Childcare in Peterborough
Peterborough has 55 day nurseries, 32 pre-schools, 19 school nursery classes, 34 childminders and 20 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 93 of them and rated 85 Good or better, 23 of them Outstanding. 67 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £50 to £75, typically £60. Across Peterborough there are 34 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 Peterborough, 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 19 school nursery classes across Peterborough, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
32 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 Play House Pre-School and Out of School Club Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Bees Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Smiley Faces Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed JDK Holiday Club - Thorney Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed IEDUC8 NURSERY Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Acorn Explorers Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Smiley Faces Day Nursery (Thorney) Limited Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Bright Bambini Montessori (Gunthorpe) Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kumon Peterborough New England Study Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened One Touch Football - Highlees WAC Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Twizzle Tops day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened SA Education Peterborough Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Peterborough
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Peterborough?
Of the 10 full-day rates published by settings in Peterborough, the typical price is £60 a day, ranging from £50 to £75. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Peterborough take funded hours?
45 of the 160 settings in Peterborough 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 rated Outstanding?
Yes. 23 of the 93 settings Ofsted has inspected in Peterborough hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Peterborough take babies?
125 settings in Peterborough 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?
Peterborough has 34 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 Peterborough
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.