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Childcare in Verwood

Verwood has 3 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 1 school nursery class, 2 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 4 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 4 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Dorset there are 37 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

37places per 100 under-fives in Dorset, against 32 for England
100%of the 4 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
3 of 8are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Dorset, 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 60 school nursery classes across Dorset, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 8Day nurseries 3Pre-schools 1School nurseries 1Childminders 2After-school clubs 1
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Day nurseries 3

Orchard Day Nursery

Day nursery · Orchard Day Nursery, Trinity C of E V A First School, Verwood, BH31 7PG

Report card Feb 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 8+Babies from 3 months07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week80 placesOpen for decades
01202 820124Their website

Orchard Day Nursery

Day nursery · Orchard Day Nursery, Coopers Lane, Verwood, BH31 7PG

Not yet inspectedTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Babies from 3 months07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week141 placesNewly opened
01202820124Their website

Pre-schools 1

School nursery classes 1

Childminders 2

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Maidment, Rachael Louise

Childminder · Verwood, BH31 6BY

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder9 placesLong established

Steer, Teresa Christina

Childminder · Verwood, BH31 6XJ

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

After-school and holiday clubs 1

SCOOSC

After-school club · Verwood Ce First School, Howe Lane, Verwood, BH31 6JF

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays60 placesLong established
07511915399

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Recently

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 Orchard Day Nursery Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Verwood

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Verwood take funded hours?

3 of the 8 settings in Verwood 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 Verwood rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 4 settings Ofsted has inspected in Verwood hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Verwood take babies?

7 settings in Verwood 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 Verwood?

Dorset has 37 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.

Nearby

Towns close to Verwood

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Ringwood6 settings · 3.5 milesRingwood12 settings · 4.8 milesFerndown13 settings · 5 milesFordingbridge10 settings · 5.8 milesWimborne41 settings · 6.3 milesWimborne7 settings · 7.5 miles
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