27 nurseries in Scunthorpe

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

27 day nurseries

8 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (4%)

1,126 places in total

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

Best-rated nurseries in Scunthorpe

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Scunthorpe
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Busibodies DN15 8EA	Outstanding	23 July 2025	49
2	Daisy Chains DN15 7RW	Outstanding	7 June 2024	50
3	The Ark Day Nursery DN16 1ST	Outstanding	12 January 2024	59
4	I Learn Education Scunthorpe DN16 3FX	Outstanding	10 November 2023	39
5	Kingsway Children's Centre DN17 1AJ	Outstanding	6 July 2022	64

Day nurseries in Scunthorpe, best rated first

All 27 day nurseries in Scunthorpe
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Busibodies DN15 8EA	Outstanding	23 July 2025	49
2	Daisy Chains DN15 7RW	Outstanding	7 June 2024	50
3	The Ark Day Nursery DN16 1ST	Outstanding	12 January 2024	59
4	I Learn Education Scunthorpe DN16 3FX	Outstanding	10 November 2023	39
5	Kingsway Children's Centre DN17 1AJ	Outstanding	6 July 2022	64
6	Lincoln Gardens Pre-School Ltd DN16 2DY	Outstanding	18 March 2022	40
7	Bottesford Bunnies Ltd DN16 3SN	Outstanding	10 March 2022	36
8	I Learn Education Crowle DN17 4JW	Outstanding	26 October 2021	50
9	Little Owls Scunthorpe Ltd DN17 2JL	Strong standard in 4 of 6	27 January 2026	70
10	Burton Play - Children's Links DN15 9HB	Good	25 July 2025	68
11	Moorwell Miracles Children's Day Nursery DN17 2TX	Good	22 May 2025	78
12	Little Tots Nursery DN15 7PE	Good	7 January 2025	62
13	Shining Little Stars Ltd DN16 1HH	Good	18 September 2024	49
14	Peekaboo Day Nursery Ltd DN17 2QY	Good	12 June 2024	24
15	Happy Stars Day Nursery DN17 1DU	Good	3 January 2024	58
16	Yaddlethorpe Pre-School DN16 3SN	Good	14 November 2023	30
17	Leap Ahead Nursery DN17 1PL	Good	26 September 2023	41
18	Mel's Totstop Day Nursery DN16 3QT	Good	10 July 2023	41
19	Poppy Fields DN15 6HS	Good	5 January 2023	52
20	Little Owls DN15 8LG	Good	13 July 2022	24
21	Toy Box Nursery Scunthorpe Limited DN16 1AA	Good	5 July 2022	36
22	Little Frogs Day Care DN15 9TT	Good	12 April 2022	15
23	Little Owls (Scunthorpe) Ltd West DN17 1QL	Good	12 January 2022	24
24	Changing Lives Through Changing Minds DN15 9AL	Not yet graded	Not yet
25	Kip McGrath Tuition Scunthorpe LP DN15 7DQ	Not yet graded	Not yet
26	Little Sunflowers DN15 8DT	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
27	Teddy Bears Nursery DN17 1DD	Not yet graded	Not yet	27

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

Nurseries by postcode in Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe is in North Lincolnshire.

Nursery fees in Scunthorpe

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

Average weekly price in term time, Yorkshire and the Humber, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 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 Scunthorpe

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