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Childcare in Mexborough (Rotherham)

Mexborough (Rotherham) has 2 day nurseries, 5 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 4 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 7 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Rotherham there are 24 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.

24places per 100 under-fives in Rotherham, against 32 for England
100%of the 4 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
7 of 11are 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 Rotherham, 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 77 school nursery classes across Rotherham, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 11Day nurseries 2School nurseries 5Childminders 3After-school clubs 1
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Day nurseries 2

All Children Great And Small

Day nursery · Old St. Margarets Church Hall, Church Street, Mexborough, S64 8QA

OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Babies from 3 months07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.7 Google, 5964 placesLong established
07841402151Their website

School nursery classes 5

Childminders 3

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Poole, Nicola

Childminder · Mexborough, S64 8NA

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder12 placesRegistered for decades

Alexander, Rachel Jayne

Childminder · Mexborough, S64 8QA

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Reed, Pamela Ann

Childminder · Mexborough, S64 8HL

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesNewly registered

After-school and holiday clubs 1

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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.

  • Dec 2025Opened The Lime Trees at Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Mexborough (Rotherham)

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

Which nurseries in Mexborough (Rotherham) take funded hours?

7 of the 11 settings in Mexborough (Rotherham) 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 Mexborough (Rotherham) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 4 settings Ofsted has inspected in Mexborough (Rotherham) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Mexborough (Rotherham) take babies?

6 settings in Mexborough (Rotherham) 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 Mexborough (Rotherham)?

Rotherham has 24 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.

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Towns close to Mexborough (Rotherham)

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Mexborough11 settings · 1.7 milesRotherham22 settings · 3.3 milesRotherham164 settings · 3.4 milesBarnsley166 settings · 7.8 milesSheffield36 settings · 8.8 milesDoncaster228 settings · 9.3 miles
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