Childcare in Chesham
Chesham has 7 day nurseries, 7 school nursery classes, 7 childminders and 9 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 12 of them and rated 10 Good or better. 18 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire, 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 104 school nursery classes across Buckinghamshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
7 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 JR Elmtree Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed JR Chesham Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Elmtree Play Active CLub Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Chesham Tutorial Centre Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Ahead Tuition Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened JR Chesham Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Welldon Kids Club @ Hawridge and Cholesbury School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kiddies Cove Pre-School Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Thomas Harding Play Active Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Chesham Bois at Ashbourne Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Thomas Harding Play Active Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Chesham Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Chesham
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Chesham take funded hours?
12 of the 30 settings in Chesham 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Chesham take babies?
20 settings in Chesham 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 Chesham?
Buckinghamshire 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 Chesham
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.