Childcare in Eastleigh
Eastleigh has 16 day nurseries, 15 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 10 childminders and 23 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 31 of them and rated 30 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 35 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £38 to £88, typically £78. Across Hampshire there are 39 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Hampshire, 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 81 school nursery classes across Hampshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
54 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 Norwood Wraparound Afterschool Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Pavilion Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Crescent Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Stoneham Park Academy Holiday Camp Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Robin's Nest Community Pre School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Gems Pre-School, Chandlers Ford Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Let's Work Together - Building Communities Limited Holiday Club Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Knightwood Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ The Crescent SO50 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Gems Pre-School - Chandlers Ford Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Cherbourg's Little Stars Pre-school Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Knightwood Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Eastleigh
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Eastleigh?
Of the 6 full-day rates published by settings in Eastleigh, the typical price is £78 a day, ranging from £38 to £88. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Eastleigh take funded hours?
17 of the 66 settings in Eastleigh 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 Eastleigh rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 31 settings Ofsted has inspected in Eastleigh hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Eastleigh take babies?
54 settings in Eastleigh 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 Eastleigh?
Hampshire has 39 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 Eastleigh
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.