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45 nurseries in North Lincolnshire

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

45 day nurseries
12 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (2%)
1,967 places in total
£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in North Lincolnshire

12 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in North Lincolnshire
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Busibodies Scunthorpe, DN15Outstanding23 July 202549
2Daisy Chains Scunthorpe, DN15Outstanding7 June 202450
3Apple Tree Day Nursery Ltd Gainsborough, DN21Outstanding30 April 202434
4The Ark Day Nursery Scunthorpe, DN16Outstanding12 January 202459
5I Learn Education Scunthorpe Scunthorpe, DN16Outstanding10 November 202339
6Little Acorns Pre School Broughton, DN20Outstanding17 October 202280
7Apple Tree Day Nursery Ltd Brigg, DN20Outstanding10 August 202252
8Kingsway Children's Centre Scunthorpe, DN17Outstanding6 July 202264
9I Learn Education Brigg Brigg, DN20Outstanding23 June 202249
10Lincoln Gardens Pre-School Ltd Scunthorpe, DN16Outstanding18 March 202240
11Bottesford Bunnies Ltd Scunthorpe, DN16Outstanding10 March 202236
12I Learn Education Crowle Scunthorpe, DN17Outstanding26 October 202150

Day nurseries in North Lincolnshire, best rated first

All 45 day nurseries in North Lincolnshire
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Busibodies Scunthorpe, DN15Outstanding23 July 202549
2Daisy Chains Scunthorpe, DN15Outstanding7 June 202450
3Apple Tree Day Nursery Ltd Gainsborough, DN21Outstanding30 April 202434
4The Ark Day Nursery Scunthorpe, DN16Outstanding12 January 202459
5I Learn Education Scunthorpe Scunthorpe, DN16Outstanding10 November 202339
6Little Acorns Pre School Broughton, DN20Outstanding17 October 202280
7Apple Tree Day Nursery Ltd Brigg, DN20Outstanding10 August 202252
8Kingsway Children's Centre Scunthorpe, DN17Outstanding6 July 202264
9I Learn Education Brigg Brigg, DN20Outstanding23 June 202249
10Lincoln Gardens Pre-School Ltd Scunthorpe, DN16Outstanding18 March 202240
11Bottesford Bunnies Ltd Scunthorpe, DN16Outstanding10 March 202236
12I Learn Education Crowle Scunthorpe, DN17Outstanding26 October 202150
13Little Owls Scunthorpe Ltd Scunthorpe, DN17Strong standard in 4 of 627 January 202670
14Coneygarth Farm Day Nursery Doncaster, DN9Good3 September 202598
15Burton Play - Children's Links Scunthorpe, DN15Good25 July 202568
16Moorwell Miracles Children's Day Nursery Scunthorpe, DN17Good22 May 202578
17Little Tots Nursery Scunthorpe, DN15Good7 January 202562
18Shining Little Stars Ltd Scunthorpe, DN16Good18 September 202449
19Wise Owl Private Day Nursery Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire, DN16Good3 September 202469
20Castledyke Ltd Barton on Humber, DN18Good17 June 202433
21Peekaboo Day Nursery Ltd Scunthorpe, DN17Good12 June 202424
22Stepping Stones of Scawby Brigg, DN20Good19 February 202441
23Bonby Pre-School Brigg, DN20Good9 January 202420
24Happy Stars Day Nursery Scunthorpe, DN17Good3 January 202458
25Happy Days Day Nursery Gainsborough, DN21Good4 December 202344
26Yaddlethorpe Pre-School Scunthorpe, DN16Good14 November 202330
27Rainbow Kindergarten Barton Barton-upon-Humber, DN18Good12 October 202348
28Leap Ahead Nursery Scunthorpe, DN17Good26 September 202341
29Mel's Totstop Day Nursery Scunthorpe, DN16Good10 July 202341
30Panda Play Playgroup Winterton, DN15Good24 February 202328
31Poppy Fields Scunthorpe, DN15Good5 January 202352
32Leap Ahead@ Southfield Brigg, DN20Good22 December 202252
33Little Owls Scunthorpe, DN15Good13 July 202224
34Haxey Pre-School Doncaster, DN9Good12 July 202229
35Ulceby Pre-School Playgroup & Out of School Club Ulceby, DN39Good7 July 202224
36Toy Box Nursery Scunthorpe Limited Scunthorpe, DN16Good5 July 202236
37Little Frogs Day Care Scunthorpe, DN15Good12 April 202215
38Wrawby Under 5's Pre-School Wrawby, Brigg, DN20Good2 March 202225
39Little Owls (Scunthorpe) Ltd West Scunthorpe, DN17Good12 January 202224
40Changing Lives Through Changing Minds Scunthorpe, DN15Not yet gradedNot yet
41Field View Day Nursery Ltd Barton-upon-Humber, DN18Not yet gradedNot yet63
42Kip McGrath Tuition Scunthorpe LP Scunthorpe, DN15Not yet gradedNot yet
43Leap Ahead @ Ulceby Ulceby, DN39Not yet gradedNot yet52
44Little Sunflowers Scunthorpe, DN15Not yet gradedNot yet40
45Teddy Bears Nursery Scunthorpe, DN17Not yet gradedNot yet27

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

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Nursery fees in North Lincolnshire

What day nurseries in Yorkshire and the Humber charge on average. Fees in North Lincolnshire 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 North Lincolnshire

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