Outstanding
100 placesNR19 1LR01362 699700
East of England
Childcare in Norfolk
627 registered providers with 12,536 places, up 1.2% since December 2021.
181day nurseries
271childminders
51after-school clubs
232newly registered since 2021
71.6%rated Good or better
352closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 23.0% 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
98 placesNR25 6LB01263 711229
Outstanding
88 placesNR4 7TJ01603 592 884
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85 placesNR27 0AD01263 519325
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75 placesNR8 6HT01603 861133
Report card Apr 2026
72 placesNR31 6RR01493656478
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72 placesNR7 0HT01603 300531
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63 placesNR21 9QP01328 862422
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59 placesIP24 2EA01842751406
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56 placesNR9 3DB07943443270
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52 placesNR19 2LJ01362 690777
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50 placesPE34 4PJ01553 829 813
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50 placesPE14 8AY01945 582401
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49 placesNR14 6AH01508 520286
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49 placesNR13 6LB01603 415821
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41 placesNR11 6FJ07796498441
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40 placesNR14 8EY07384846319
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40 placesNR21 7PA07887373737
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36 placesPE30 4ET07887 656 567
Report card Nov 2025
36 placesPE30 5AE01553775300
Report card Jan 2026
34 placesNR7 8DE01603 787353
Outstanding
33 placesIP24 1AG01842338490
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26 placesNR10 4AY01603 865834
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24 placesNR9 5ST01603865834
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24 placesNR25 6DA01263712773
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21 placesNR8 6HU01603868206
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18 placesNR24 2PE01263 861065
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18 placesPE32 1PU01760 337316
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16 placesNR18 9TS01953 602397
Good
186 placesPE33 9NF01760446161
Good
167 placesNR4 7TY01603 813011
Good
130 placesNR31 0NX01493 803777
Good
117 placesNR10 3DG01603 898237
Report card Jan 2026
114 placesNR4 7UX01603 507776
Good
114 placesNR4 7UT01603274420
Good
112 placesNR7 0TA01603 709077
Good
112 placesNR6 6BB01603 788814
Good
107 placesPE30 2ND01553777097
Good
102 placesNR31 7BB07447962234
Good
101 placesPE30 5DD01553 766211
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98 placesNR16 2JW01953 888516
Good
94 placesNR20 3AE01362693937
Good
92 placesNR5 0SG01603742592
Good
92 placesNR9 3AU01603 927450
Good
90 placesNR3 2HF01603 343090
Good
84 placesIP24 3DY01842337050
Good
80 placesNR15 2LL01508 499611
Good
80 placesNR4 6LQ07900733750
Good
78 placesNR31 0DW01493 418 291
Good
76 placesIP24 1JW01842 762055
Good
74 placesNR20 3JY01362 850947
Good
74 placesPE30 2NJ01553771447
Good
74 placesNR2 1LL01603 629009
Good
74 placesNR28 9AT01692 218250
Good
73 placesIP24 2YD01842 752757
Good
71 placesNR31 6LA01493 661583
Good
68 placesNR29 3RY01493 731274
Good
68 placesNR5 9LG01603 442059
Good
68 placesPE30 4QF01553 771700
Good
68 placesNR30 1NW01493842424
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 Ltd | Thetford | 54 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Downham Nursery School | Downham Market | 50 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Old Catton Pre-School | Norwich | 26 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| So Schools Out Loddon | Norwich | 26 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Wraparound Club at Fairstead Community Primary & Nursery School | King'S Lynn | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Beehive Childcare Group at Jubilee | Norwich | 24 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Traquinas Hub | Thetford | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier WAC Edmund De Mounderford | Thetford | 10 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Sunbeams Play | Great Yarmouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Barracudas - Langley Prep | Norwich | 88 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Set Your Sights | Norwich | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Costessey Pre School | Norwich | 40 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Hoots | Dereham | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Hemblington Pre-School | Norwich | 34 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| So School's Out Easton | Norwich | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Once upon a time Nursery School | Sprowston, Norwich | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Jack in the box Nursery Norfolk LTD | Long Stratton | 21 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Burnham Market Nursery School | Burnham Market | 20 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Playplus | Attleborough | 20 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Little Saints Pre-School | Brandon | 20 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Spooner Row Acorns | Wymondham | 11 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Bamble | Norwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Downham Preparatory School & Montessori Nursery | King'S Lynn | 52 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Sprowston Out of School Club | Norwich | 36 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Giggles N Squiggles Centre | King'S Lynn | 34 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Little Angels of Fakenham | Fakenham | 31 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Little Sprouts | Aylmerton | 30 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| FunTime Club | Norwich | 28 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Hunstanton First Steps | Hunstanton | 26 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Acorns Preschool Roughton | Norwich | 20 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Kip McGrath - King's Lynn | King'S Lynn | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| 123 Camps - West Runton | Cromer | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Camp Beaumont - IL West Runton | Cromer | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Premier Lionwood Wrap Around Care | Norwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Stay N Play Day Care | Great Yarmouth | 50 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Bunnies Day Nursery | King'S Lynn | 46 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Playdays | Thetford | 40 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Ditchingham Day Nursery | Bungay | 40 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Big Adventures Pre-school | Wisbech | 36 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Hewett under 5s | Norwich | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Cringleford Crackerjacks Pre-School | Cringleford Norwich | 30 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| Spring-board Nursery | Norwich | 26 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Sporle Pre-School | King'S Lynn | 26 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Fairhaven First Steps Preschool | Woodbastwick | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Giggles N Squiggles Centre | Kings Lynn | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Little Tractors | Norwich | 24 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Reepham Nursery School (at Reepham Primary School) | Reepham | 21 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Mentors ASC Thetford | Thetford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Premier Sparhawk Wrap Around Care | Norwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| The Active Academy | Norwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| The Willows Day Nursery | Downham Market | 48 | Inadequate | Jun 2024 |
| Safe Hands Day Nursery | Diss | 42 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Magic Tree Day Nursery | Dereham | 33 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Hewett Under 5's | Norwich | 32 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Scribbles Pre-School Group Ltd - North Elmham | Dereham | 32 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Taverham Breakfast, Afterschool Club And Playscheme | Norwich | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Charles Darwin Nursery | Norwich | 30 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| St. Faiths Pre School | Norwich | 20 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Kids Camp At Framingham Earl Community Sports Centre | Norwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Kumon Norwich Study Centre | Norwich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |