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62 placesBH4 9HL01202763241
South West
Childcare in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
347 registered providers with 6,963 places, down 1.1% since December 2021.
96day nurseries
131childminders
48after-school clubs
152newly registered since 2021
58.3%rated Good or better
211closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 27.6% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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53 placesBH11 9EH01202582228
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42 placesBH8 9TT01202 536 041
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42 placesBH23 5QG01425 274411
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40 placesBH13 6AR01202 768769
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40 placesBH9 3EB01202 773816
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32 placesBH9 1JA01202 525 674
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24 placesBH21 1ST07787954387
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24 placesBH9 3LR07542 19 77 58
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24 placesBH8 9RW07787 110 201
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20 placesBH9 1LG01202 269 628
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229 placesBH17 8PJ01202 672671
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132 placesBH15 2DG01202 679799
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131 placesBH7 7DW01202 300688
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128 placesBH12 4HR01202 747198
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97 placesBH23 1PL01202 470 740
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97 placesBH10 4AQ01202522354
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90 placesBH17 7FF01202 698 427
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73 placesBH14 9LU01202 741437
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68 placesBH6 5NB01202 422235
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65 placesBH15 1TP01202 673 581
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65 placesBH7 6JJ01202 391500
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63 placesBH1 1RB01202 297275
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60 placesBH14 0AA01202740261
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60 placesBH17 8AP07842939068
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59 placesBH9 3HD01202 538904
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58 placesBH1 1RP01202 780 010
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58 placesBH15 2LD01202 668439
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56 placesBH12 4HU01202 716130
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55 placesBH8 9PU01202 741437
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55 placesBH11 9NA01202 159259
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55 placesBH1 4NB07867414518
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55 placesBH23 7JN01202 490506
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55 placesBH1 3QN01202 290 103
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54 placesBH8 8LA01202 553108
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54 placesBH1 4HY01202 096235
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52 placesBH12 2BG01202 737100
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52 placesBH3 7AS01202 533 911
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50 placesBH11 9DG01202 159703
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50 placesBH8 0NY
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48 placesBH17 8UE01202 686 965
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48 placesBH8 0HS01202388100
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48 placesBH16 5BH01202678333
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48 placesBH17 7BX01202 694020
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48 placesBH6 3PU01202 424632
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47 placesBH23 7JP01202 490547
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45 placesBH6 3PN01202 422 987
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45 placesBH9 2AU07562336119
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44 placesBH23 6BL01202 572 416
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44 placesBH10 5JQ01202 5777 88
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Oaks Pre-School | Poole | 72 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Beaufort Community Association Childcare | Bournemouth | 64 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Horizons Nursery | Bournemouth | 40 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Funtastic Holiday Club | Dorset | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Bibury Day Nursery | Poole | 30 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Funtastic Club | Christchurch | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| St Nicholas Pre-School | Bournemouth | 20 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Funtastic Club | Christchurch | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Fernheath Play | West Howe | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Pouncing Panthers Limited | Christchurch | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Cuddles @ The Stadium | Poole | 80 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| East Cliff Pre-School | Bournemouth | 80 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| 115 Club St Luke's | Bournemouth | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| East Cliff Pre-School St James' | Bournemouth | 48 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Mudeford Wood Playgroup | Christchurch | 40 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| East Cliff Pre-School Winton | Bournemouth | 32 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Bearwood Pre-School | Bournemouth | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Corpus Christi Premier | Bournemouth | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Chewton Common Playgroup | Christchurch | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| The Sparrow's Nest Preschool | Bournemouth | 30 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Corpus Christi Pre-School | Bournemouth | 20 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| St Claire's At Mudeford Infants | Christchurch | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Priory View Pre-School | Bournemouth | 28 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Foundation Sports And Play | Bournemouth | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Crescent View Preschool | Bournemouth | 23 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| First Friends Wallisdown Pre-School | Poole | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| PESSPA Play | Bournemouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Globe Fit Kids Clubs - Poole | Poole | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Foundation Play | Bournemouth | 100 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Twin Oaks Pre-school | Poole | 72 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Foundation Sports | Bournemouth | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Christchurch Preschool | Christchurch | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Happy Hearts Day Nursery | Bournemouth | 30 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Parkfield Montessori Preschool | Christchurch | 30 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Super Stars @ Teach Poole | Poole | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Lollipops | Poole | 26 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Steppin' out Academy Of Performance | Poole | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Busy Bodies Pre-School | Poole | 0 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| SCHC BA | Bournemouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| SCHC SMS | Poole | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Educamps - Christchurch | Christchurch | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Queens Park Academy - Mini Ambers | Bournemouth | 90 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Horizons Nursery | Bournemouth | 32 | Needs improvement | Jun 2024 |
| Crescent View Preschool | Bournemouth | 28 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| St Thomas Peter Pan Pre-School | Bournemouth | 26 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Sunny Days Preschool Parkstone | Poole | 24 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Magic Roundabout Pre School | Bournemouth | 24 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| St Luke's After School Club | Bournemouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Stars Holiday Club | Bournemouth | 75 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Cabot Lane Day Nursery | Poole | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Giggles 4 Kids Ltd | Bournemouth | 50 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Flippers Nursery | Poole | 40 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Burton Pre-School Playgroup 'Teddy Bears' | Christchurch | 40 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Jack-in-the-Box Pre-School Nursery | Bournemouth | 30 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Winton Pre-School | Bournemouth | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| St Andrews Church Pre-School | Bournemouth | 20 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| DTCA Play | Poole | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Casa Camp | Poole | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Casa Camp | Poole | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Explore Learning Bournemouth | Bournemouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |