Childcare in Corby
Corby has 18 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 11 school nursery classes, 11 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 23 of them and rated 22 Good or better, 6 of them Outstanding. 25 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across North Northamptonshire there are 31 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 North Northamptonshire, 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 41 school nursery classes across North Northamptonshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
31 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 Genius Corby Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened 1st Class Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Foxes Childcare Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Mucky Pups Childcare Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Busy Bees at Corby Weldon Park Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed 1st Class Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Bruce, Michelle
- Jun 2026Closed Mucky Pups Childcare Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Csd Activity Camps Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Bruce, Michelle
- Jun 2025Opened ClubsComplete at Hazel Leys Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Corby
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Corby take funded hours?
16 of the 48 settings in Corby 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Corby rated Outstanding?
Yes. 6 of the 23 settings Ofsted has inspected in Corby hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Corby take babies?
31 settings in Corby 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 Corby?
North Northamptonshire has 31 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 Corby
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.