Outstanding
160 placesPR1 6QQ01772 460233
North West
Childcare in Lancashire
1,043 registered providers with 27,988 places, up 0.1% since December 2021.
362day nurseries
431childminders
162after-school clubs
361newly registered since 2021
59.9%rated Good or better
524closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 23.9% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
138 placesBB9 0DZ01282931310
Report card Nov 2025
137 placesPR5 6QE01772 324 644
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114 placesPR1 9XR01772 751666
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111 placesPR7 7HZ01772456108
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111 placesL39 6ST01695 423367
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108 placesFY8 4LE01253732757
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106 placesBB8 7NN01282 868249
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100 placesPR5 4AB01772 561186
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100 placesFY8 2JF07545955203
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100 placesBB9 0PQ01282 931354
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90 placesBB6 7JB01254 882 777
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90 placesPR1 2HE01772892597
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89 placesFY6 8JB01253 886119
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84 placesFY7 8AY01253 778253
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80 placesBB10 3ES01282 457 235
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80 placesFY5 2BE01253 853014
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72 placesBB9 8PU01282 698057
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72 placesPR2 9HP01772 716 005
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71 placesWN8 9NH01695 726539
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70 placesPR2 3XE07715875599
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67 placesPR6 8QP01254830788
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67 placesFY7 8AT01253876500
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66 placesLA1 4RP01524 230724
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65 placesBB5 5RP01254 301524
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63 placesFY6 7NU01253 882041
Report card Dec 2025
62 placesLA1 3PE01524 680 43
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62 placesFY5 1BQ01253 858041
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62 placesPR2 1EN01772768820
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60 placesBB7 9NT01200871147
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60 placesLA2 8JP015242 22288
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55 placesFY5 2JG01253 857836
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54 placesPR26 9JP01704821621
Report card Feb 2026
52 placesBB4 8HW01706508791
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50 placesFY5 2RX01253858748
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50 placesFY5 1LB01253855486
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49 placesPR26 9AA01772 601074
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44 placesPR4 1HR01772 633390
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40 placesPR25 4SJ01772 456304
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40 placesPR2 3LA01772 446236
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36 placesPR2 8ER01772717881
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36 placesBB5 5PN07890538088
Report card Jan 2026
33 placesPR3 5JA01772 860834
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32 placesL39 3PJ01695 576 654
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32 placesOL13 0HD07860802916
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32 placesWN6 9RW01257 427470
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30 placesPR6 0PR01257 270854
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30 placesFY7 8QB01253870900
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28 placesFY8 2HQ01253 789 111
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26 placesLA5 8DW01524824907
Report card Jan 2026
24 placesL39 5DG01695 423295
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24 placesLA2 6JB01524 874331
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20 placesWN8 7XB01257 462 916
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17 placesFY8 1DR01253784110
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14 placesBB5 5SB07890538088
Report card Dec 2025
12 placesBB4 7UE01706213303
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300 placesPR4 0LE01772 733312
Good
240 placesLA6 1DT07471 124423
Good
222 placesBB9 7BT01282619229
Good
209 placesPR7 3BS01257 265 500
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorland Nursery | Clitheroe | 132 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Little Acorns Padiham | Burnley | 84 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Honey Bees Day Nursery | Poulton-Le-Fylde | 63 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Fun Fest Chorley | Chorley | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Knight Hill Day Nursery | Burnley | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Sheen's Nursery | Leyland | 40 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Stanhill Pre-School Before & After School Care | Accrington | 40 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Kids Planet Ansdell | Lytham St. Annes | 34 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Leyland St James Wrap Around Care Groups | Leyland | 32 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| The Play Stop LTD | Preston | 26 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Moorside Pre-School | Lancaster | 24 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Nature Trail Nursery Euxton | Chorley | 21 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Infinity Pre-School | Lancaster | 20 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Pro Sport Coaching | Clitheroe | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Little Village Nursery | Preston | 20 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Pro Sport Coaching Ltd | Burnley | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Progressive Kids | Accrington | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Acorn Room at Hillside | Rossendale | 9 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Include Me 2 Ridgewood | Burnley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Include Me 2 Farringdon Park | Preston | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Include Me 2 Millenium Hall | Preston | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| BASE-DANCE LTD | Ormskirk | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Mad Science at Fulwood and Cadley Primary School | Preston | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Include Me 2 West Lancashire | Skelmersdale | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Mad Science at Anderton Primary School | Adlington | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| PGL Winmarleigh | Preston | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Joelily LLP T/A Marylands Private Nursery School | Preston | 102 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Oakmount Day Nursery | Preston | 98 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Crescent Nursery Nelson | Nelson | 80 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Bridges Before and After School Club | Rossendale | 77 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Daydreams Children's Nursery | Tarleton | 59 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| St John's After School Club | Chorley | 48 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The ABC Treehouse Nursery | Blackpool | 44 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Nuh's Ark Nursery | Preston | 40 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Bright Beginnings Woodlands | Skelmersdale | 39 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| The Out of School Experience @ Osbaldeston | Blackburn | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Hive 55 | Nelson | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Evergreen Forest Nursery | Clitheroe | 32 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Kiddies Day Nursery Ltd | Preston | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Poulton St Chads Nursery | Poulton-Le-Fylde | 26 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Sceptre Nursery | Preston | 26 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| St Clare's After School Club | Preston | 24 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| St. Andrew's Nursery Group | Leyland | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Progressive Sports South Lancashire | Blackburn | 23 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Oaks Preschool | Preston | 20 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Richard Durnings Endowed Out of School Club | Ormskirk | 18 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Little Acorns Pre-School | Ormskirk | 14 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Burnley Play Association | Burnley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| 7B | Burnley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| 7B | Burnley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| RS Learning | Nelson | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Beach Hut Play And Party Centre | Great Harwood | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Tree Tots Nursery Kirkham | Kirkham | 90 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Briercliffe Day Nursery and Education Centre Ltd | Lancashire | 69 | Needs improvement | Jun 2025 |
| Oak Tree Nursery School Garstang | Preston | 54 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Early Birds Private Day Nursery | Chorley | 50 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| FUNDA Sports, Physical Activity Holiday Camps & Childcare | Preston | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Shining Stars | Preston | 40 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Little Shrimps Day Nursery | Morecambe | 30 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Kids United OSC | Preston | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |