Childcare in Mansfield (Nottinghamshire)
Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) has 23 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 38 school nursery classes, 21 childminders and 13 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 32 of them and rated 31 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 67 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £45 to £70, typically £62. Across Nottinghamshire there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Nottinghamshire, 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 203 school nursery classes across Nottinghamshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
21 settings match. 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 ClubsComplete at Asquith Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened GMH Coaching - Blidworth Colliery Welfare Cricket Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Acorns Out of School Club at Farmilo Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Acorns Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Acorns Out of School Club at Farmilo Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Acorns Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed A Place to Call Our Own
- Jun 2025Opened Little Toes Day Nursery Mansfield Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Acorns Out of School Club at Farmilo Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Teddy Day Care Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened The Lime Trees at St Edmund's Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Mansfield (Nottinghamshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Mansfield (Nottinghamshire)?
Of the 8 full-day rates published by settings in Mansfield (Nottinghamshire), the typical price is £62 a day, ranging from £45 to £70. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) take funded hours?
48 of the 99 settings in Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 32 settings Ofsted has inspected in Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) take babies?
57 settings in Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) 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 Mansfield (Nottinghamshire)?
Nottinghamshire has 33 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 Mansfield (Nottinghamshire)
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