Childcare in Leatherhead
Leatherhead has 10 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 10 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 8 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 17 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 29 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.
46 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 RoboFun LTD Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed All Saints Preschool Leatherhead Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed S4K - Polesden Lacey Infant School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Mega Camps Leatherhead Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Activate Camps@Cranmore School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened NGA - Polesden Lacey Infant School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened N Family Club Leatherhead Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Leatherhead
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Leatherhead take funded hours?
11 of the 46 settings in Leatherhead 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Leatherhead rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 17 settings Ofsted has inspected in Leatherhead hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Leatherhead take babies?
32 settings in Leatherhead 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 Leatherhead?
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 Leatherhead
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.