Childcare in Broadstone
Broadstone has 3 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 1 childminder and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 4 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 2 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, 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.
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 Little Prems Broadstone Middle Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Rock a Tots Broadstone Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Broadstone
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Broadstone take funded hours?
2 of the 6 settings in Broadstone 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Broadstone take babies?
6 settings in Broadstone 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 Broadstone?
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole 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.
Towns close to Broadstone
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.