Childcare in Petersfield
Petersfield has 9 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 14 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 14 of them and rated 13 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 18 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Hampshire there are 39 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 Hampshire, 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 81 school nursery classes across Hampshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
3 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 In-Between Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Ultimate Activity Camps at Churcher's College Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened LevelUP Sport & Fitness Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Spanish Club at Sheet Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened GoSport Activity Centre - Bedales School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened ActiveMe 360 CIC @ West Meon CE Primary Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Winton Playgroup Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Active Camps at Bedales School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed CSS Activities Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Dragonflies Ditcham Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened JC Sports WAC Buriton Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened JC Sports Holiday Camps at Steep Primary School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Petersfield
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Petersfield take funded hours?
8 of the 32 settings in Petersfield 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Petersfield rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 14 settings Ofsted has inspected in Petersfield hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Petersfield take babies?
23 settings in Petersfield 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 Petersfield?
Hampshire has 39 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 Petersfield
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.