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Nurseries in Ormskirk

There are 15 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Ormskirk, and 8 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Ormskirk

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 14 settings (2 Outstanding, 12 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Acorns At Ormskirk Church Of England Primary School - Pre-school, Ormskirk L39 2DP, ages 0 to 2, 9 places
    Ofsted, 15 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Asmall Nursery - Day nursery, Ormskirk L39 3PJ, ages 1 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 9 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Discovery Vine Childcare - Day nursery, Ormskirk L40 7RS, ages 2 to 10, 32 places
    Ofsted, 21 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • First Chapter Day Nursery - Day nursery, Ormskirk L40 7SN, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted, 7 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Jigsaw Playgroup (Burscough) - Pre-school, Ormskirk L40 0SG, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 11 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Learning Curves Nursery - Day nursery, Ormskirk L39 5AS, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 9 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Munchkins Childcare - Day nursery, Ormskirk L39 4RY, ages 0 to 3, 53 places
    Ofsted, 11 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Munchkins Village Nursery - Day nursery, Ormskirk L40 5SN, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted, 23 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Portico at West End - Day nursery, Ormskirk L39 1PA, ages 0 to 3, 68 places
    Ofsted report card, 16 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Portico Kindergarten - Day nursery, Ormskirk L39 6SF, ages 0 to 3, 40 places
    Ofsted, 15 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Hub NW Ltd - Pre-school, Ormskirk L40 2QX, ages 1 to 5, 45 places
    Ofsted, 12 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ruff Lane Day Nursery at Abbeyfield House - Day nursery, Ormskirk L39 4QX, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted, 24 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Springfield Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, Ormskirk L39 6ST, ages 0 to 4, 111 places
    Ofsted, 18 December 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Station House Nursery School Ltd - Day nursery, Ormskirk L40 0RA, ages 0 to 5, 50 places
    Ofsted, 7 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Johns Roman Catholic Primary School (After School Club and Nursery) - Day nursery, Ormskirk L40 7RA, ages 3 to 3, 24 places
    Ofsted, 14 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Base-Dance Performing Arts Academy - Out-of-school club, Ormskirk L40 7TP
  • Conexus Tuition Ormskirk Lathom and Burscough OPC - Out-of-school club, Ormskirk L40 4BZ
  • Conexus Tuition Ormskirk, Lathom, Billinge and Bickerstaffe - Out-of-school club, Ormskirk L40 6HZ
  • FUNDA Sports, Physical Activity Holiday Camps & Childcare - Out-of-school club, Ormskirk L40 4LB, 40 places
  • Halsall Kidz Club - Out-of-school club, Ormskirk L39 8RR, 30 places
  • Progress Tutoring - Out-of-school club, Ormskirk L39 2BY
  • The Play Stop LTD - Out-of-school club, Ormskirk L40 2QT, 40 places
  • Woodland Sports - Out-of-school club, Ormskirk L40 4AE

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 Ormskirk

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