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Nurseries in Stamford

There are 12 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Stamford, and 7 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Stamford

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (5 Strong standard, 7 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (2 Outstanding, 7 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Acorn Childcare Centre - Day nursery, Stamford PE9 2SR, ages 0 to 11, 92 places
    Ofsted, 22 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ark Foundry Road Nursery School - Day nursery, Stamford PE9 2PP, ages 0 to 4, 66 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 April 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Ark Kesteven Road Nursery School - Day nursery, Stamford PE9 1SX, 80 places
  • Barnack Pre-School - Pre-school, Stamford PE9 3DZ, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 15 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Casterton Nursery - Day nursery, Stamford PE9 4AT, ages 0 to 9, 69 places
    Ofsted report card, 11 August 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Ketton Pre-School - Day nursery, Stamford PE9 3TE, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 22 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rocking Horse Nursery Stamford Limited - Day nursery, Stamford PE9 1UP, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 10 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Small Wonders Nursery - Day nursery, Stamford PE9 1PG, ages 0 to 4, 81 places
    Ofsted, 28 April 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Children's Garden Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stamford PE9 1PJ, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted, 30 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Little Lane Nursery - Easton On The Hill - Day nursery, Stamford PE9 3NN, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 29 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Little Lane Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Stamford PE9 2BT, ages 0 to 4, 95 places
    Ofsted, 17 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Mulberry Bush Nursery - Day nursery, Stamford PE9 1SR, ages 1 to 4, 57 places
    Ofsted, 6 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Barnack Home From Home - Out-of-school club, Stamford PE9 3DZ, 30 places
  • Churchill Summer Camps - Out-of-school club, Stamford PE9 2LR, 100 places
  • EcoCoach at St George's – Out of School Provision - Out-of-school club, Stamford PE9 1SX, 22 places
  • Gilbert's Gang - Out-of-school club, Stamford PE9 2PP, 64 places
  • Inspire+ Reach for the Stars - Out-of-school club, Stamford PE9 4SU, 20 places
  • Power Play Activity Camps LTD - Out-of-school club, Stamford PE9 1US
  • Stamford Arts Centre - Out-of-school club, Stamford PE9 2DL

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 Stamford

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