Childcare in Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire)
Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) has 5 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 5 school nursery classes and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 7 of them and rated 6 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 11 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire, 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 104 school nursery classes across Buckinghamshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
2 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 Junior Adventures Group @ Thornton Collage Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Jonny Cater Cricket Academy Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Ultimate Activity Camps at Thornton College Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Premier - Great Horwood Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) take funded hours?
10 of the 18 settings in Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 7 settings Ofsted has inspected in Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) take babies?
11 settings in Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) 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 Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire)?
Buckinghamshire 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 Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.