Childcare in Bracknell
Bracknell has 15 day nurseries, 16 pre-schools, 14 school nursery classes, 44 childminders and 19 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 43 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 65 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Bracknell Forest 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 Bracknell Forest, 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 21 school nursery classes across Bracknell Forest, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
108 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 Busy Bees at Binfield Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Brambles and Bloom Children's Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Oaks Creche and Pre-School MMC Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Funtastic Kids @ Newbold Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed S4K Camp - Great Hollands Primary Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Funtastic Kids @Binfield CE Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Pines Community Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kids Bracknell (Holidays) Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed St. Michael's School House Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Blossoms Jocks Lane Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened In2Care @ Fox Hill Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened St Margaret Clitherow Nursery Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Bracknell
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Bracknell take funded hours?
23 of the 108 settings in Bracknell 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Bracknell rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 43 settings Ofsted has inspected in Bracknell hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Bracknell take babies?
83 settings in Bracknell 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 Bracknell?
Bracknell Forest 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 Bracknell
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.