Childcare in Rugby
Rugby has 20 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 20 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 11 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 29 of them and rated 27 Good or better, 8 of them Outstanding. 44 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire, 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 97 school nursery classes across Warwickshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
15 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 Premier Education at Henry Hinde Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Education at St Andrews Benn Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Super Star Sport @ Northlands Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Active Camps at Bilton Grange Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Caldecote Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Super Star Sport @ Northlands Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Activate Camps @ Bilton Grange Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Woosh Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened KA Coaching Wraparound Care Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Sprint Active Clubs Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Caldecote Day Nursery Ltd Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Rugby
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Rugby take funded hours?
22 of the 73 settings in Rugby 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Rugby rated Outstanding?
Yes. 8 of the 29 settings Ofsted has inspected in Rugby hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Rugby take babies?
42 settings in Rugby 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 Rugby?
Warwickshire 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.
Towns close to Rugby
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.