Childcare in Woking
Woking has 25 day nurseries, 11 pre-schools, 19 school nursery classes, 29 childminders and 17 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 51 of them and rated 47 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 50 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Surrey there are 40 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 Surrey, 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 184 school nursery classes across Surrey, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
101 settings, best rated first. 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 Hoe Bridge School, Greenfield Little School Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Maple Montessori Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Jiminy Cricket Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Time Out at Halstead St Andrews Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened NSSPORT (SD) @ HORSELL JUNIOR SCHOOL Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Halimah's Nursery Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Camp Martial X Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Multisports Woking Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Woking Leisure Centre Holiday Camps and Creche Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Bisley Base Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Lions Sports Academy at Ripley Court School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Premier Education Clubs at St Lawrence CofE Primary School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Woking
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Woking take funded hours?
26 of the 101 settings in Woking 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Woking rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 51 settings Ofsted has inspected in Woking hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Woking take babies?
74 settings in Woking 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 Woking?
Surrey has 40 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 Woking
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.