Childcare in Norwich
Norwich has 63 day nurseries, 30 pre-schools, 56 school nursery classes, 44 childminders and 28 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 112 of them and rated 111 Good or better, 18 of them Outstanding. 109 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Norfolk there are 28 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Norfolk, 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 148 school nursery classes across Norfolk, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
221 settings, best rated first. 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 School's Out Activities at Thorpe St Andrews School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened East Harling Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Old Catton Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed So Schools Out Loddon Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Old Catton Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Beehive Childcare Group at Jubilee Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Set Your Sights Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed So School's Out Easton Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Costessey Pre School Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Bamble Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Barracudas - Langley Prep Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Hemblington Pre-School Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Norwich
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Norwich take funded hours?
79 of the 221 settings in Norwich 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Norwich rated Outstanding?
Yes. 18 of the 112 settings Ofsted has inspected in Norwich hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Norwich take babies?
152 settings in Norwich 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 Norwich?
Norfolk has 28 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 Norwich
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.