Childcare in Farnham (Surrey)
Farnham (Surrey) has 10 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 6 school nursery classes, 8 childminders and 12 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 20 of them and rated 18 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 23 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.
43 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 2026Closed Adventure Lifesigns Limited
- Jun 2026Closed Starfish Childrens Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Ultimate Activity Camps at Frensham Heights School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Next Gen Kids Camp Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Perfect Start Day Nursery Farnham Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kids Planet Farnham Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Ultimate Activity Camps at Frensham Heights School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened All Saints Tilford Wraparound Care Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Stagecoach Farnham Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Scl At Frensham Heights School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Farnham (Surrey)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Farnham (Surrey) take funded hours?
10 of the 43 settings in Farnham (Surrey) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Farnham (Surrey) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 20 settings Ofsted has inspected in Farnham (Surrey) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Farnham (Surrey) take babies?
30 settings in Farnham (Surrey) 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 Farnham (Surrey)?
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 Farnham (Surrey)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.