Childcare in Stevenage
Stevenage has 18 day nurseries, 15 pre-schools, 25 school nursery classes, 28 childminders and 17 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 45 of them and rated 41 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 58 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Hertfordshire there are 36 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 Hertfordshire, 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 317 school nursery classes across Hertfordshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
15 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 Sunbeams Preschool and Nursery Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Sunbeams Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Sunbeams Preschool Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened SS Ltd @ Martins Wood Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Sunbeams Preschool Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Sunbeams Preschool Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Sunbeams Preschool Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Clare's Little Bears Day Care and Forest Pre School - Hampson Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened SS Ltd @ Round Diamond Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Rising Stars Wrap Around Clubs Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Shephalbury Park - Rising Stars Wrap Around Clubs Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed NHCVS Breakaway Holiday and Saturday Club Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Stevenage
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Stevenage take funded hours?
34 of the 103 settings in Stevenage 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Stevenage rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 45 settings Ofsted has inspected in Stevenage hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Stevenage take babies?
72 settings in Stevenage 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 Stevenage?
Hertfordshire 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.
Towns close to Stevenage
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.