Childcare in Nottingham
Nottingham has 63 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 78 school nursery classes, 30 childminders and 40 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 79 of them and rated 74 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 137 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £35 to £67, typically £53. Across Nottingham there are 26 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 Nottingham, 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 80 school nursery classes across Nottingham, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
216 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 The Rocking Horse Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Ace Sports Midlands: Sycamore Academy - Wraparound and Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Ace Sports Midlands: Edna G Olds Academy- Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Clubzone CZ Limited Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Dunkirk Fun Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Greenfields Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Rocking Horse Childcare Centre Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Bestwood Park Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Holiday Activities For Kids Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Lime Trees at Cantrell Primary and Nursery School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened GMH Coaching - Bilborough Sports Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Holiday Activities For Kids Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Nottingham
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Nottingham?
Of the 21 full-day rates published by settings in Nottingham, the typical price is £53 a day, ranging from £35 to £67. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Nottingham take funded hours?
94 of the 216 settings in Nottingham 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 79 settings Ofsted has inspected in Nottingham hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Nottingham take babies?
125 settings in Nottingham 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?
Nottingham has 26 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
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.