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80 placesDN20 0JW01652655128
Yorkshire and The Humber
Childcare in North Lincolnshire
140 registered providers with 2,564 places, down 0.1% since December 2021.
46day nurseries
70childminders
11after-school clubs
62newly registered since 2021
66.7%rated Good or better
84closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 13.6% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orkidz Pre School | Barton on Humber | 37 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Happy Stars Babies | Scunthorpe | 30 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Skools Out | Doncaster | 25 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education WAC @ Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue | Scunthorpe | 18 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education WAC @ Wrawby St Mary's C of E Primary School | Brigg | 18 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| I Learn Crowle Kids Club | Scunthorpe | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Children's Links Playscheme Scunthorpe | Scunthorpe | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Happy Feet Kidzone | Scunthorpe | 42 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Leap Ahead @ Ulceby | Ulceby | 38 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Outer School Ltd | Gainsborough | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Field View Day Nursery | South Humberside | 90 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Little Rascals Pre-School | Scunthorpe | 52 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Ashby Neighbourhood Nursery | Scunthorpe | 49 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Imps | Messingham | 28 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Barnetby Under Fives | Barnetby | 26 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| The Learning Tree Preschool @ Priory Lane | Scunthorpe | 30 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Burton Play | Scunthorpe | 26 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Little Owls (Scunthorpe South) | Scunthorpe | 24 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| South Ferriby Pre-School | South Ferriby | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Kip McGrath Scunthorpe | Scunthorpe | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Castledyke Ltd | Barton-Upon-Humber | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Epworth Thurlow Preschool Playgroup | Doncaster | 20 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Munchkins Nursery | Brigg | 20 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Wise Owl Kids Den At Bottesford Infants School | Scunthorpe | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Frodingham Fun Club | Scunthorpe | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Wise Owl Kids Den Berkeley | Scunthorpe | 28 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Wise Owl Private Day Nursery Messingham | Scunthorpe | 45 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Little Cygnets | Ulceby | 30 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Little Cygnets Schoolers | Ulceby | 12 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |