Childcare in Epsom
Epsom has 17 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 12 school nursery classes, 23 childminders and 20 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 33 of them and rated 32 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 45 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Surrey there are 40 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 Surrey, 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 184 school nursery classes across Surrey, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
29 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 Orpington Chinese Language School Epsom Branch Epsom Downs Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Camp Beaumont - Epsom College Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Rainbow Leisure Centre Play Scheme Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed EmpowerEd Education Epsom Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened LEO Shawley Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Alfresco Outdoors Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Epsom Downs Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened NSSport @ Wallace Fields Junior School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened The Family Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Southfield Park ASC Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Camp Fantastic Epsom at The Vale Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Epsom KT19 Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Epsom
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Epsom take funded hours?
18 of the 78 settings in Epsom 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Epsom rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 33 settings Ofsted has inspected in Epsom hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Epsom take babies?
56 settings in Epsom 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 Epsom?
Surrey has 40 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 Epsom
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