Nurseries in Blackpool

There are 39 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Blackpool, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Blackpool

Ofsted report cards: 7 settings (13 Strong standard, 23 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 28 settings (1 Outstanding, 27 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Childminders and home childcarers

33 registered childminders in Blackpool (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
2 registered home childcarers in Blackpool (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

Nurseries and pre-schools

Ashcroft Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY3 9JL, ages 0 to 10, 34 places
Ofsted, 21 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Chelsea Kindergarten - Day nursery, Blackpool FY2 0SU, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted report card, 22 May 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
Dunes Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Blackpool FY4 1PU, ages 0 to 4, 25 places
Ofsted, 23 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Embrace Lodge Kindergarten - Day nursery, Blackpool FY3 9JS, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
Ofsted report card, 11 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Hawes Side Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY4 3HZ, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
Ofsted, 24 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Highfield Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY4 2HG, ages 1 to 4, 54 places
Ofsted, 31 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Include me 2 Blackpool - Pre-school, Blackpool FY1 3PB
Kids Planet Anchorsholme - Day nursery, Thornton-cleveleys FY5 3RX, ages 0 to 4
Ofsted, 17 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Planet Blackpool - Day nursery, Blackpool FY1 2NP, ages 1 to 4, 87 places
Ofsted, 31 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge - Day nursery, Blackpool FY4 2QR, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
Ofsted, 12 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Planet Butterfly Lodge - Day nursery, Blackpool FY4 1JH, ages 0 to 4, 54 places
Ofsted, 14 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Planet Norbreck - Day nursery, Thornton-cleveleys FY5 1NY, ages 0 to 4, 102 places
Ofsted, 15 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Planet Victoria Hospital - Day nursery, Blackpool FY3 8NR, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
Ofsted, 30 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kincraig Ducklings Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY2 0HN, ages 0 to 1, 15 places
Ofsted, 22 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Layton Pre-School - Day nursery, Layton FY3 7DZ, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted, 24 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Lilliput Kiddie Care - Day nursery, Blackpool FY4 1LW, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 2 December 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Angels Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY3 9NL, ages 0 to 4, 27 places
Ofsted, 6 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Blossoms Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY4 4BU, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted, 30 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Dreamers Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY4 4EL, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
Ofsted, 21 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Explorers Normoss - Day nursery, Blackpool FY3 0AL, 67 places
Little George's Nursery School - Day nursery, Blackpool FY1 3HY, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 3 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Giraffes at Bispham - Day nursery, Blackpool FY2 9LF, 43 places
Little Rainbows Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY1 1PP, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted, 29 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Meadow Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY3 9HH, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
Ofsted report card, 22 July 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
Moorevilla Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY4 5HJ, ages 0 to 4, 125 places
Ofsted, 21 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Newhouse Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY4 4JN, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 17 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Pebbles Day Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY2 9EG, ages 1 to 4, 25 places
Ofsted, 30 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Planet Kaos Nursery And Preschool Ltd - Day nursery, Blackpool FY4 4LR, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
Ofsted, 7 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Playdays Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY1 5EN, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted report card, 30 January 2026: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
Primrose House Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY3 8DS, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted report card, 6 August 2026: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
St Bernadette's Pre-School - Day nursery, Blackpool FY2 0AJ, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted, 10 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
St Nicholas Pre-School - Pre-school, Blackpool FY4 5FH, 20 places
Teepee Childcare Links Road - Day nursery, Blackpool FY1 2RU, ages 1 to 4, 42 places
Ofsted report card, 29 July 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Teepee Childcare Lytham Road - Day nursery, Blackpool FY1 6EU, ages 0 to 4, 27 places
Ofsted, 21 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Learning Tree Nursery - Day nursery, Blackpool FY4 5LW, ages 0 to 4, 124 places
Ofsted report card, 22 January 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
The Manor Nursery School - Day nursery, Blackpool FY4 4UZ, ages 0 to 8, 100 places
Ofsted, 5 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Squirrels Childcare Centre Ltd - Day nursery, Blackpool FY2 0PD, ages 0 to 4, 54 places
Ofsted, 13 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Treetops Childrens Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Blackpool FY2 9QU, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
Ofsted, 30 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
West Park Kindergarten - Day nursery, Blackpool FY3 9EQ, ages 0 to 4, 90 places
Ofsted, 11 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

Kids Planet Norbreck OOSC - Out-of-school club, Thornton-cleveleys FY5 1PD, 104 places
Stanley Scamps O.S.C. - Out-of-school club, Blackpool FY3 9UR, 80 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (7 here)
MiChild Blackpool Limited (5 here)
Right Start Day Nurseries (Lancashire) Ltd (4 here)
Adventures in Learning Limited (1 here)
Barnardo's (1 here)

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Towns in Blackpool

Nurseries in Thornton-cleveleys (2)

Schools in Blackpool

Schools in Blackpool
Schools in Blackpool council area
Anchorsholme Primary Academy - Primary
Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy - Primary
Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School - Primary
Blackpool Gateway Academy - Primary
Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School - Primary
Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School - Primary
Boundary Primary School - Primary
Christ The King Catholic Academy - Primary
Devonshire Primary Academy - Primary
Hawes Side Academy - Primary
Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Primary
Kincraig Primary School - Primary

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.