Childcare in Amersham
Amersham has 10 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 9 school nursery classes, 7 childminders and 14 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 16 of them and rated 14 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 29 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Buckinghamshire there are 40 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 Buckinghamshire, 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 104 school nursery classes across Buckinghamshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
27 settings match. 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 2026Closed Stepping Stones Nursery School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kiddies Cove Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Code Ninjas Amersham Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Marie Redmond Tuition Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Stepping Stones Nursery School Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Lanterns Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kumon Amersham Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Fun Fest Amersham Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Super Camps at Beacon School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Hyde Heath Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kumon Amersham Study Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Chilterns HP6 Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Amersham
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Amersham take funded hours?
16 of the 45 settings in Amersham 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Amersham rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 16 settings Ofsted has inspected in Amersham hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Amersham take babies?
27 settings in Amersham 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 Amersham?
Buckinghamshire has 40 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 Amersham
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.