Outstanding
72 placesPO39 0HQ01983 640 190
South East
Childcare in Isle of Wight
81 registered providers with 2,061 places, down 11.5% since December 2021.
32day nurseries
29childminders
3after-school clubs
35newly registered since 2021
70.0%rated Good or better
53closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 29.3% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
Towns
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Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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50 placesPO36 9PE01983 717 363
Outstanding
42 placesPO30 3AD01983826186
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42 placesPO30 5QT01983 821557
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39 placesPO31 8DS01983 280 441
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20 placesPO33 1XH01983875755
Good
105 placesPO36 8BL01983409696
Good
102 placesPO30 2AA01983 533334
Good
96 placesPO30 5TG01983 525423
Good
92 placesPO30 5TA01983 520334
Good
91 placesPO32 6EA01983 290575
Good
80 placesPO33 2AF01983 616779
Good
68 placesPO33 2SZ01983 716322
Good
65 placesPO31 7ET01983200349
Good
63 placesPO33 1BQ01983 615 648
Good
60 placesPO36 8BA01983 408 392
Good
50 placesPO31 8HF01983298344
Good
50 placesPO33 2BB01983 562414
Good
50 placesPO32 6PA01983297600
Good
49 placesPO37 7LY01983864897
Good
45 placesPO30 1QP01983532358
Good
45 placesPO38 2BP01983 730985
Good
41 placesPO30 4BB07707319843
Good
40 placesPO33 4PT01983 884801
Good
38 placesPO37 7DG07718486058
Good
35 placesPO33 3SA
Good
32 placesPO30 2LJ01983559098
Good
28 placesPO35 5RH01983873575
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95 placesPO30 2AX01983 533334
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90 placesPO33 1NE07977709088
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66 placesPO30 5GD01983 822371
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61 placesPO38 3HJ01983 840246
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58 placesPO31 8PU01983294633
Report card Jan 2026
51 placesPO38 1BQ01983856868
Report card Jan 2026
50 placesPO30 4NN01983 760269
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PO35 5PH07716756152
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PO33 3LL01983567331
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PO33 3LN07768863146
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM Sports Holiday Camp | East Cowes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| CM Sports Holiday Camp | Newport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Nurture Cabin | Sandown | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Theatretrain Isle of Wight Partnership | Ryde | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Theatre Educational Ltd | Ryde | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| SCALLYWAGS FUN CLUB | Shanklin | 100 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Freshwater Early Years Centre | Freshwater | 60 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Fun to Learn | Newport | 60 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Little Ladybirds Private Pre-School And Nursery | Cowes | 33 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| PGL Little Canada | Ryde | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Greenmount Primary School | Ryde | 80 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Ventnor Community Early Years | Ventnor | 89 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| The Nuture Cabin | Sandown | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Little Love Lane Nursery Pre-School | Cowes | 105 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Scallywags Fun Club | Sandown | 75 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| YMCA Winchester House Day Nursery and Daycamps | Shanklin | 56 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Casa Dei Bambini | Ryde | 40 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Springhill Pre-School | East Cowes | 22 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Furzehill Childcare Centre | Shanklin | 42 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Blackberry Lane Nursery | Cowes | 28 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Pre-School @ St Helens | Ryde | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Learning Via Living | Newchurch | 7 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Monkton Arts | Ryde | 6 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Youth Options Preschool and Schools Out at Dover Park | Ryde | 120 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Little Acres Childcare Centre | Newport | 46 | Outstanding | Jun 2022 |
| Jigsaw Childcare Centre | Newport | 32 | Outstanding | Jun 2022 |
| Kingswood Camps | Bembridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |