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28 nurseries in Grimsby

Every day nursery in Grimsby on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in Yorkshire and the Humber after the free hours.

28 day nurseries
5 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (14%)
1,560 places in total
£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Grimsby

The top of our Grimsby ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Grimsby
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Lisle Marsden Childcare Ltd DN32 0DFStrong standard in all 69 December 2025104
2Little Twinkles Childcare DN34 5BWOutstanding3 February 202534
3Leap Ahead @ Nunsthorpe DN33 1RJOutstanding10 February 202333
4Explorosity Education DN37 0BSOutstanding6 July 202275
5The Children's House DN41 8AJOutstanding5 July 2022121

Day nurseries in Grimsby, best rated first

All 28 day nurseries in Grimsby
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Lisle Marsden Childcare Ltd DN32 0DFStrong standard in all 69 December 2025104
2Little Twinkles Childcare DN34 5BWOutstanding3 February 202534
3Leap Ahead @ Nunsthorpe DN33 1RJOutstanding10 February 202333
4Explorosity Education DN37 0BSOutstanding6 July 202275
5The Children's House DN41 8AJOutstanding5 July 2022121
6Grant Thorold Forest School DN32 8BXOutstanding10 June 202152
7Mini Explorers Childcare DN32 9HLExpected standard in 3 of 61 June 202650
8Waltham Leas Pre-School DN37 0NUExpected standard in 3 of 66 January 2026193
9Bright Beginnings (LINCS) LTD DN36 5PLGood26 September 202527
10Queensway Children's Centre Daycare DN37 9ATGood29 May 202542
11Nunny's Little Farmers Nursery DN33 1HEGood25 February 202548
12First Steps Nursery DN32 7QNGood5 December 202452
13Judy Clark Childcare DN31 2ESGood7 November 202424
14Havelock Day Nursery DN33 2BAGood21 August 202455
15Humberston Country Club Pre-School DN36 4SXGood10 July 202420
16Broadway Children's Centre Daycare DN34 5RSGood17 May 202447
17Precious Times Childcare Services Riverside DN34 4HDGood25 March 202454
18Precious Times DN34 5QNGood28 June 202330
19Butterflies Day Nursery DN33 1ANGood19 June 202368
20Humberston Pre-School DN36 4HZGood15 November 202234
21Little Blossoms Day Nursery DN34 5BHGood9 August 202268
22Springfield Lodge Montessori Day Nursery DN33 3LEGood5 July 202277
23Little Oaks Day Nursery DN31 1UJGood21 April 2022
24Little Stars Day Nursery DN34 5BQGood20 April 202277
25First Steps with Surestart DN32 7QBGood8 October 202121
26Smartie Pants Tetney DN36 5NGGood20 July 202124
27Rainbow Corner Day Nursery Limited DN36 5YSGood26 May 202162
28Rascals Natural Learning DN37 8JSUrgent improvement in 6 of 616 March 202668

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

Nurseries by postcode in Grimsby

Grimsby is in North East Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire.

Nursery fees in Grimsby

What day nurseries in Yorkshire and the Humber charge on average. Fees in Grimsby itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, Yorkshire and the Humber, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£156no funded hours£126after 30 funded hours
2 years old£154no funded hours£124after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£59after the free 15 hours£118after 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 Grimsby

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Grimsby 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

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 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.