Childcare in Godalming
Godalming has 16 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 6 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 12 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 18 of them and rated 14 Good or better, 4 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.
10 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 Castle Nursery and Preschool Guardian House Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Camp Beaumont - St Hilary's Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Little Gym Godalming Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Stagecoach Godalming Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed St Mary's CofE Infant School Before and After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Stepping Stones Nursery Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Little Gym Godalming Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Witley Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Camp Beaumont - St Hilary's Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened The Orchard Community Pre-School Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Butterflies Nursery School Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed The Orchard Community Pre-School Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Godalming
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Godalming take funded hours?
8 of the 41 settings in Godalming 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Godalming rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 18 settings Ofsted has inspected in Godalming hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Godalming take babies?
33 settings in Godalming 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 Godalming?
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 Godalming
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.