Childcare in Ringwood (Hampshire)
Ringwood (Hampshire) has 6 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 1 school nursery class, 2 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 5 of them and rated 4 Good or better. 7 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £74 to £89, typically £84. 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.
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.
- Dec 2025Opened Globe Fit Kids Clubs - Poulner Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Poulner Pre-School Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Little Deers Day Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Ringwood (Hampshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Ringwood (Hampshire)?
Of the 6 full-day rates published by settings in Ringwood (Hampshire), the typical price is £84 a day, ranging from £74 to £89. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Ringwood (Hampshire) take funded hours?
3 of the 12 settings in Ringwood (Hampshire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Ringwood (Hampshire) take babies?
8 settings in Ringwood (Hampshire) 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 Ringwood (Hampshire)?
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 Ringwood (Hampshire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.