Childcare in Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)
Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) has 105 day nurseries, 18 pre-schools, 72 school nursery classes, 60 childminders and 92 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 145 of them and rated 139 Good or better, 16 of them Outstanding. 202 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £42 to £76, typically £56. Across Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire, 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 203 school nursery classes across Nottinghamshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
248 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 The Lime Trees At Greythorn Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Toes Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Lime Trees Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Bizzy Kidz Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed St George's Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Rattle and Roll Performance: Orston Primary School Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Clubszone CZ Limited Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Rattle and Roll Hawthorne Primary Wrap Around and Holiday Club Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Rattle and Roll Performance's Holiday Club Radcliffe On Trent Infant and Nursery School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Holiday Activities For Kids Ltd - Good Shepherd Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Urban Bushcraft Holiday Club - Bulwell Wood Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Voices Nottingham and Loughborough Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)?
Of the 11 full-day rates published by settings in Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), the typical price is £56 a day, ranging from £42 to £76. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) take funded hours?
101 of the 347 settings in Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) 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 Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 16 of the 145 settings Ofsted has inspected in Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) take babies?
248 settings in Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) 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 Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)?
Nottinghamshire 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 Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.