Childcare in Basingstoke
Basingstoke has 43 day nurseries, 17 pre-schools, 9 school nursery classes, 23 childminders and 32 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 73 of them and rated 68 Good or better, 8 of them Outstanding. 51 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.
124 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 Kids Inc Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Sycamore Halls Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kids Inc Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed CM Sports After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Fairfields RG21 Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Magna Extended Schools at Aldworth School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Alphabet City Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Junior Adventures Group @ St Bede's Primary School RG24 Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Cranbourne Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened OSCAHS - Hounsome Fields Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened ACE Kids@Fairfields Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened ACE Kids@Cliddesden Primary Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Basingstoke
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Basingstoke take funded hours?
35 of the 124 settings in Basingstoke 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Basingstoke rated Outstanding?
Yes. 8 of the 73 settings Ofsted has inspected in Basingstoke hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Basingstoke take babies?
101 settings in Basingstoke 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 Basingstoke?
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 Basingstoke
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.