Childcare in Worcester (Worcestershire)
Worcester (Worcestershire) has 30 day nurseries, 12 pre-schools, 18 school nursery classes, 18 childminders and 14 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 51 of them and rated 49 Good or better, 13 of them Outstanding. 41 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £33 to £78, typically £58. Across Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire, 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 120 school nursery classes across Worcestershire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
65 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 RB Active Care Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened WLZ, The Triangle Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Empower Kids Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed WLZ, The Lodge Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Active8+ Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Nunnerywood Preschool Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Dingley's Family & Specialist Early Years Centre (Worcester) Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Wildwood Explorers Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Empower Kids Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Dingley's Family & Specialist Early Years Centre (Worcester) Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened WLZ, The Lodge Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Lighthouse Family Centre Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Worcester (Worcestershire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Worcester (Worcestershire)?
Of the 9 full-day rates published by settings in Worcester (Worcestershire), the typical price is £58 a day, ranging from £33 to £78. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Worcester (Worcestershire) take funded hours?
30 of the 92 settings in Worcester (Worcestershire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Worcester (Worcestershire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 13 of the 51 settings Ofsted has inspected in Worcester (Worcestershire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Worcester (Worcestershire) take babies?
65 settings in Worcester (Worcestershire) 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 Worcester (Worcestershire)?
Worcestershire 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 Worcester (Worcestershire)
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