Childcare in Sandown
Sandown has 3 day nurseries, 1 school nursery class and 1 childminder. Ofsted has inspected 4 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 1 has never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight, 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 10 school nursery classes across Isle of Wight, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
1 setting 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 Nurture Cabin Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Sandown
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Sandown take funded hours?
1 of the 5 settings in Sandown 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Sandown rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 4 settings Ofsted has inspected in Sandown hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Sandown take babies?
4 settings in Sandown 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 Sandown?
Isle of Wight 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 Sandown
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.