Childcare in Didcot
Didcot has 10 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 11 school nursery classes, 11 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 19 of them and rated 18 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 21 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Oxfordshire there are 33 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 Oxfordshire, 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 179 school nursery classes across Oxfordshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
40 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 Junior Adventurs Group @ Didcot Railway Centre Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Ladybird Pre-School Limited Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Space Activity Days Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Get Active at Northbourne Primary School Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened Ladybirds@Meadow View Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Ibrick Camps at Chilton County Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Didcot Active Club Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Didcot
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Didcot take funded hours?
15 of the 40 settings in Didcot 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Didcot rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 19 settings Ofsted has inspected in Didcot hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Didcot take babies?
26 settings in Didcot 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 Didcot?
Oxfordshire has 33 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 Didcot
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.