Childcare in Borehamwood
Borehamwood has 12 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 7 school nursery classes, 2 childminders and 15 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 15 of them and rated 14 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 27 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.
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.
42 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 The Shekinah Glory Day Nursery and After School Club Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Windsor Hall Pre School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Active London - Yavneh Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Shekinah Glory Day Nursery And After School Club Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Stagecoach Borehamwood Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Windsor Hall Pre School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Shekinah Glory Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Lb1 Nursery Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened TOPKIDZ @ St.TERESAS Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Gilah Nursery Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Gilah Nursery School Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Borehamwood
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Borehamwood take funded hours?
13 of the 42 settings in Borehamwood 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Borehamwood rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 15 settings Ofsted has inspected in Borehamwood hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Borehamwood take babies?
25 settings in Borehamwood 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 Borehamwood?
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.
Towns close to Borehamwood
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.