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53 nurseries in Lincoln

Every day nursery in Lincoln on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in East Midlands after the free hours.

53 day nurseries
3 rated Outstanding
3 with a new report card (6%)
3,139 places in total
£130 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Lincoln

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Lincoln
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Yellow Brick Road, Bracebridge Heath LN4 2PZOutstanding28 August 202455
2Tingers Childcare LN5 8EWOutstanding18 July 202444
3Sunflowers Nursery School LN1 2PEOutstanding12 May 202380
4Appletree Corner Daycare & Pre-School LN6 9XGExpected standard in 5 of 610 February 2026109
5Metheringham Pre-School LN4 3AAExpected standard in all 614 May 202640

Day nurseries in Lincoln, best rated first

All 53 day nurseries in Lincoln
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Yellow Brick Road, Bracebridge Heath LN4 2PZOutstanding28 August 202455
2Tingers Childcare LN5 8EWOutstanding18 July 202444
3Sunflowers Nursery School LN1 2PEOutstanding12 May 202380
4Appletree Corner Daycare & Pre-School LN6 9XGExpected standard in 5 of 610 February 2026109
5Metheringham Pre-School LN4 3AAExpected standard in all 614 May 202640
6Children's Links - RAF Waddington LN5 9WLExpected standard in all 630 March 202682
7Heighington Pre-School LN4 1RQGood20 March 202532
8Children 1st @ Wragby Road LN2 4PLGood3 February 202590
9Dandelion Day Nursery and Kids Club LN4 4QZGood13 January 2025145
10Fleur de Lys Nursery and Preschool LN1 2QPGood18 December 202435
11Beckside Pre-School & Nursery Ltd LN2 2NEGood7 August 202470
12Park School Day Nursery Ltd LN6 9QSGood18 July 202450
13The Granary Day Nursery LN2 3QDGood20 May 202459
14Greetwell Hollow Day Nursery LN2 4AGGood8 May 2024102
15Manor Barn Day Nursery LN4 3SNGood18 April 202454
16Paper Moon Day Nursery LN6 7THGood11 April 202434
17Young Tots Nursery LN2 4USGood8 April 202442
18Kindred Hykeham Nursery and Pre-School LN6 3QPGood21 March 2024147
19Bright Beginnings LN6 7XNGood31 January 202464
20YMCA Showroom Pre-School Playgroup LN6 7QYGood12 January 202424
21Bailgate Pre-School Playgroup LN1 3ARGood1 November 202324
22Yellow Brick Road Daycare LN4 3EAGood3 August 2023125
23Swallows Nest Pre-School LN6 7EPGood20 July 202324
24Little Acorns Pre-School LN1 2XTGood17 July 202324
25Angels Childcare LN6 3TAGood22 June 202364
26Kid's Corner Day Nursery LN4 3DGGood2 June 202348
27County Hospital Day Nursery LN2 5QYGood28 April 202339
28The Carlton Day Nursery LN2 4WAGood19 April 202363
29Portland Kindergarten Limited LN5 7DBGood23 February 202333
30Magical Moments Day Care LN2 4EGGood15 February 202349
31The Village Pre School and Kids Club LN6 5UZGood31 January 202324
32Rainbow Day Nursery LN5 9ALGood9 January 202356
33Sudbrooke Pre-School Playgroup LN2 2SHGood17 November 202224
34The Nest Nursery and Preschool LN5 7JZGood25 October 202242
35Paper Moon Day Nursery LN6 0QQGood17 October 202270
36First Timers Pre School Day Nursery LN5 0DAGood23 September 202274
37Thorpe on the Hill Playgroup LN6 9BNGood1 July 202214
38RAFA Kidz LN4 3LHGood8 June 2022112
39Busy Hands Pre School LN2 3NGGood16 May 202224
40Daisy Chain Nursery LN4 4HUGood28 March 2022
41Children 1st @ The Marina LN1 1RDGood9 February 2022120
42Nutwood Day Nursery LN6 8RYGood24 January 202249
43Chidren1st @Rosemary Lane LN2 5HLGood12 January 2022113
44Welbourn Wonderbugs Preschool LN5 0NAGood19 July 202112
45Branston Little Pickles Pre School LN4 1PRGood10 June 202124
46Bracebridge Heath Preschool & Nursery CIO LN4 2LANot yet gradedNot yet59
47Children's Links RAF Scampton LN1 2FXNot yet gradedNot yet70
48Clarence House Tattershall LN4 4LJNot yet gradedNot yet52
49Glebe Farm Nursery School LN4 2RJNot yet gradedNot yet121
50Little Learners Lincoln Day Nursery LN3 4ASNot yet gradedNot yet25
51The Little Acorns Day Nursery LN4 4SJNot yet gradedNot yet57
52TimTin Playgroup & Kids Club LN4 3RANot yet gradedNot yet78
53Yellow Brick Road, North Hykeham LN6 9PDNot yet gradedNot yet68

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

Nurseries by postcode in Lincoln

Lincoln is in Lincolnshire.

Nursery fees in Lincoln

What day nurseries in East Midlands charge on average. Fees in Lincoln itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, East Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£165no funded hours£128after 30 funded hours
2 years old£159no funded hours£130after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£62after the free 15 hours£123after 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 Lincoln

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