Childcare in Weymouth
Weymouth has 12 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 8 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 18 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 14 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.
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.
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 Humpty's House Pre-school & Kool Kidz Club Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Primary Forest School Weymouth Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Humptys house pre-school and Kool kids after school club Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Primary Forest School Weymouth Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Ranch Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Weymouth
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Weymouth take funded hours?
9 of the 32 settings in Weymouth 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Weymouth rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 18 settings Ofsted has inspected in Weymouth hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Weymouth take babies?
20 settings in Weymouth 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 Weymouth?
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.
Towns close to Weymouth
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.