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Nurseries in Scunthorpe

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

Inspection grades in Scunthorpe

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (11 Strong standard, 7 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 24 settings (8 Outstanding, 16 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bottesford Bunnies Ltd - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN16 3SN, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 10 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Burton Play - Children's Links - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN15 9HB, ages 0 to 10, 68 places
    Ofsted, 25 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busibodies - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN15 8EA, ages 0 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted, 23 July 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Changing Lives Through Changing Minds - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN15 9AL
  • Daisy Chains - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN15 7RW, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 7 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Gunness and Burringham Pre-School - Pre-school, Scunthorpe DN17 3LT, ages 2 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted, 17 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Stars Day Nursery - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN17 1DU, ages 2 to 11, 58 places
    Ofsted, 3 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • I Learn Education Crowle - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN17 4JW, ages 0 to 8, 50 places
    Ofsted, 26 October 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • I Learn Education Scunthorpe - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN16 3FX, ages 1 to 8, 39 places
    Ofsted, 10 November 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kingsway Children's Centre - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN17 1AJ, 64 places
    Ofsted, 6 July 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kip McGrath Tuition Scunthorpe LP - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN15 7DQ
  • Leap Ahead Nursery - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN17 1PL, ages 1 to 4, 41 places
    Ofsted, 26 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lincoln Gardens Pre-School Ltd - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN16 2DY, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 18 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Frogs Day Care - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN15 9TT, ages 0 to 11, 15 places
    Ofsted, 12 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Owls - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN15 8LG, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 June 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Owls Scunthorpe Ltd - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN17 2JL, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 January 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Owls (Scunthorpe) Ltd West - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN17 1QL, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 12 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Rascals Nursery - Pre-school, Scunthorpe DN17 2LD, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 September 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Sunflowers - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN15 8DT, 40 places
  • Little Tots Nursery - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN15 7PE, ages 0 to 5, 62 places
    Ofsted, 7 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mel's Totstop Day Nursery - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN16 3QT, ages 2 to 11, 41 places
    Ofsted, 10 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Moorwell Miracles Children's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN17 2TX, ages 0 to 4, 78 places
    Ofsted, 22 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Peekaboo Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN17 2QY, ages 0 to 5, 24 places
    Ofsted, 12 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Poppy Fields - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN15 6HS, ages 3 to 3, 52 places
    Ofsted, 5 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Shining Little Stars Ltd - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN16 1HH, ages 0 to 9, 49 places
    Ofsted, 18 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Paul's Pre School - Pre-school, Scunthorpe DN16 2ND, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 21 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Teddy Bears Nursery - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN17 1DD, 27 places
  • The Ark Day Nursery - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN16 1ST, ages 1 to 4, 59 places
    Ofsted, 12 January 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Learning Tree Preschool - Pre-school, Scunthorpe DN17 1HE, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 19 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Toy Box Nursery Scunthorpe Limited - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN16 1AA, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 5 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Yaddlethorpe Pre-School - Day nursery, Scunthorpe DN16 3SN, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 14 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • After Bell Club - Out-of-school club, Scunthorpe DN16 3SN, 22 places
  • Happy Feet Kidzone - Out-of-school club, Scunthorpe DN15 9TP, 30 places
  • Premier Education WAC @ Crowle Primary Academy - Out-of-school club, Scunthorpe DN17 4ET, 18 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 Scunthorpe

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