Childcare in Waterlooville
Waterlooville has 20 day nurseries, 12 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 10 childminders and 26 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 36 of them and rated 32 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 34 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £28 to £75, typically £70. Across Hampshire there are 39 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 Hampshire, 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 81 school nursery classes across Hampshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
56 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 CM Sports Oaklands Holiday Camp Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Padnell Junior School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Creative Kidz Childcare Ltd at Kingscourt School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Creative Minds Holiday Club Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Hart Plain Infant School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed CM Sports After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Active8 Minds St Peters Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed CM Sports After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Growing Places @ Berewood Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kingscourt School: Cre8 Clubs and Extra Curricular Private Music Lessons Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Cm Sports After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Morelands Primary School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Waterlooville
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Waterlooville?
Of the 6 full-day rates published by settings in Waterlooville, the typical price is £70 a day, ranging from £28 to £75. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Waterlooville take funded hours?
14 of the 70 settings in Waterlooville 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 Waterlooville rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 36 settings Ofsted has inspected in Waterlooville hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Waterlooville take babies?
56 settings in Waterlooville 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 Waterlooville?
Hampshire has 39 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 Waterlooville
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.