Childcare in Caterham (Surrey)
Caterham (Surrey) has 7 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 5 school nursery classes, 7 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 11 of them and rated 10 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 17 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Surrey there are 40 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 Surrey, 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 184 school nursery classes across Surrey, 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 2026Closed Little Gems Nursery and Preschool Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Stagecoach Coulsdon Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Code Kids Caterham Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened BB Soccer Caterham Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Essendene Lodge Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Banana Moon Caterham Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Excel @ Woldingham Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Hurley Birds Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed EmpowerEd Education Caterham Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Freedom Academy of Performing Arts Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Whizz Kids Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Caterham (Surrey)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Caterham (Surrey) take funded hours?
5 of the 28 settings in Caterham (Surrey) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Caterham (Surrey) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 11 settings Ofsted has inspected in Caterham (Surrey) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Caterham (Surrey) take babies?
19 settings in Caterham (Surrey) 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 Caterham (Surrey)?
Surrey has 40 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 Caterham (Surrey)
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