Childcare in Brentwood
Brentwood has 18 day nurseries, 17 pre-schools, 4 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 15 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 41 of them and rated 38 Good or better, 9 of them Outstanding. 29 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.
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.
15 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 Kumon Brentwood - Shenfield Study Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Club Excel at Brentwood County High School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened St Helens (Brentwood) Wrap Around Care LTD Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Moore Coaching Hogarth Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Treehouse Club Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Highview Pre School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Munchkins Daycare (Brentwood) LTD Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened The Treehouse Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Camp 4 Champs Limited Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed The Treehouse Club Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Brentwood
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Brentwood take funded hours?
19 of the 70 settings in Brentwood 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Brentwood rated Outstanding?
Yes. 9 of the 41 settings Ofsted has inspected in Brentwood hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Brentwood take babies?
60 settings in Brentwood 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 Brentwood?
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.
Towns close to Brentwood
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.