Childcare in Slough
Slough has 21 day nurseries, 12 pre-schools, 30 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 26 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 41 of them and rated 36 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 63 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Slough there are 18 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Slough, 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 32 school nursery classes across Slough, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
26 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 In2Care @ Pippins Primary Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Robins Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Education Clubs at Penn Wood Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Teachitright Slough Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Explore Learning Slough Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Teachitright Slough Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Code Ninjas Langley Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Teachitright Colnbrook Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Pure Childcare Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened LCE @ Slough Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Boost Education Slough Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Langley Heritage Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Slough
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Slough take funded hours?
33 of the 104 settings in Slough 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Slough rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 41 settings Ofsted has inspected in Slough hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Slough take babies?
57 settings in Slough 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?
Slough has 18 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
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.