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Childcare in Ashtead

Ashtead has 5 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 1 school nursery class, 3 childminders and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 8 of them and rated 7 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 10 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Surrey there are 40 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

40places per 100 under-fives in Surrey, against 32 for England
87%of the 8 inspected here are Good or better, 2 Outstanding
4 of 18are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Surrey, 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 184 school nursery classes across Surrey, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 18Day nurseries 5Pre-schools 2School nurseries 1Childminders 3After-school clubs 7
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Barnett Wood Pre-School

Day nursery · Barnett Wood Pre-School, 213 Barnett Wood Lane, Ashtead, KT21 2DF

OutstandingTakes funded hours£10.00 an hourBirth to 5From 2 years08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week44 placesLong established
01372279584Their website

Little Downsend Ashtead

Day nursery · Downsend School Pre Prep Ashstead, 22 Oakfield Road, Ashtead, KT21 2RE

Report card Jan 2026Takes funded hours£81.00 a dayBirth to 5Babies from 6 months08:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week65 placesOpen a few years
01372 385439Their website

West Ashtead Nursery

Day nursery · West Ashtead Primary School, Taleworth Road, Ashtead, KT21 2PX

Not yet inspectedBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm16 placesNewly opened
02080667130

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Recently

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 Ashtead Tennis Players Club Holiday Camps Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Kings Camps at City Of London Freemens School Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened West Ashtead Nursery Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Ashtead

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Ashtead take funded hours?

4 of the 18 settings in Ashtead 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 Ashtead rated Outstanding?

Yes. 2 of the 8 settings Ofsted has inspected in Ashtead hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Ashtead take babies?

14 settings in Ashtead 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 Ashtead?

Surrey 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.

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