Childcare in Letchworth Garden City
Letchworth Garden City has 5 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 9 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 11 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 11 of them and rated 9 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 25 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Hertfordshire there are 36 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 Hertfordshire, 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 317 school nursery classes across Hertfordshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
36 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 Cherry Tree Pre school Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Cherry Tree Pre school Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kip McGrath Letchworth
- Dec 2025Closed Let's Leap @ St. Chris (Letchworth) Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened ClubsComplete at Stonehill School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Acorns at Lordship Farm School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Cherry Tree Pre school Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Active Camps at St Francis' College Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Cherry Tree pre school Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Letchworth Garden City
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Letchworth Garden City take funded hours?
9 of the 36 settings in Letchworth Garden City 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Letchworth Garden City rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 11 settings Ofsted has inspected in Letchworth Garden City hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Letchworth Garden City take babies?
20 settings in Letchworth Garden City 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 Letchworth Garden City?
Hertfordshire has 36 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 Letchworth Garden City
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.