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Windsor and Maidenhead

Childcare in Maidenhead (Windsor and Maidenhead)

Maidenhead (Windsor and Maidenhead) has 22 day nurseries, 12 pre-schools, 13 school nursery classes, 16 childminders and 17 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 38 of them and rated 36 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 42 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £50 to £150, typically £77. Across Windsor and Maidenhead there are 44 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

44places per 100 under-fives in Windsor and Maidenhead, against 32 for England
94%of the 38 inspected here are Good or better, 5 Outstanding
£77typical full day, from 5 published rates here
20 of 80are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Windsor and Maidenhead, 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 25 school nursery classes across Windsor and Maidenhead, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

5 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.

Birdwood Nursery

Pre-school · St. Mark'S Crescent Methodist Church, Allenby Road, Maidenhead, SL6 5BQ

OutstandingTakes funded hours£21.50 a sessionBirth to 5From 2 years 6 months09:00 to 12:00, 5 days a week30 placesLong established

Little Muddy Me

Pre-school · Bray Lake Water Sports, Monkey Island Lane, Maidenhead, SL6 2EB

GoodTakes funded hours£50.00 a dayBirth to 8+From 2 yearsSessions in term time, often mornings30 placesLong established

Beehive Pre-school

Pre-school · Holmanleaze, Maidenhead, SL6 8AW

GoodTakes funded hours£5.50 an hourBirth to 8+From 2 years 6 months09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week24 placesOpen for decades

White Waltham Nursery

Pre-school · White Waltham Cricket Club, White Waltham, Maidenhead, SL6 3SH

GoodTakes funded hours£7.00 an hourBirth to 5From 2 years09:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week24 placesOpen for decades

Cookham Montessori School

Pre-school · The Scout Hall, Grange Road, Maidenhead, SL6 9TH

Not yet inspectedTakes funded hours£89.10 a weekBirth to 8+08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 1034 placesOpen for decades

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Recently

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 Teachitright Maidenhead Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Fennies Maidenhead Full day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Little Red Hen Preschool Bray Sessional day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Let's Leap @ Claires Court Juniors Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Bright Young Things Maidenhead Tuition Centre Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Explore Learning Maidenhead Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Teachitright Maidenhead Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Premier Education Holiday Camp at Lowbrook Academy Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Rance, Elaine
  • Jun 2026Closed S4K - All Saints CofE Junior Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Holyport Pre-school Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Closed TreeHouse Highfield Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Maidenhead (Windsor and Maidenhead)

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

How much does nursery cost in Maidenhead (Windsor and Maidenhead)?

Of the 5 full-day rates published by settings in Maidenhead (Windsor and Maidenhead), the typical price is £77 a day, ranging from £50 to £150. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.

Which nurseries in Maidenhead (Windsor and Maidenhead) take funded hours?

20 of the 80 settings in Maidenhead (Windsor and Maidenhead) 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 Maidenhead (Windsor and Maidenhead) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 5 of the 38 settings Ofsted has inspected in Maidenhead (Windsor and Maidenhead) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Maidenhead (Windsor and Maidenhead) take babies?

55 settings in Maidenhead (Windsor and Maidenhead) 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 Maidenhead (Windsor and Maidenhead)?

Windsor and Maidenhead has 44 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.