Childcare in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes has 57 day nurseries, 38 pre-schools, 46 school nursery classes, 45 childminders and 46 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 106 of them and rated 97 Good or better, 19 of them Outstanding. 126 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £34 to £95, typically £87. Across Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes, 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 49 school nursery classes across Milton Keynes, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
45 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 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Woughton MK6 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Hanslope Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed SS Ltd @ Loughton Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier - Priory Rise Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kidz Zone Club - Glebe Farm Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Holiday Club - Monkston Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Tree Top Childcare 1 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kidz Zone Club (St Mary's Wavendon CE Primary School) Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Milton Keynes College Little Explorers Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Greenleys Community Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Jumpstart Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Twinkle Tots Pre School Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Milton Keynes
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Milton Keynes?
Of the 8 full-day rates published by settings in Milton Keynes, the typical price is £87 a day, ranging from £34 to £95. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Milton Keynes take funded hours?
69 of the 232 settings in Milton Keynes 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 rated Outstanding?
Yes. 19 of the 106 settings Ofsted has inspected in Milton Keynes hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Milton Keynes take babies?
163 settings in Milton Keynes 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?
Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.