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Childcare in Hereford

Hereford has 25 day nurseries, 9 pre-schools, 12 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 35 of them and rated 33 Good or better, 6 of them Outstanding. 16 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Herefordshire there are 32 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.

32places per 100 under-fives in Herefordshire, against 32 for England
94%of the 35 inspected here are Good or better, 6 Outstanding
10 of 51are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Herefordshire, 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.

Everything 51Day nurseries 25Pre-schools 9Childminders 12After-school clubs 5
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Cut and Paste Childcare

Pre-school · Putson Baptist Church, Web Tree Avenue, Hereford, HR2 6HQ

GoodTakes funded hours£7.00 an hourBirth to 5Babies from 9 months08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week26 placesOpen for decades
07779 608424Their website

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Recently

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 Holmer Preschool and Afterschool Club Full day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Holmer Pre-School Full day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Our Lady's Stay and Play Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Mordiford Dragons Playgroup Full day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Adshead, Lisa Jane
  • Jun 2025Opened Chill Den Sessional day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Mrs Hill's Chill Den Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Pippins Pre-School & Kids Club Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Hereford

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Hereford take funded hours?

10 of the 51 settings in Hereford 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Hereford rated Outstanding?

Yes. 6 of the 35 settings Ofsted has inspected in Hereford hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Hereford take babies?

48 settings in Hereford 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 Hereford?

Herefordshire has 32 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.

Nearby

Towns close to Hereford

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Ross-On-Wye9 settings · 12.7 milesLeominster6 settings · 12.9 milesLedbury5 settings · 13.7 milesMalvern5 settings · 17 milesMitcheldean5 settings · 18 milesTenbury Wells5 settings · 18.5 miles
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