Childcare in Wellingborough
Wellingborough has 27 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 10 school nursery classes, 19 childminders and 8 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 45 of them and rated 43 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 25 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across North Northamptonshire there are 31 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 North Northamptonshire, 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 41 school nursery classes across North Northamptonshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
19 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 Premier @ Victoria Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Articulate After School Club Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Lask at Victoria Primary Academy Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kerdouda, Touria
- Dec 2025Opened Raunds Child Centre Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened SS Ltd @ Wellingborough Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Berrypatch Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Pop Up Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed St Michael's Playgroup Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Raunds Playgroup Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Warwick Community Playschool Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened Beccy Hurrell Voice & Arts @ Stanton Cross Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Wellingborough
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Wellingborough take funded hours?
15 of the 70 settings in Wellingborough 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Wellingborough rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 45 settings Ofsted has inspected in Wellingborough hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Wellingborough take babies?
56 settings in Wellingborough 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 Wellingborough?
North Northamptonshire has 31 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 Wellingborough
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.