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Childcare in Downham Market

Downham Market has 4 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 1 school nursery class and 2 childminders. Ofsted has inspected 6 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 3 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
100%of the 6 inspected here are Good or better
3 of 9are 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 9Day nurseries 4Pre-schools 2School nurseries 1Childminders 2
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9 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.

Day nurseries 4

Puddle Ducks

Day nursery · Hillcrest Primary School, Downham Market, PE38 9ND

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm28 placesOpen a few years
07767024094

Southery Playgroup

Day nursery · The Annexe, Westgate Street, Downham Market, PE38 0PA

GoodBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm16 placesOpen for decades
01366 377 117

Downham Nursery School

Day nursery · 168 Lynn Road, Downham Market, PE38 9QG

Not yet inspectedTakes funded hours£67.00 a dayBirth to 5Babies from 3 months08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week64 placesOpen for decades
01366 388755Their website

Pre-schools 2

Clackclose Pre-School

Pre-school · Downham Market Sure Start Children'S Centre, Paradise Road, Downham Market, PE38 9JE

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5From 2 years08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week36 placesOpen for decades
01366 691244Their website

Willow Woods Forest School

Pre-school · Chapel Farm, Downham Road, Downham Market, PE38 0BA

GoodBirth to 8+Sessions in term time, often mornings12 placesOpen a few years
07720101836

School nursery classes 1

Childminders 2

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

Booth, Nicole Andrina

Childminder · Downham Market, PE38 0AL

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesLong established

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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.

  • Jun 2026Opened Downham Nursery School Full day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Downham Nursery School Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Downham Market

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

Which nurseries in Downham Market take funded hours?

3 of the 9 settings in Downham Market 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 Downham Market take babies?

8 settings in Downham Market 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 Downham Market?

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 Downham Market

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

Wisbech12 settings · 8.1 milesWisbech27 settings · 10.6 milesKing'S Lynn67 settings · 11.1 milesMarch24 settings · 12.8 milesBrandon7 settings · 14.5 milesSwaffham9 settings · 14.9 miles
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