Outstanding
115 placesBA3 2BW01761411328
South West
Childcare in Bath and North East Somerset
231 registered providers with 3,970 places, up 14.4% since December 2021.
59day nurseries
84childminders
48after-school clubs
129newly registered since 2021
45.9%rated Good or better
130closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 11.6% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
71 placesBA1 6DX01225447992
Outstanding
48 placesBA2 7AY01225 386 518
Outstanding
26 placesBA3 4NL07759859025
Outstanding
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24 placesBS39 5UU07971 330 577
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Outstanding
14 placesBS31 2DY01225444791
Good
170 placesBS31 1TL01179861173
Good
164 placesBA1 2XT01225 426255
Good
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Good
90 placesBA2 5HY01225 840575
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72 placesBA2 5EA01225 690 133
Good
71 placesBA2 1SY01225 444791
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70 placesBA1 6AX01225 483660
Good
67 placesBA2 9JE01225 874003
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64 placesBA2 2DQ01225 317 123
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58 placesBA1 5NB01225487858
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54 placesBA3 2HY01761568188
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50 placesBA2 3ND01225 335008
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40 placesBA2 9BN01225 875780
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Good
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38 placesBA2 3RF07501477008
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37 placesBA2 8EQ01761 431 073
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32 placesBA2 3JW01225789193
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32 placesBS31 3DJ01225 872088
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29 placesBS14 0PF01275 838510
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26 placesBA2 4SD01225 448 191
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26 placesBS39 7LW01761 413 529
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24 placesBA1 7UB01225 852 555
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24 placesBA1 3EA01225 481259
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24 placesBS39 4EX07810632064
Good
24 placesBS14 0PR07759 381610
Good
24 placesBS40 8UE01275 333125
Good
22 placesBA1 4BX07941 611 417
Good
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Good
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20 placesBA2 8QA07712369130
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20 placesBA2 6UL07716 600269
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Report card Apr 2026
18 placesBA2 1RX01225 571511
Good
16 placesBA1 6NS07747 081626
Good
9 placesBS39 7SF01761 404227
Report card Mar 2026
66 placesBA2 6QH01225 332296
Report card May 2026
54 placesBA1 3NG01225 636023
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104 placesBA2 5AH0330 111 7077
Not yet inspected
70 placesBS40 6AZ07465436635
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Harptree Nursery Pre School and Forest School | Bristol | 39 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Mini Mojos | Radstock | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Approach Tuition - Bath | Bath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Holiday Kids Club | Radstock | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Queens Road Methodist Church Preschool | Bristol | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Freshford Preschool Forest School | Hinton Charterhouse | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Professional Tutoring Bath South | Bath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Nursery At New Manor | Bishop Sutton | 50 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Stepping Stones Pre School | Bath | 20 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Super Camps at Royal High School Prep Bath | Bath | 52 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Magna Minors Day Nursery and pre school | Bristol | 40 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| PH Camps - St Mary's (Timsbury) | Bath | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Creative Minds Holiday Club | Bath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Country Garden Day Nursery | Bath | 58 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Bathampton SuperPirates | Bath | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Combe Down SuperPirates | Bath | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Laurel Farm | Bath | 16 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Riverside Nursery | Bath | 45 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| High Littleton Pre-School | Bristol | 28 | Inadequate | Dec 2023 |
| Sunshine Pre-School | Bath | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Bath Opportunity Pre School | Bath | 16 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Action For Children BANES | Bath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| PlayWood Nature School | Bath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Activate Camps@Aspire Academy | Bath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Activate Camps@The Hive | Bath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| YMCA Moorlands Out of School Club | Bath | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Midford Road Nursery | Bath | 25 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Sj's After School Club | Bath | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| BAPP - Southside | Whiteway | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| BAPP - Foxhill | Foxhill, Bath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Activate Camps@St Nicholas Church School | Radstock | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Activate Camps@Bath Play Area Project | Bath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Activate Camps@St Mark's School | Bath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| ActivateCamps@Castle Primary School | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Country Garden Day Nursery | Bath | 54 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Caterpillars Day Nursery | Bath | 54 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Leaping Lambs Nursery Keynsham | Bristol | 46 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Broadlands Bears | Bristol | 45 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| 3-2-4 Playgroup | Bristol | 35 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Percy After School Club | Bath | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Oak Tree Day Nursery | Bath | 27 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| YMCA Bath Day Nursery | Bath | 26 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Timsbury Preschool | Bath | 24 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Bumbles Daycare | Midsomer Norton | 24 | Outstanding | Dec 2022 |
| IG Sports Coaching | Radstock | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Mulberry Kidz Day Nursery | Bath | 41 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Acorn Pre School Group | Bristol | 26 | Outstanding | Jun 2022 |
| Stanton Drew and Pensford Pre-School | Stanton Drew | 24 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Mulberry After School Club | Bath | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Kings Camps | Bath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| St John's Premier Asc | Bristol | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |