Childcare in Telford (Telford and Wrekin)
Telford (Telford and Wrekin) has 38 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 36 school nursery classes, 25 childminders and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 53 of them and rated 52 Good or better, 8 of them Outstanding. 60 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £38 to £73, typically £44. Across Telford and Wrekin there are 33 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 Telford and Wrekin, 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 40 school nursery classes across Telford and Wrekin, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
25 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 Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Apley Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Brookside Community Preschool Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Snuggle Bugs Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Creation Station Shrewsbury and Telford Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Apley Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Seeds Telford Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Genius Specialist Playscheme Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Specialist Playscheme Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Oakengates Nursery School Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Kids Planet Lawley Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kids Planet Lawley Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Genius Sports & Leisure Club Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Telford (Telford and Wrekin)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Telford (Telford and Wrekin)?
Of the 6 full-day rates published by settings in Telford (Telford and Wrekin), the typical price is £44 a day, ranging from £38 to £73. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Telford (Telford and Wrekin) take funded hours?
47 of the 113 settings in Telford (Telford and Wrekin) 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 Telford (Telford and Wrekin) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 8 of the 53 settings Ofsted has inspected in Telford (Telford and Wrekin) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Telford (Telford and Wrekin) take babies?
72 settings in Telford (Telford and Wrekin) 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 Telford (Telford and Wrekin)?
Telford and Wrekin has 33 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 Telford (Telford and Wrekin)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.