Childcare in Solihull
Solihull has 42 day nurseries, 12 pre-schools, 35 school nursery classes, 20 childminders and 28 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 59 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 13 of them Outstanding. 78 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Solihull there are 31 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Solihull, 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 52 school nursery classes across Solihull, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
68 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 2026Opened Ace Camps Olton Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened West Warwicks Tennis Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Ace Camps Langley Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed RobocodeUK Touchwood Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Ace Sports Camps Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed All Court Tennis Camps Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Pathways Holiday Playscheme Lady K Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Solihull Activity Camp Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Creation Station Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Aspire Active Camps Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Honey Pot House Day Nursery (Knowle) Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Little Learners Montessori School Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Solihull
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Solihull take funded hours?
42 of the 137 settings in Solihull 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Solihull rated Outstanding?
Yes. 13 of the 59 settings Ofsted has inspected in Solihull hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Solihull take babies?
68 settings in Solihull 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 Solihull?
Solihull has 31 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 Solihull
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.