Outstanding
151 placesRG24 8NN01256 636651
South East
Childcare in Hampshire
1,885 registered providers with 37,221 places, up 10.0% since December 2021.
433day nurseries
721childminders
398after-school clubs
956newly registered since 2021
47.7%rated Good or better
1,305closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 26.7% 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
121 placesSP11 6YG07769658033
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116 placesSO23 7LB01962886029
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108 placesSO50 9SB02382 351520
Report card Mar 2026
106 placesSO21 2HJ02394 217889
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95 placesSP11 6NF01264360505
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85 placesSP11 6JP01264 362534
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79 placesSO23 0ET01967 750333
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73 placesGU51 5SG01252 988 040
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70 placesSO21 1JH01962 461634
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70 placesGU51 4NS01252 616323
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70 placesGU12 4RZ08450942322
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68 placesSO22 5HT01962 827393
Report card May 2026
64 placesPO13 0UY01329 232095
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62 placesPO12 1ES02392528808
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60 placesRG24 7DA01256 464121
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54 placesSO41 5RP01590 626 607
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52 placesPO13 0DH01329 237338
Report card Dec 2025
50 placesPO9 4JX02392479255
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50 placesPO10 7QS01243372015
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49 placesRG26 5SL01256 851398
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48 placesGU34 2RL
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48 placesPO7 5QL02392 241798
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43 placesPO16 9AD07860 787398
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42 placesGU34 1RQ01420 549 593
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40 placesSO31 5FR07871 614 853
Report card Nov 2025
35 placesSO32 3QR07494275777
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34 placesRG26 5BH01256 882515
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33 placesRG25 3HS01256 770 370
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33 placesSP11 8HT07542 603547
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31 placesRG21 5RL01256 475833
Report card Dec 2025
30 placesRG25 2EE01256 389 008
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30 placesSO21 1QU07900694429
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27 placesGU14 0DX01252370029
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26 placesGU32 2AN01730 719209
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26 placesGU52 6LH01252 624054
Report card Feb 2026
26 placesSO21 1SB01962 713368
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26 placesRG27 9JP01256 763227
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26 placesPO12 4TQ07713812875
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26 placesSO31 7DU07733 830304
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26 placesSO41 0RF01590 644684
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26 placesSO50 6FH07941367531
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26 placesSO45 1EB07568 608409
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25 placesRG28 7NY01256895504
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24 placesSO41 5QG07823 339 100
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21 placesRG27 9EG07704255330
Report card Dec 2025
20 placesPO14 1BJ01329 289500
Report card Nov 2025
20 placesSO24 0LQ01962771458
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20 placesGU26 6LU01428 602970
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20 placesRG27 8AE07825538447
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20 placesSO41 9GP01590 673355
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18 placesPO14 3BA077 7315 4772
Good
157 placesSO50 7AN02380 603221
Good
150 placesRG24 9PU01256 818118
Good
150 placesSO30 2GH01489 785228
Good
145 placesPO12 4BG02392522614
Report card Mar 2026
136 placesSO22 6RS01962 870 977
Good
135 placesPO8 9PQ02392008966
Good
132 placesSO31 7BJ01489 605495
Good
130 placesPO15 7LA01489 571941
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next Level Camps | Hook | 126 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Woodpeckers at Brune Park Holiday Playscheme | Gosport | 105 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Educamps at Thorney Hill Community Centre | Christchurch | 100 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kids Inc Day Nursery | Basingstoke | 95 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| SPROUTS CHILDCARE LIMITED | Eastleigh | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Barn Owls After School Club Ltd | Fareham | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Little Munchkins | Fareham | 60 | Needs improvement | Jun 2026 |
| The Coach House Day Nursery and Pre-School | Fordingbridge | 55 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| The In-Between Club | Petersfield | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Nurture Den Lymington | Lymington | 45 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Little Wisp Hilltops | Eastleigh | 45 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Creative Minds Holiday Club | Waterlooville | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Mayhill Junior School | Hook | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ The Crescent SO50 | Eastleigh | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ Fairfields RG21 | Basingstoke | 36 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Hart Plain Infant School | Waterlooville | 35 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Wildground Infant School | Southampton | 35 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Creative Kidz Childcare Ltd at Kingscourt School | Waterlooville | 35 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Tweseldown Playgroup | Fleet | 34 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Dottie Tots Nursery School | Farnham | 32 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education Holiday Camp at Cherrywood Primary School | Farnborough | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Little Gems Pre-School (West End) | Southampton | 32 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Kidzone 4 | Havant | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Koolkidzscheme 2000 | Fareham | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| New Forest Child Care Rowledge | Farnham | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Cherbourg's Little Stars Pre-school | Eastleigh | 30 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Little Gems Pre-School, Hedge End | Southampton | 30 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Little Prems | New Milton | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Footsteps Pre-School | Farnborough | 30 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Pumpkin Patch Fleet | Fleet | 29 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Little Gems Pre-School - Chandlers Ford | Eastleigh | 25 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Mainline Day Nursery & Pre-School | Farnborough | 25 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Waypoint High Five Afterschool Club | Fareham | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education Clubs at Newlands Primary School | Yateley | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Challengers Eastleigh Playscheme | Eastleigh | 12 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Stagecoach Fleet | Fleet | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Stagecoach Andover | Andover | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Romsey Opportunity Group | Romsey | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| CM Sports After School Club | Basingstoke | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| CodeNinjas Chandlers Ford | Chandler'S Ford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| DFJ 1 | New Milton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| PH ActiveEd – Abbotts Ann Primary | Andover | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Frog Activity Camps | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Amport ASC | Andover | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Vigo ASC | Andover | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Ashley Barker Coaching 2 | Winchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Henry Beaufort | Winchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Crescent | Eastleigh | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Knightwood | Eastleigh | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Blackfield | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Anton | Andover | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Wallop | Stockbridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Abbotts Ann | Andover | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Romsey Rapids | Romsey | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Andover Leisure | West Street | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Gosport Leisure | Gosport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Lunar Events Activity Camps | Gosport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Mountbatten Holiday Clubs - Norwood Primary School | Eastleigh | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| SPROUTS CHILDCARE LIMITED | Fareham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| CM Sports After School Club | Waterlooville | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |