Childcare in Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire)
Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire) has 1 day nursery, 2 pre-schools, 4 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 4 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 5 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Central Bedfordshire there are 27 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Central Bedfordshire, 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 68 school nursery classes across Central Bedfordshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
1 setting 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 Kidz Zone Club - Roecroft Lower School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Fairfield Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kidz Zone Club - Roecroft Lower School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kidz Zone Club - Roecroft Lower School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire) take funded hours?
2 of the 9 settings in Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 4 settings Ofsted has inspected in Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire) take babies?
9 settings in Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire) 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 Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire)?
Central Bedfordshire has 27 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 Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.