Childcare in Bushey
Bushey has 8 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 9 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 10 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 13 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 22 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.
35 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 2026Closed Moatfield Playgroup Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Bushey Gan Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed TOPKIDZ @ HARTSBOURNE Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Buzykidz Limited Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Bushey Heath Primary School Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed After School Activity Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Club Excel @ St Hilda's School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Buzykidz Limited Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Bushey Heath Primary School Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Bush-E-Babes Nursery at the Gan Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Bushey Gan Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Cmsauktba Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Bushey
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Bushey take funded hours?
10 of the 35 settings in Bushey 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Bushey rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 13 settings Ofsted has inspected in Bushey hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Bushey take babies?
21 settings in Bushey 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 Bushey?
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 Bushey
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.