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Nurseries in Spalding

There are 19 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Spalding, and 4 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Spalding

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (1 Strong standard, 11 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 17 settings (2 Outstanding, 15 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Acorn Pre-School CIO - Day nursery, Spalding PE12 6TS, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 12 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bebright Preschool - Day nursery, Spalding PE11 3GW, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 14 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Berry Grove Childcare - Day nursery, Spalding PE12 6ND, ages 1 to 4
    Ofsted report card, 11 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Building Blocks Day Nurseries - Day nursery, Spalding PE11 2XP, ages 0 to 5, 103 places
    Ofsted, 14 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Building Blocks Nurseries - Day nursery, Spalding PE12 7BE, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 November 2025: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Building Blocks Nurseries Pinchbeck - Day nursery, Spalding PE11 3RB, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 4 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Country Kids Day Nursery Spalding - Day nursery, Spalding PE12 0PS, ages 0 to 9, 42 places
    Ofsted, 23 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Honeypot Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Spalding PE12 6DQ, ages 0 to 10, 44 places
    Ofsted, 20 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lilliput Day Nursery (Spalding) Limited - Day nursery, Spalding PE11 1TW, ages 0 to 7, 75 places
    Ofsted, 22 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Oaks Childcare - Day nursery, Spalding PE12 6EX, ages 0 to 4, 108 places
    Ofsted, 28 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Pickles Daycare - Day nursery, Spalding PE11 4XA, ages 1 to 10, 30 places
    Ofsted, 14 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Stars Day Nursery - Day nursery, Spalding PE11 4NB, ages 0 to 4, 86 places
    Ofsted, 11 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Moulton Harrox Pre-School and Out of School Club - Pre-school, Spalding PE12 6PN, ages 2 to 11, 40 places
    Ofsted, 24 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Munchkins Kindergarten Ltd - Day nursery, Spalding PE11 2XA, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 17 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Puddleducks Day Nursery - Day nursery, Spalding PE11 1UL, ages 0 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Nursery - Day nursery, Spalding PE12 9LF, ages 0 to 9, 49 places
    Ofsted, 21 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Smartie Pants Sutton Bridge - Day nursery, Spalding PE12 9TB, ages 0 to 11, 86 places
    Ofsted, 17 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunflower Lodge Limited - Day nursery, Spalding PE11 3UL, ages 0 to 11, 82 places
    Ofsted, 26 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Willows Day Nursery - Day nursery, Spalding PE12 8LL, ages 0 to 11, 60 places
    Ofsted, 14 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Beyond the Physical Ltd - Spalding - Out-of-school club, Spalding PE11 1NJ, 15 places
  • MACCA Sports Academies at Spalding Rugby Club - Out-of-school club, Spalding PE12 6AF
  • Pinchbeck Kids Club - Out-of-school club, Spalding PE11 3RP, 32 places
  • Sutton St. James Pre School - Out-of-school club, Spalding PE12 0JG, 24 places

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 Spalding

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