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148 placesMK3 7EG01908 642111
South East
Childcare in Milton Keynes
388 registered providers with 6,702 places, down 1.2% since December 2021.
67day nurseries
159childminders
55after-school clubs
214newly registered since 2021
51.5%rated Good or better
243closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 19.3% 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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99 placesMK14 6DP01908 311800
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30 placesMK17 9LH07828807290
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Report card May 2026
107 placesMK4 4TJ01908522223
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106 placesMK7 6BB01908 678 403
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100 placesMK6 2RX01908 231 475
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Report card May 2026
91 placesMK7 7AN01908 692469
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89 placesMK7 8FD01908 367245
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83 placesMK14 7QE01908 690 999
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Report card Feb 2026
74 placesMK11 1JA01908571234
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64 placesMK6 2LB01908 690582
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Report card Jan 2026
60 placesMK2 2BU01908 277356
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60 placesMK5 8AJ01908397400
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57 placesMK46 5BX07889 540737
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56 placesMK19 7BH01908 515794
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55 placesMK17 8LH01908 583826
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54 placesMK3 7PD01908 983 393
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54 placesMK14 6DP01908 574740
Report card Nov 2025
54 placesMK2 3DD07931711299
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52 placesMK7 6AA07889540737
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48 placesMK4 2DF07594 423163
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46 placesMK11 2BD07889540737
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44 placesMK46 4HA07881950256
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Report card Dec 2025
43 placesMK12 5HX01908525085
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42 placesMK5 6LS07505962114
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42 placesMK6 4NP01908 394996
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40 placesMK5 7AX07838402197
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Top Childcare 1 | Milton Keynes | 76 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Milton Keynes College Little Explorers Nursery | Milton Keynes | 70 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| SS Ltd @ Loughton | Milton Keynes | 58 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Hanslope Pre-School | Milton Keynes | 42 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Jumpstart Pre-School | Milton Keynes | 30 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Greenleys Community Pre-School | Milton Keynes | 28 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Premier - Priory Rise | Milton Keynes | 25 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Teachsport Olney | Olney | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Holiday Club - Monkston | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club - Glebe Farm | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club (St Mary's Wavendon CE Primary School) | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ Woughton MK6 | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Tree top childcare Greenleys | Milton Keynes | 96 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Brooksward Day Nursery and Pre School | Milton Keynes | 88 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Nurture and Grow Childcare | Milton Keynes | 75 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Buttons@Bow Brickhill | Milton Keynes | 53 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Broughton Manor Preparatory School | Milton Keynes | 48 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Rugrats Preschool @ Whitehouse | Milton Keynes | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sherington Pre School | Newport Pagnell | 32 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Shenley Lodge Pre-Shool | Milton Keynes | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Happy Times Pre-School and Day Nursery | Milton Keynes | 16 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| SS Ltd @ Charles Warren | Milton Keynes | 15 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Lets Kick It | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| P&Y Tuition & Support | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Milton Keynes Wolverton Kumon Study Centre | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sievemk Learning Centre | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Bright Horizons Stony Stratford Day Nursery and Preschool | Milton Keynes | 100 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Wolverton Day Nursery and Preschool | Milton Keynes | 42 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Hanslope Pre-School | Milton Keynes | 42 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Little Rascals Two Mile Ash | Milton Keynes | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Eaglestone Pre-School | Milton Keynes | 30 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Northern Pastures Pre-School | Newport Pagnell | 24 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| FunTech at Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Khushi Muhammad - Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Childville@Willen Pavilion | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Milton Keynes Playscheme | Bletchly | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Barracudas Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes | 90 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Sporty Scholars Ltd @ Loughton | Milton Keynes | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Bancroft Pre-school | Milton Keynes | 60 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Baby Bears Day Care | Milton Keynes | 60 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| King Edwards Day Nursery | Milton Keynes | 35 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Robins Childcare | Milton Keynes | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Bow Brick Hill 'Little Stars Nursery' Afterschool and Holiday Club | Milton Keynes | 32 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Shenley Church End Pre-School | Milton Keynes | 30 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Rising Stars Wrap Around Clubs Ltd | Milton Keynes | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Showtime Circus | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Football Fun Factory (Community 017) Limited | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Mentors ASC - Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Bletchley Play Scheme | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Genesis After School Club | Milton Keynes | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Stoke Goldington Pre-school | Newport Pagnell | 54 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Crazy Kids @ Walnut Tree | Milton Keynes | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Larchfield Nursery LLP | Milton Keynes | 50 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Acorn Day Nursery, YMCA, Central Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes | 48 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Ducklings Preschool Limited | Milton Keynes | 40 | Needs improvement | Jun 2024 |
| Filgrave School and Filgrave Nursery | Newport Pagnell | 28 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Buttons@Westend | Milton Keynes | 24 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Premier - Greenleys Infant | Milton Keynes | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Sporty Scholars Ltd @ Willen | Milton Keynes | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Stantonfields Preschool | Milton Keynes | 20 | Good | Jun 2024 |