Childcare in Northampton (West Northamptonshire)
Northampton (West Northamptonshire) has 78 day nurseries, 21 pre-schools, 45 school nursery classes, 40 childminders and 50 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 109 of them and rated 107 Good or better, 13 of them Outstanding. 125 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £27 to £80, typically £48. 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.
166 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 Trilogy Playscheme Lings Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Alphabet Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Tudor Manor Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Shine Brighter Club Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Stagecoach Performing Arts Northampton Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Woodys @ Upton Meadows Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened NGS Quinton House Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened First Class Learning - Kingsthorpe Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Tudor Manor Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kings Park Tennis Coaching Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Genius St James Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Genius Abington Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Northampton (West Northamptonshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Northampton (West Northamptonshire)?
Of the 16 full-day rates published by settings in Northampton (West Northamptonshire), the typical price is £48 a day, ranging from £27 to £80. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Northampton (West Northamptonshire) take funded hours?
64 of the 234 settings in Northampton (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.
Are any nurseries in Northampton (West Northamptonshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 13 of the 109 settings Ofsted has inspected in Northampton (West Northamptonshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Northampton (West Northamptonshire) take babies?
166 settings in Northampton (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 Northampton (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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