Childcare in Alton
Alton has 10 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 9 childminders and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 19 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 14 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Hampshire there are 39 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Hampshire, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 81 school nursery classes across Hampshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
33 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Opened Soccer Schools UK Holiday Camps Eggars Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened First Friends Holybourne Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened CM Sports Wrap Around and After School Club - Selbourne Primary Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened CM Sports Wrap Around & After School Club - Four Marks Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed CM Sports Holiday Camp Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Cm Sports After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Aspire Coaching Limited Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Alton College Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Cm Sports After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Alton School Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Butterflies Pre-School Playgroup Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Alton
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Alton take funded hours?
8 of the 33 settings in Alton are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Alton rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 19 settings Ofsted has inspected in Alton hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Alton take babies?
27 settings in Alton are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Alton?
Hampshire has 39 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Alton
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.