35 nurseries in Blackpool

Every day nursery in the Blackpool council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

35 day nurseries

1 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (3%)

1,891 places in total

£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Blackpool

One nursery in the area is in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Blackpool
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge Blackpool, FY4	Outstanding	12 June 2024	53

Day nurseries in Blackpool, best rated first

All 35 day nurseries in Blackpool
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge Blackpool, FY4	Outstanding	12 June 2024	53
2	Little Blossoms Nursery Blackpool, FY4	Good	30 July 2025	36
3	St Bernadette's Pre-School Blackpool, FY2	Good	10 June 2025	45
4	Little Angels Nursery Blackpool, FY3	Good	6 June 2025	27
5	Treetops Childrens Nursery Ltd Blackpool, FY2	Good	30 May 2025	65
6	Planet Kaos Nursery And Preschool Ltd Blackpool, FY4	Good	7 March 2025	72
7	West Park Kindergarten Blackpool, FY3	Good	11 February 2025	90
8	Kincraig Ducklings Nursery Blackpool, FY2	Good	22 January 2025	15
9	Teepee Childcare Lytham Road Blackpool, FY1	Good	21 January 2025	27
10	The Squirrels Childcare Centre Ltd Blackpool, FY2	Good	13 August 2024	54
11	Kids Planet Norbreck Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5	Good	15 July 2024	102
12	Kids Planet Butterfly Lodge Blackpool, FY4	Good	14 May 2024	54
13	Layton Pre-School Layton, FY3	Good	24 January 2024	45
14	Little Dreamers Nursery Blackpool, FY4	Good	21 December 2023	75
15	The Manor Nursery School Blackpool, FY4	Good	5 December 2023	100
16	Kids Planet Victoria Hospital Blackpool, FY3	Good	30 October 2023	92
17	Newhouse Nursery Blackpool, FY4	Good	17 October 2023	48
18	Ashcroft Nursery Blackpool, FY3	Good	21 August 2023	34
19	Kids Planet Blackpool Blackpool, FY1	Good	31 May 2023	87
20	Kids Planet Anchorsholme Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5	Good	17 May 2023
21	Little George's Nursery School Blackpool, FY1	Good	3 April 2023	40
22	Highfield Nursery Blackpool, FY4	Good	31 March 2023	54
23	Hawes Side Nursery Blackpool, FY4	Good	24 March 2023	52
24	Moorevilla Nursery Blackpool, FY4	Good	21 March 2023	125
25	Meadow Nursery Blackpool, FY3	Good	14 March 2023	85
26	Little Rainbows Nursery Blackpool, FY1	Good	29 June 2022	45
27	Pebbles Day Nursery Blackpool, FY2	Good	30 March 2022	25
28	Dunes Day Nursery & Pre-School Blackpool, FY4	Good	23 February 2022	25
29	Primrose House Nursery Blackpool, FY3	Good	15 February 2022	40
30	Lilliput Kiddie Care Blackpool, FY4	Good	2 December 2021	48
31	Playdays Nursery Blackpool, FY1	Needs attention in 1 of 6	30 January 2026	45
32	Teepee Childcare Links Road Blackpool, FY1	Requires improvement	15 August 2025	42
33	Chelsea Kindergarten Blackpool, FY2	Not yet graded	Not yet	36
34	Embrace Lodge Kindergarten Blackpool, FY3	Not yet graded	Not yet	65
35	Little Giraffes at Bispham Blackpool, FY2	Not yet graded	Not yet	43

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Towns in Blackpool

Thornton-Cleveleys 15

Nurseries by postcode in Blackpool

Nursery fees in Blackpool

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in Blackpool itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, North West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£178no funded hours	£136after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£158no funded hours	£124after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£62after the free 15 hours	£120after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Blackpool

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Blackpool as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.