Childcare in Farnborough
Farnborough has 14 day nurseries, 9 pre-schools, 4 school nursery classes, 17 childminders and 17 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 28 of them and rated 27 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 33 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. 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.
61 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 Globe Fit Kids Clubs - Farnborough Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened LevelUP Sport & Fitness Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Footsteps Pre School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Mainline Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Education Holiday Camp at Cherrywood Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Footsteps Pre-School Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed CM Sports After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Premier Education Camp at Samuel Cody Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Complete South Farnborough Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Toad Hall Farnborough Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Cornerstone Learning Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened Premier Education Holiday Camp at Cherrywood Primary School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Farnborough
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Farnborough take funded hours?
10 of the 61 settings in Farnborough 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Farnborough rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 28 settings Ofsted has inspected in Farnborough hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Farnborough take babies?
43 settings in Farnborough 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 Farnborough?
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 Farnborough
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.