Childcare in Kettering
Kettering has 18 day nurseries, 8 pre-schools, 10 school nursery classes, 27 childminders and 25 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 44 of them and rated 43 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 44 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across North Northamptonshire there are 31 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across North Northamptonshire, 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 41 school nursery classes across North Northamptonshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
88 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 2026Opened Little Foxes Childcare Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kettering Tennis Coaching Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Millbrook Infant School Wraparound Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Five Star School Clubs Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Oak Tree Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Millbrook Wraparound Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier @ Grange Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Stewart, Rachael Rose-Marie
- Jun 2026Closed Aldwincle Pre-School Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Fiesta Sports Coaching Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Premier Education at Brambleside Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Rhino Sports Academy Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Kettering
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Kettering take funded hours?
14 of the 88 settings in Kettering 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Kettering rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 44 settings Ofsted has inspected in Kettering hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Kettering take babies?
65 settings in Kettering 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 Kettering?
North Northamptonshire has 31 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 Kettering
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.