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Childcare in Dereham

Dereham has 9 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes, 2 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 17 of them and rated 16 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 5 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Norfolk there are 28 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.

28places per 100 under-fives in Norfolk, against 32 for England
94%of the 17 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
9 of 22are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Norfolk, 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 148 school nursery classes across Norfolk, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 22Day nurseries 9Pre-schools 6School nurseries 3Childminders 2After-school clubs 2
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22 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.

Day nurseries 9

Scarning Pre-School

Day nursery · Dereham Road, Dereham, NR19 2PW

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm40 placesLong established
01362 699360

Pre-schools 6

Noahs Ark Pre School

Pre-school · Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley, Dereham, NR20 4TX

GoodTakes funded hours£6.10 an hourBirth to 8+Babies from 9 months07:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week55 placesOpen for decades
01362 627975Their website

William Cowper Preschool

Pre-school · William Cowper Preschool Nursery, William Cowper Close, Dereham, NR19 1LT

GoodBirth to 8+Sessions in term time, often mornings14 placesOpen for decades
07561 253 174

Little Swans

Pre-school · Swans Nest, Swanton Morley Village Hall, Dereham, NR20 4NP

GoodBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings26 placesOpen for decades
01362638103Their website

School nursery classes 3

Childminders 2

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Coull, Deborah Jane

Childminder · Dereham, NR20 5HH

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder10 placesRegistered for decades

Gauntlett, Ella Jane

Childminder · Dereham, NR19 2TU

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesNewly registered

After-school and holiday clubs 2

Hoots After School Club

After-school club · Toftwood Junior School, Westfield Road, Dereham, NR19 1JB

Not yet inspectedTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Babies from a few weeks old07:30 to 06:00, 5 days a week90 placesLong established
01362699700Their website

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Recently

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.

  • Dec 2025Closed Hoots Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Dereham

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Dereham take funded hours?

9 of the 22 settings in Dereham 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 Dereham rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 17 settings Ofsted has inspected in Dereham hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Dereham take babies?

19 settings in Dereham 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 Dereham?

Norfolk has 28 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.

Nearby

Towns close to Dereham

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Wymondham22 settings · 10.9 milesFakenham9 settings · 11.2 milesSwaffham9 settings · 11.8 milesAttleborough10 settings · 12.6 milesNorwich221 settings · 14.5 milesHolt5 settings · 15.4 miles
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