Childcare in Loughborough (Leicestershire)
Loughborough (Leicestershire) has 29 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 4 school nursery classes, 17 childminders and 11 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 42 of them and rated 40 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 26 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Leicestershire there are 41 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 Leicestershire, 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 52 school nursery classes across Leicestershire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
68 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 2026Closed Busy Bees Day Nursery at Loughborough Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Superstars Burton On The Wolds Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Education at Loughborough CofE Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Hanford Sports Clubs and Camps Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Swithland Saint Leonard's Wraparound Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Seagrave Wraparound Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Loughborough Education and Tuition Centre Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Willows Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Busy Bodies Childcare Ltd Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Premier Education at Loughborough CofE Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Holywell Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Premier Education at Loughborough CofE Primary School Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Loughborough (Leicestershire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Loughborough (Leicestershire) take funded hours?
13 of the 68 settings in Loughborough (Leicestershire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Loughborough (Leicestershire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 42 settings Ofsted has inspected in Loughborough (Leicestershire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Loughborough (Leicestershire) take babies?
58 settings in Loughborough (Leicestershire) 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 Loughborough (Leicestershire)?
Leicestershire has 41 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 Loughborough (Leicestershire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.