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Childcare in Bishop'S Stortford (Essex)

Bishop'S Stortford (Essex) has 4 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 4 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 10 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 9 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Essex there are 36 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

36places per 100 under-fives in Essex, against 32 for England
100%of the 10 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
3 of 19are 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 Essex, 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 154 school nursery classes across Essex, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 19Day nurseries 4Pre-schools 4School nurseries 2Childminders 4After-school clubs 5
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Day nurseries 4

Blossom Barn Nursery

Day nursery · Unit 1 Stansted Courtyard, Parsonage Road, Bishop'S Stortford, CM22 6PU

OutstandingBirth to 507:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 678 placesLong established
01279 870077Their website

Pre-schools 4

School nursery classes 2

Childminders 4

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Nevrides, Victoria

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM22 6BZ

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Yelland, Catherine Alison

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM22 7QS

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder18 placesRegistered for decades

Colledge, Nikki Leann

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM22 6SD

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesNewly registered

After-school and holiday clubs 5

Stortford Kidsout (Birchanger)

After-school club · Birchanger Primary School, Birchwood, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 5QL

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays16 placesLong established
07943209732

Cath's wrap around childcare Ltd

After-school club · Little Hallingbury School, Wrights Green Lane, Bishop'S Stortford, CM22 7RE

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays40 placesOpen a few years
07800763641

Butterfly out of school club

After-school club · Elsenham C of E School, High Street, Bishop'S Stortford, CM22 6DD

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays30 placesOpen a few years
07850113477

Kamparoo Activity Camps

After-school club · Howe Green House School, Howe Green, Bishop'S Stortford, CM22 7UF

Not yet inspected5 and overBefore and after school, plus holidaysNewly opened
07917404055

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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 Olivers Lodge - Sunnyfields Takeley Full day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Kamparoo Activity Camps Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Spread Your Wings Kids Club Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Bishop'S Stortford (Essex)

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

Which nurseries in Bishop'S Stortford (Essex) take funded hours?

3 of the 19 settings in Bishop'S Stortford (Essex) 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 Bishop'S Stortford (Essex) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 10 settings Ofsted has inspected in Bishop'S Stortford (Essex) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Bishop'S Stortford (Essex) take babies?

16 settings in Bishop'S Stortford (Essex) 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 Bishop'S Stortford (Essex)?

Essex has 36 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.

Nearby

Towns close to Bishop'S Stortford (Essex)

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Bishop'S Stortford60 settings · 2.8 milesStansted7 settings · 2.8 milesSawbridgeworth12 settings · 4.8 milesMuch Hadham4 settings · 5.9 milesDunmow24 settings · 6.2 milesHarlow86 settings · 8.5 miles
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