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15 nurseries in Thornton-Cleveleys

Every day nursery in Thornton-Cleveleys on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in North West after the free hours.

15 day nurseries
4 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (7%)
750 places in total
£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Thornton-Cleveleys

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Thornton-Cleveleys
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Little Explorers Cleveleys FY5 2JGOutstanding3 December 202455
2Kids Planet Cleveleys FY5 1BQOutstanding23 September 202462
3Kids Planet Clarence FY5 2BEOutstanding28 August 202480
4Mini Me's Beach Nursery FY5 1LBOutstanding3 October 202250
5Oak Tree Nursery School Stanah FY5 5JRExpected standard in 5 of 623 January 202636

Day nurseries in Thornton-Cleveleys, best rated first

All 15 day nurseries in Thornton-Cleveleys
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Little Explorers Cleveleys FY5 2JGOutstanding3 December 202455
2Kids Planet Cleveleys FY5 1BQOutstanding23 September 202462
3Kids Planet Clarence FY5 2BEOutstanding28 August 202480
4Mini Me's Beach Nursery FY5 1LBOutstanding3 October 202250
5Oak Tree Nursery School Stanah FY5 5JRExpected standard in 5 of 623 January 202636
6Peekaboo Nursery FY5 2BDGood8 April 202569
7Sacred Heart Pre-School FY5 4HLGood29 October 202422
8Thornton Pre-School Playgroup FY5 5BJGood2 October 202426
9Kids Planet Thornton FY5 2TXGood1 October 202440
10Kids Planet Norbreck FY5 1NYGood15 July 2024102
11Windmill Day Nursery FY5 2TZGood5 March 202449
12Kids Planet Anchorsholme FY5 3RXGood17 May 2023
13Chestnut Cherubs FY5 4LDGood12 July 202240
14Marmalade Nursery FY5 4PWGood6 April 202263
15MiChild Little Thornton FY5 5HQNot yet gradedNot yet56

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

Nurseries by postcode in Thornton-Cleveleys

Thornton-Cleveleys is in Lancashire and Blackpool.

Nursery fees in Thornton-Cleveleys

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

Average weekly price in term time, North West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 Thornton-Cleveleys

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Thornton-Cleveleys 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.