Childcare in Wimborne (Dorset)
Wimborne (Dorset) has 18 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 7 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 24 of them and rated 23 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 17 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £42 to £89, typically £79. 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.
15 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 Jsc Colehill First Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Activate Camps @ Dumpton School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Foundation Sports And Play Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened 360 Hayeswood Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened 360 Witchampton Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Casa Go Play Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Foundation Sports And Play Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Activate Camps @ Dumpton School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Foundation Sports And Play Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Foundation Sports And Play Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Wimborne (Dorset)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Wimborne (Dorset)?
Of the 7 full-day rates published by settings in Wimborne (Dorset), the typical price is £79 a day, ranging from £42 to £89. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Wimborne (Dorset) take funded hours?
15 of the 41 settings in Wimborne (Dorset) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Wimborne (Dorset) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 24 settings Ofsted has inspected in Wimborne (Dorset) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Wimborne (Dorset) take babies?
27 settings in Wimborne (Dorset) 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 Wimborne (Dorset)?
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 Wimborne (Dorset)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.