Childcare in Milton Keynes (West Northamptonshire)
Milton Keynes (West Northamptonshire) has 3 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 5 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 7 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 4 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across West Northamptonshire 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 West Northamptonshire, 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 64 school nursery classes across West Northamptonshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
3 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 Freestyle Wraparound Care - Deanshanger Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Akeley Wood Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Freestyle Wraparound Care - Old Stratford Primary School Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Akeley Wood Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Akeley Wood School @ S4A Group LTD Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Acorn Day Nursery, Deanshanger Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Milton Keynes (West Northamptonshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Milton Keynes (West Northamptonshire) take funded hours?
3 of the 11 settings in Milton Keynes (West Northamptonshire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Milton Keynes (West Northamptonshire) take babies?
11 settings in Milton Keynes (West Northamptonshire) 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 (West Northamptonshire)?
West Northamptonshire 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.
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