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Nurseries in Lymington

There are 10 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Lymington, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Lymington

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (4 Strong standard, 8 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 7 settings (3 Outstanding, 4 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Kids Love Nature (Lymington) Ltd - Day nursery, Lymington SO41 5RP, ages 0 to 4, 54 places
    Ofsted, 24 February 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Flyers Pre-School - Day nursery, Lymington SO41 6BA, 69 places
  • Lymington Centre Pre-School - Day nursery, Lymington SO41 9BQ, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 5 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-School - Pre-school, Lymington SO41 9GP, ages 3 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 11 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Milford Early Years Centre - Day nursery, Lymington SO41 0QF, ages 1 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted report card, 28 April 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Paint Pots Boldre - Pre-school, Lymington SO41 5QG, 24 places
    Ofsted, 22 January 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pennington Village Pre-School - Pre-school, Lymington SO41 8HX, ages 2 to 4, 39 places
    Ofsted, 9 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Clock House Nursery School - Day nursery, Lymington SO41 8GN, ages 0 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted, 25 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiptoe Butterflies preschool - Pre-school, Lymington SO41 6FU, ages 2 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 March 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Tops All Saints Lymington Day Nursery - Day nursery, Lymington SO41 8FD, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
    Ofsted, 5 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Globe Fit Kids Clubs - Pennington - Out-of-school club, Lymington SO41 8HX
  • Superstar Sports Pennington - Out-of-school club, Lymington SO41 8GY, 80 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 Lymington

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