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Childcare in Bishop'S Stortford (Hertfordshire)

Bishop'S Stortford (Hertfordshire) has 10 day nurseries, 9 pre-schools, 15 school nursery classes, 12 childminders and 14 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 26 of them and rated 21 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 34 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Hertfordshire there are 36 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

36places per 100 under-fives in Hertfordshire, against 32 for England
80%of the 26 inspected here are Good or better, 3 Outstanding
17 of 60are 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 Hertfordshire, 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 317 school nursery classes across Hertfordshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 60Day nurseries 10Pre-schools 9School nurseries 15Childminders 12After-school clubs 14
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Day nurseries 10

Doodle Do Day Nursery

Day nursery · The Old Church Hall, Portland Road, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 3SL

Report card Apr 2026Birth to 507:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week★ 3.5 Google, 880 placesLong established
01279653318Their website

Grove Cottage

Day nursery · 151 London Road, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 3JX

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm15 placesOpen for decades
01279 656085

Pre-schools 9

Thorley Pre School

Pre-school · Thorley Christian Centre, Vicerons Place, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 4EL

GoodTakes funded hours£7.50 an hourBirth to 509:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week40 placesLong established
01279 503895Their website

Sunflowers Pre School

Pre-school · Thorley Hill Primary School, Park Lane, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 3NH

GoodBirth to 8+Sessions in term time, often mornings30 placesLong established
07752 562206

Stagecoach Bishops Stortford

Pre-school · St. Josephs Catholic Primary School, Great Hadham Road, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 2NL

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsOpen a few years
07879 408 205

School nursery classes 15

Windhill21

School nursery class · Windhill, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 2NE

Part of a schoolFree funded hoursFrom age 3Term time, school hoursPart of a school
01279696850Their website

Childminders 12

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

Walker, Marion Gibson

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 5ES

OutstandingBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder12 placesRegistered for decades

Day Sharon Louise Day

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 3UJ

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

Delport, Judith Grace

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 4DN

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

Oram, Gemma Louise

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 1FU

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

Kinch Jacqueline

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 4HW

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

Griggs, Alfonzina

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 3EY

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

Michael, Verity Jane

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 2RY

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered a few years

Stott, Rebecca Elizabeth

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 4JP

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder5 placesNewly registered

Watkins, Kirsty Mary Louise

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 4JD

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

Day, Jennie Margaret

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 2GP

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

Kostuch, Izabela Anna

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 3QA

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

Lawrence, Deborah

Childminder · Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 3ES

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminderNewly registered

After-school and holiday clubs 14

Stortford Kidsout (summercroft)

After-school club · Summercroft School, Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 5BJ

Report card Feb 2026Birth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays98 placesOpen for decades
07943209732

Club Excel at Birchwood School

After-school club · Birchwood High School, Parsonage Lane, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 5BD

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week130 placesLong established
01923 469475

Rising Stars Wrap Around Clubs

After-school club · Hillmead Primary School, Woburn Avenue, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 4PW

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays50 placesLong established
07974256207

Happy Hippos Out of School Club

After-school club · Richard Whittington Primary School, Thornbera Gardens, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 3NP

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays36 placesLong established
07762138756

Camp Beaumont - Bishop's Stortford

After-school club · Bishops Stortford College, School House, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 2PQ

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays80 placesOpen a few years
01603851000

CHIPS Bishops Stortford Playschemes

After-school club · Avanti Meadows Primary School, Farnham Road, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 1FQ

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays12 placesOpen a few years
01992804952

Wrap around club

After-school club · Spellbrook Primary School, London Road, Bishop'S Stortford, CM23 4BA

Not yet inspected5 and overBefore and after school, plus holidaysNewly opened
07413037033

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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 Wrap around club Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Silver Kidz Camps Out-of-school day care
Questions

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

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

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

17 of the 60 settings in Bishop'S Stortford (Hertfordshire) 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 (Hertfordshire) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 3 of the 26 settings Ofsted has inspected in Bishop'S Stortford (Hertfordshire) hold an Outstanding grade.

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

41 settings in Bishop'S Stortford (Hertfordshire) 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 (Hertfordshire)?

Hertfordshire 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.

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Towns close to Bishop'S Stortford (Hertfordshire)

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Bishop'S Stortford19 settings · 2.8 milesStansted7 settings · 3.1 milesMuch Hadham4 settings · 3.2 milesSawbridgeworth12 settings · 3.7 milesHarlow86 settings · 7.4 milesWare43 settings · 7.6 miles
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