
26 placesCA2 7PT01228538567
Good
26 placesCA2 6JP01228 531105
Good
24 placesCA4 8HE07531640868
Good
24 placesCA14 4PJ01946 834 050
Good
24 placesCA13 0TU07542093960
Good
24 placesCA5 6NA07783924187
Good
20 placesCA3 9DJ01228 512630
Good
20 placesCA28 7PA01946 694 295
Good
19 placesCA28 6SF01946 691 541
Good
18 placesCA7 4DD01697925035
Good
15 placesCA7 4RU016973 61511
Good
12 placesCA7 2DQ016973 20628
Needs improvement
111 placesCA2 4AB01228 402 102
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosforth Nursery Limited | Seascale | 48 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Workington Leisure Centre Holiday Play Scheme | Workington | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Whitehaven Sports Centre Holiday Playscheme | Whitehaven | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Maryport Activity Centre Holiday Playscheme | Maryport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Learning Land Nursery | Workington | 89 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| West House | Cockermouth | 0 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Little Learners Beach School | St Bees | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Great Broughton Out of School Club | Cockermouth | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| St. Aidan's Day Nursery | Carlisle | 43 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| New Rainbow Pre-School | Whitehaven | 18 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Cleator More Activity Centre Holiday Playscheme | Cleator Moor | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Boltons After School Club | Wigton | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Tamalder Childcare | Whitehaven | 62 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Beckermet Nursery | Beckermet | 33 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Smallworld Pre-School | Workington | 31 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| St Peter's Preschool | Carlisle | 30 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Little Monkeys Forest School | Keswick | 15 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| The Howgill Kabin | Whitehaven | 12 | Good | Dec 2023 |