Childcare in Peterborough (Cambridgeshire)
Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) has 7 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 4 school nursery classes, 7 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 14 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 11 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Cambridgeshire there are 38 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 Cambridgeshire, 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 94 school nursery classes across Cambridgeshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
10 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 Come and Play Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Come and Play Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Camplay - Saturday Club - Whittlesey Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Peterborough (Cambridgeshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) take funded hours?
5 of the 25 settings in Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 14 settings Ofsted has inspected in Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) take babies?
19 settings in Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) 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 Peterborough (Cambridgeshire)?
Cambridgeshire has 38 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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