Childcare in Coventry
Coventry has 64 day nurseries, 18 pre-schools, 73 school nursery classes, 42 childminders and 18 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 102 of them and rated 98 Good or better, 17 of them Outstanding. 113 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Coventry there are 22 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Coventry, 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 76 school nursery classes across Coventry, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
215 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 2026Opened Jigsaw Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kids Club at Holbrook Primary Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened GOALS Coventry Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Cherry Tree Nurseries - Styvechale Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Browns Preschool Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Little Cedar Tree Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed GO GO Makers Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Hill farm playcare ltd Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kids Rule Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Little Argonauts Pre-School Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Eureka Discovery Hut Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Tiny Teddies Pirate Club Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Coventry
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Coventry take funded hours?
83 of the 215 settings in Coventry 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Coventry rated Outstanding?
Yes. 17 of the 102 settings Ofsted has inspected in Coventry hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Coventry take babies?
127 settings in Coventry 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 Coventry?
Coventry has 22 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 Coventry
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.