Childcare in Brackley (West Northamptonshire)
Brackley (West Northamptonshire) has 4 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 11 of them and rated 10 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 10 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across West Northamptonshire there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across West Northamptonshire, 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 64 school nursery classes across West Northamptonshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
4 settings match. 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 Freestyle Wraparound Care - Brackley Junior School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed ClubsComplete at Farthinghoe Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed SS Ltd @ Winchester House School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Sports Gym Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Premier @ Croughton Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Radstone School Hall Karate Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened S4A@ Brackley Church of England Junior School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened ClubsComplete at Farthinghoe Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Brackley (West Northamptonshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Brackley (West Northamptonshire) take funded hours?
5 of the 21 settings in Brackley (West Northamptonshire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Brackley (West Northamptonshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 11 settings Ofsted has inspected in Brackley (West Northamptonshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Brackley (West Northamptonshire) take babies?
18 settings in Brackley (West Northamptonshire) 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 Brackley (West Northamptonshire)?
West Northamptonshire has 33 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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