Childcare in Oakham
Oakham has 11 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 4 school nursery classes and 4 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 12 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 10 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Rutland there are 44 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Rutland, 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 5 school nursery classes across Rutland, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
2 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 2026Opened Elite Sport Academy Wrap Around Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Rhino Sports Academy Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Creative Minds Rutland Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Whissendine Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Fiesta Sports Uppingham Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Oakham
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Oakham take funded hours?
4 of the 22 settings in Oakham 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Oakham take babies?
16 settings in Oakham 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 Oakham?
Rutland has 44 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 Oakham
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.