Childcare in Slough (Windsor and Maidenhead)
Slough (Windsor and Maidenhead) has 3 day nurseries, 2 school nursery classes and 2 childminders. Ofsted has inspected 4 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 3 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Windsor and Maidenhead there are 44 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 Windsor and Maidenhead, 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 25 school nursery classes across Windsor and Maidenhead, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
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 The Nest Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Fun Fest Slough Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Slough (Windsor and Maidenhead)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Slough (Windsor and Maidenhead) take funded hours?
2 of the 7 settings in Slough (Windsor and Maidenhead) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Slough (Windsor and Maidenhead) take babies?
5 settings in Slough (Windsor and Maidenhead) 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 Slough (Windsor and Maidenhead)?
Windsor and Maidenhead has 44 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 Slough (Windsor and Maidenhead)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.