Outstanding
100 placesNG34 8HB01400 262621
East Midlands
Childcare in Lincolnshire
625 registered providers with 14,878 places, down 0.2% since December 2021.
205day nurseries
268childminders
99after-school clubs
266newly registered since 2021
58.0%rated Good or better
382closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 27.2% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Lincoln99Boston36Grantham31Spalding23Sleaford17Stamford (Lincolnshire)14Louth13Market Rasen13Gainsborough (Lincolnshire)12Skegness12Peterborough (Lincolnshire)10Bourne8Grimsby (Lincolnshire)7Spilsby6Newark (Lincolnshire)4Alford3Horncastle3Crowland2Mablethorpe2Woodhall Spa2Bassingham1Birchwood, Lincoln1Branston1Edenham1Ermine East1Holbeach1Holton Le Clay, Grimsby1Long Sutton1Nr Grantham1Saltfleet1Scamblesby, Louth1South Rauceby1Sutton-On-Sea1Swineshead1Thurlby1Tydd St Mary1Witham St Hughs, Lincoln1
Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
82 placesPE11 3UL01775722466
Outstanding
81 placesPE9 1PG07595466156
Outstanding
80 placesPE9 1PJ01780 752 094
Outstanding
80 placesLN1 2PE01522 702155
Outstanding
55 placesLN4 2PZ07944209883
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44 placesLN5 8EW07306800663
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43 placesPE6 0EW01733 686364
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30 placesPE6 9NB01778 348423
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28 placesPE11 1UL01775 769798
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26 placesNG34 8JZ07701045281
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16 placesPE10 0LL01778591399
Good
154 placesPE21 8SP01205 838154
Good
154 placesNG33 4DH01476 585584
Good
147 placesLN6 3QP01522 812 470
Good
145 placesLN4 4QZ01526344325
Good
132 placesPE21 7RZ01205311227
Good
125 placesNG31 6QP01476 593643
Good
125 placesLN4 3EA01526 321094
Good
120 placesLN1 1RD01522511333
Good
120 placesPE10 0AL01778 423720
Good
113 placesLN2 5HL01522533280
Good
112 placesNG31 7XQ01476 573 188
Good
112 placesLN4 3LH01526 809772
Good
110 placesPE6 8LQ01778 380992
Good
109 placesNG34 7AP01529414464
Good
108 placesPE12 6EX01775 527341
Good
103 placesPE11 2XP01775 660 554
Good
102 placesLN2 4AG01522 548456
Good
100 placesLN9 5AH01507 525050
Good
100 placesLN8 5NJ01673 262021
Good
98 placesPE21 8EG01205 359516
Good
95 placesPE9 2BT01780 752211
Good
92 placesPE9 2SR01780766493
Good
90 placesLN2 4PL01522870111
Good
90 placesPE21 8BB01205 319499
Good
86 placesLN13 9EQ01507 462228
Good
86 placesPE11 4NB01775 840997
Good
86 placesPE12 9TB01406350525
Good
84 placesNG31 7XQ01476 577115
Good
80 placesPE10 9EH01778 393925
Good
78 placesPE12 7ED01406 422 358
Report card May 2026
78 placesPE24 5JS01754811878
Good
77 placesNG31 9DF01476 577337
Good
75 placesPE11 1TW01775766130
Good
75 placesPE21 0PT07780660879
Good
75 placesNG34 7EQ01526861367
Good
74 placesLN5 0DA01522 810003
Good
74 placesNG34 9JY01529 461634
Good
73 placesLN11 0JW01507606000
Good
72 placesLN11 8LS01507 603535
Good
71 placesNG32 2EN01949 845451
Good
70 placesPE11 2XA01775 718708
Good
70 placesNG34 9FJ01526 832518
Good
70 placesLN2 2NE07940873505
Good
70 placesLN6 0QQ01522 681681
Good
70 placesPE25 1NS01754 614431
Good
70 placesPE11 3RB03331889636 -01775 660554
Good
70 placesPE21 7TT01205 358312
Good
70 placesPE22 0AW01205871038
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fun Farm Day Nursery | Lincoln | 89 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Fun Farm City Nursery | Lincoln | 72 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Noah's Ark Nursery | Grimsby | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Headstart Clubhouse | Grantham | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Barrowby Pre-School | Grantham | 26 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| The Bythams After School Club | Grantham | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Sturton Cygnets Pre-School | Lincoln | 24 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| TimTin Playgroup and Kids Club | Lincoln | 24 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Riverside Playgroup | Louth | 24 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Ladybirds Preschool | Grimsby | 22 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Caythorpe Pre-School | Grantham | 20 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| RAFA Kidz Cranwell | Sleaford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Science Cafe Ltd | Alford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ OneNK - Better | Lincoln | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Headstart Nursery | Grantham | 145 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| The Little Acorns Day Nursery | Lincoln | 118 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Glebe Farm Nursery School | Lincoln | 82 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Ark Kesteven Road Nursery School | Stamford | 75 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Ark Foundry Road Nursery School | Stamford | 65 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Smartie Pants Day Nursery | Mablethorpe | 57 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| The Sleaford Methodist Pre-school CIO | Sleaford | 52 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Woodside Children's Nursery | Sleaford | 50 | Needs improvement | Dec 2025 |
| Smartie Pants Nursery @ Bardney | Lincoln | 42 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Qwackers Pre-School | Alford | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| OSCARS @ Monks Abbey Primary | Lincoln | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Spring OSCARS @ Westgate Academy | Lincoln | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Abbey 345 Pre-School | Crowland | 35 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Noah's Ark Nursery | Grimsby | 33 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Kaleidoscope Care Sleaford | Sleaford | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Discovery Sports Coaching Limited - Boston | Boston | 25 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Corby Glen Preschool | Nr Grantham | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Andrew's Angels Childcare Ltd. | Sleaford | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Cherry Tots Pre-School | Lincoln | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Sutton St James Playgroup | Spalding | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Spring Oscars Leslie Manser | Lincoln | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Discovery Sports Coaching Limited - Spalding | Spalding | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Scamps Club | Scampton | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Rainbow Playgroup | Gainsborough | 16 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre Grantham | Grantham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| MSP Clubs @ Welton St Marys | Lincoln | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| MACCA Sports Academies | Stamford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| LES (City) Centre | Lincoln | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| MSP Clubs @ St Gilbert's Primary School | Stamford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Building Blocks Kindergarten | Bourne | 104 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Bearhugs Nurseries Ltd | Lincoln | 60 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Hartsholme Academy Pre-School & Kids Club | Lincoln | 60 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Piggywigs | Louth | 58 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Bracebridge Heath Preschool and Nursery | Lincoln | 44 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Little Robins Pre-school | Boston | 32 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ West Lindsey DN21 | Gainsborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Gapa Nursery | Gainsborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Msp Clubs @ Yarborough Leisure Centre | Lincoln | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Bubbles Day Nursery | Lincoln | 72 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Quarrington Pre-School | Sleaford | 30 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Acorns Pre-School | Gainsborough | 25 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Pegasus Child Care Centre | Market Rasen | 24 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Honeypot Gainsborough Pre-School | Gainsborough | 20 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Dunholme Pre-School | Dunholme | 18 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| MSP Clubs @ Thurlby Community Primary Academy | Bourne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Science Cafe Ltd | Withern | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |