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Childcare in Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury has 31 day nurseries, 10 pre-schools, 34 school nursery classes, 10 childminders and 8 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 45 of them and rated 42 Good or better, 12 of them Outstanding. 48 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £29 to £70, typically £53. Across Shropshire there are 36 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

36places per 100 under-fives in Shropshire, against 32 for England
93%of the 45 inspected here are Good or better, 12 Outstanding
£53typical full day, from 16 published rates here
47 of 93are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Shropshire, 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 92 school nursery classes across Shropshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 93Day nurseries 31Pre-schools 10School nurseries 34Childminders 10After-school clubs 8
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Meadow Farm Pre-School

Pre-school · The Scout and Guide Headquarters, Field Crescent, Shrewsbury, SY1 4PW

GoodTakes funded hours£28.50 a dayBirth to 8+From 2 years09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week32 placesLong established
01743 244542Their website

Condover Pre-School

Pre-school · Condover Pre-School Cio, Condover, Shrewsbury, SY5 7AA

GoodTakes funded hours£6.50 an hourBirth to 5From 2 years09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week20 placesLong established
01743873518Their website

Opportunity Pre-School

Pre-school · Opportunity Pre-School, Primrose Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 7TP

GoodBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings20 placesOpen for decades
01743 247600

Little Greenfields Pre-School

Pre-school · Greenfields Church Hall, Greenfield Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2QD

GoodBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings28 placesLong established
01743358161

Passmaster

Pre-school · Mount Pleasant Primary School, Whitemere Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 3BY

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsOpen a few years
07958636546

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Recently

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 Radbrook Primary Camps Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Ladybugs Nursery And Pre-School Sessional day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Little Greenfields Preschool CIC Sessional day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Skill Clubs Shrewsbury Sessional day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Shrewsbury

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

How much does nursery cost in Shrewsbury?

Of the 16 full-day rates published by settings in Shrewsbury, the typical price is £53 a day, ranging from £29 to £70. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.

Which nurseries in Shrewsbury take funded hours?

47 of the 93 settings in Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury rated Outstanding?

Yes. 12 of the 45 settings Ofsted has inspected in Shrewsbury hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Shrewsbury take babies?

53 settings in Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury?

Shropshire 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.

Nearby

Towns close to Shrewsbury

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Church Stretton7 settings · 12.6 milesTelford113 settings · 13.1 milesEllesmere6 settings · 13.6 milesBroseley5 settings · 14.5 milesOswestry27 settings · 15.4 milesWhitchurch12 settings · 15.4 miles
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