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Childcare in Ware

Ware has 9 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 12 school nursery classes, 8 childminders and 9 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 18 of them and rated 16 Good or better. 25 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.

36places per 100 under-fives in Hertfordshire, against 32 for England
88%of the 18 inspected here are Good or better
17 of 43are 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 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.

Everything 43Day nurseries 9Pre-schools 5School nurseries 12Childminders 8After-school clubs 9
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Bobtails Playgroup

Pre-school · Bobtails Play Group, 8a Roydon Road, Ware, SG12 8EZ

GoodTakes funded hours£36.00 a dayBirth to 8+Sessions in term time, often mornings30 placesOpen for decades
01920871273Their website

Thundridge Preschool Ltd

Pre-school · The Norman Wodson Pavilion, Cold Christmas Lane, Ware, SG12 0SJ

GoodBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings40 placesOpen a few years
07961100287

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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 2026Closed St Andrews After School Care Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened St Andrews After School Care Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Water Creations Swim Academy At St Edmunds College & Prep School Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened SSS Provision TH Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Little Skippers Nursery Full day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Premier Education - Albury Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Closed CHIPS Saturday Club Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Kingshill SSS Sports Camp Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Ware

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

Which nurseries in Ware take funded hours?

17 of the 43 settings in Ware 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.

Which nurseries in Ware take babies?

30 settings in Ware 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 Ware?

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.

Nearby

Towns close to Ware

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

Hertford56 settings · 4.2 milesMuch Hadham4 settings · 4.4 milesHoddesdon30 settings · 4.8 milesBroxbourne14 settings · 6.9 milesSawbridgeworth12 settings · 6.9 milesHarlow86 settings · 7.1 miles
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