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Nurseries in King's Lynn

There are 31 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in King's Lynn, and 3 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in King's Lynn

  • Ofsted report cards: 4 settings (12 Strong standard, 12 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 25 settings (3 Outstanding, 22 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Apple Wood Children's Nursery - Day nursery, King's Lynn PE30 2QW, ages 1 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 24 August 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Child's Play Day Nursery - Day nursery, King'S Lynn PE31 6HA, ages 1 to 7, 41 places
    Ofsted, 8 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ducklings Pre-School - Day nursery, King'S Lynn PE32 2EY, ages 2 to 3, 16 places
    Ofsted, 18 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Gaytongoslings Daycare Centre - Day nursery, King's Lynn PE32 1QZ, ages 2 to 11, 65 places
    Ofsted, 5 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Gaywood First Steps - Day nursery, King'S Lynn PE30 4QF, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted, 29 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Giggles N Squiggles Discovery - Day nursery, King's Lynn PE30 2LA, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 7 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Giggles N Squiggles West Lynn - Pre-school, Kings Lynn PE34 3JF, ages 2 to 4, 17 places
    Ofsted, 2 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kip McGrath - King's Lynn - Pre-school, King's Lynn PE30 1NJ
  • Ladybirds Pre-School - Pre-school, King'S Lynn PE34 4HD, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 16 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Bunnies Day Nursery - Day nursery, King's Lynn PE30 4NE, 46 places
  • Little Oaks Pre School - Day nursery, King'S Lynn PE33 9QJ, ages 2 to 8, 24 places
    Ofsted, 11 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mr Bee's North Lynn - Day nursery, Kings Lynn PE30 2ND, ages 0 to 4, 107 places
    Ofsted, 26 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mr Bee's Springwood - Day nursery, King's Lynn PE30 4AW, ages 2 to 10, 48 places
    Ofsted, 30 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mr Bee's St Augustine's - Day nursery, King's Lynn PE30 2LB, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 5 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • North Wootton Pre-School - Day nursery, Kings Lynn PE30 3TE, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 13 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Paris's Daycare - Day nursery, King's Lynn PE31 6AT, ages 0 to 3, 42 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Phoenix Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, King's Lynn PE30 4ET, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 9 December 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Phoenix Montessori Nursery (West Norfolk) Ltd - Day nursery, King's Lynn PE34 4PJ, ages 0 to 8, 50 places
    Ofsted, 20 May 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Skylarks Pre-School Ltd - Pre-school, King'S Lynn PE34 4RF, ages 1 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 19 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Snettisham Bobtails - Pre-school, Kings Lynn PE31 7LT, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 8 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • South Wootton Pre School - Pre-school, King's Lynn PE30 3LJ, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 30 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sporle Pre-School - Pre-school, King's Lynn PE32 2DR, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 June 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • St Michael's Family Centre - Day nursery, King's Lynn PE30 5BN, ages 1 to 11, 65 places
    Ofsted, 30 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Michael's Family Centre (Church Lane) - Day nursery, Kings Lynn PE30 5AE, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted report card, 11 November 2025: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • St Michael's Family Centre (St Clements Site) - Day nursery, King's Lynn PE34 4LZ, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 4 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Rainbow Centre (Marham) - Day nursery, King'S Lynn PE33 9NF, ages 0 to 11, 186 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Tom Thumb Nursery: Reffley - Day nursery, King's Lynn PE30 3EH, ages 2 to 10, 26 places
    Ofsted, 28 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows - Day nursery, Kings Lynn PE30 2NJ, ages 2 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted, 26 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Twinkle Tots - Day nursery, King's Lynn PE30 5DD, ages 0 to 4, 101 places
    Ofsted, 5 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Watlington Preschool - Day nursery, Kings Lynn PE33 0HU, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 27 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • West Acre Montessori School - Day nursery, Kings Lynn PE32 1PU, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 18 June 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Premier Start Active at Tilney St Lawrence - Out-of-school club, King's Lynn PE34 4QZ, 12 places
  • Premier Wraparound Club at South Wootton Junior School - Out-of-school club, King's Lynn PE30 3JZ, 16 places
  • Premier Wraparound Club St Marthas Catholic Primary School - Out-of-school club, King's Lynn PE30 4AY, 70 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 King's Lynn

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