Childcare in High Wycombe
High Wycombe has 37 day nurseries, 19 pre-schools, 24 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 49 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 57 of them and rated 51 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 87 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire, 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 104 school nursery classes across Buckinghamshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
72 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 2026Closed High Wycombe Tutorial Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Hazlemere Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Milestone Tutoring Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Creation Station High Wycombe North Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed S4K - Cedar Park School (Beaconsfield) Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed S4K - Lane End (Beaconsfield) Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed S4K Camp - Tylers Green First School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Quackers Out Of School Clubs Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened All Kids Active Club @ Castlefield Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Ark Nursery Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Hazlemere Preschool Limited T/a Little Cherubs Hazlemere Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Friends at Play Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in High Wycombe
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in High Wycombe take funded hours?
57 of the 144 settings in High Wycombe 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 High Wycombe rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 57 settings Ofsted has inspected in High Wycombe hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in High Wycombe take babies?
97 settings in High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe?
Buckinghamshire 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 High Wycombe
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.