Childcare in Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth has 7 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 11 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 17 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 12 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 33 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Hertfordshire there are 36 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 Hertfordshire, 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 317 school nursery classes across Hertfordshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
13 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 Anouskas Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Premier Education - Merchant Taylors' Prep School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Junior Adventures Group @ Merchant Taylors Prep School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Croxley Green Kumon Study Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Footsteps Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Anouska's Kids Club Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Education - Merchant Taylors' Prep School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Footsteps Nursery Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Footsteps Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Sunrise & Sunset Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Croxley Green Kumon Study Centre Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed FunFest Holiday Club Rickmansworth Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Rickmansworth
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Rickmansworth take funded hours?
13 of the 45 settings in Rickmansworth 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Rickmansworth rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 12 settings Ofsted has inspected in Rickmansworth hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Rickmansworth take babies?
26 settings in Rickmansworth 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 Rickmansworth?
Hertfordshire has 36 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 Rickmansworth
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.