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Nurseries in Grantham

There are 22 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Grantham, and 9 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Grantham

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Strong standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 18 settings (18 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Albion House Day Nursery - Day nursery, Grantham NG31 8BG, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 29 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Grantham - Day nursery, Grantham NG31 6QU, ages 0 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 April 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Beacon Lane Day Nursery - Day nursery, Grantham NG31 9DF, ages 0 to 4, 77 places
    Ofsted, 6 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Caythorpe Pre-School - Pre-school, Grantham NG32 3DR, 24 places
  • Children 1st @ Grantham - Day nursery, Grantham NG31 7XQ, ages 0 to 4, 112 places
    Ofsted, 25 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Clarence House Grantham - Day nursery, Grantham NG31 7LT, ages 0 to 5, 60 places
    Ofsted, 17 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Corby Glen Preschool - Day nursery, Grantham NG33 4NU, 36 places
  • Great Wood Farm Early Years Centre - Day nursery, Grantham NG33 4DH, ages 0 to 11, 154 places
    Ofsted, 2 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Headstart Nursery Grantham - Day nursery, Grantham NG31 9AB, 145 places
  • Little Explorers - Day nursery, Grantham NG31 9PP, ages 0 to 10, 62 places
    Ofsted, 26 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Littleleaps - Day nursery, Grantham NG31 8HQ, ages 1 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 26 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Manthorpe Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, Grantham NG31 8NQ, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 25 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • My Nursery (UK) LTD - Day nursery, Grantham NG31 6PB, ages 1 to 4, 62 places
    Ofsted, 5 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Railway Children's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Grantham NG33 4QB, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 15 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Serendipitys Day Nursery - Day nursery, Grantham NG31 8AN, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 4 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Start Right Nursery - Day nursery, Grantham NG31 7XQ, ages 1 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted, 8 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Start Right Nursery Ancaster Ltd - Day nursery, Grantham NG32 3PP, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 8 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stepping Stones - Day nursery, Grantham NG31 6QP, ages 0 to 4, 125 places
    Ofsted, 26 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunshine Pre-School Great Gonerby - Pre-school, Grantham NG31 8NB, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 6 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Old School Nursery - Day nursery, Grantham NG32 2PG, ages 0 to 4, 31 places
    Ofsted, 22 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • White House Farm Day Nursery - Day nursery, Grantham NG32 2EN, ages 0 to 4, 71 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodlands Nursery - Day nursery, Grantham NG32 2LN, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 11 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Brightstars - Out-of-school club, Grantham NG31 9AZ, 40 places
  • Brightstars @ Harrowby - Out-of-school club, Grantham NG31 9LJ, 24 places
  • Funfields - Out-of-school club, Grantham NG31 8HQ, 30 places
  • Headstart Clubhouse - Out-of-school club, Grantham NG31 7AU, 64 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Grantham Meres NG31 - Out-of-school club, Grantham NG31 7XG
  • Kip McGrath Education Centre Grantham - Out-of-school club, Grantham NG31 6SE
  • MACCA Sports Academies at Grantham Preparatory School - Out-of-school club, Grantham NG31 7UF
  • Premier Education WAC @ Bythams Primary School - Out-of-school club, Grantham NG33 4PX, 18 places
  • Start Right Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Grantham NG32 3QQ, 46 places

Nursery groups with settings 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)

Council area

Schools in Grantham

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