Childcare in Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City has 8 day nurseries, 9 pre-schools, 15 school nursery classes, 22 childminders and 13 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 32 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 7 of them Outstanding. 35 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.
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.
44 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 FizzBug @ Peartree Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened FizzBug @ Watchlytes Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Voices East Hertfordshire Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Peartree Wrap Around Care Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Stagecoach Welwyn-Hatfield Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Watchlytes Wrap Around Care Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Knightsfield Nursery & Pre-School C.I.C Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Barn Close Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Right Way Sports Limited at Our Ladys Catholic Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Commons Nursery & Pre-School Ltd Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Code Ninjas Welwyn Garden City Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Barn Close PreSchool Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Welwyn Garden City
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Welwyn Garden City take funded hours?
20 of the 67 settings in Welwyn Garden City 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Welwyn Garden City rated Outstanding?
Yes. 7 of the 32 settings Ofsted has inspected in Welwyn Garden City hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Welwyn Garden City take babies?
44 settings in Welwyn Garden City 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 Welwyn Garden City?
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.
Towns close to Welwyn Garden City
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.