Childcare in Malmesbury
Malmesbury has 2 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 2 childminders and 4 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 7 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 5 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire, 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 48 school nursery classes across Wiltshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
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.
- Dec 2025Closed Oakwell Childcare Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Malmesbury
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Malmesbury take funded hours?
3 of the 12 settings in Malmesbury 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Malmesbury take babies?
10 settings in Malmesbury 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 Malmesbury?
Wiltshire 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 Malmesbury
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.