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Nurseries in Thornton-Cleveleys

There are 18 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Thornton-Cleveleys, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Thornton-Cleveleys

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (1 Strong standard, 11 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 15 settings (5 Outstanding, 10 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Chestnut Cherubs - Day nursery, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 4LD, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Anchorsholme - Day nursery, Thornton-cleveleys FY5 3RX, ages 0 to 4
    Ofsted, 17 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Clarence - Day nursery, Thornton-cleveleys FY5 2BE, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted, 28 August 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Cleveleys - Day nursery, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 1BQ, ages 0 to 4, 62 places
    Ofsted, 23 September 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Norbreck - Day nursery, Thornton-cleveleys FY5 1NY, ages 0 to 4, 102 places
    Ofsted, 15 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Thornton - Day nursery, Thornton-cleveleys FY5 2TX, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 1 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Explorers - Day nursery, Thornton Cleveleys FY5 2RX, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 6 March 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Explorers Cleveleys - Day nursery, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 2JG, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 3 December 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Marmalade Nursery - Day nursery, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 4PW, ages 0 to 4, 63 places
    Ofsted, 6 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • MiChild Little Thornton - Day nursery, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 5HQ, 56 places
  • Minibuddies Nursery, Pre-School and Out of Hours Care - Pre-school, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 1EU, ages 1 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Mini Me's Beach Nursery - Day nursery, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 1LB, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 3 October 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nanny Plums Nursery - Day nursery, Thornton Cleveleys FY5 3NG, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 7 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Oak Tree Nursery School Stanah - Day nursery, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 5JR, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted report card, 23 January 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Peekaboo Nursery - Day nursery, Thornton-cleveleys FY5 2BD, ages 0 to 4, 69 places
    Ofsted, 8 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sacred Heart Pre-School - Day nursery, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 4HL, ages 2 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 29 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Thornton Pre-School Playgroup - Day nursery, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 5BJ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 2 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Windmill Day Nursery - Day nursery, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 2TZ, ages 1 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted, 5 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Kids Planet Norbreck OOSC - Out-of-school club, Thornton-cleveleys FY5 1PD, 104 places
  • The Planet Club - Out-of-school club, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 4JP, 32 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 Thornton-Cleveleys

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