Outstanding
40 placesNG7 2DU0115 9424800
East Midlands
Childcare in Nottingham
245 registered providers with 5,303 places, up 10.9% since December 2021.
66day nurseries
106childminders
52after-school clubs
112newly registered since 2021
50.4%rated Good or better
123closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 29.8% 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.
Good
217 placesNG1 4JA0115 9101162
Good
144 placesNG5 1PB01159605879
Good
122 placesNG8 5RW01159293300
Good
122 placesNG7 2UH0115 9420978
Good
110 placesNG5 5NE07948274032
Good
108 placesNG8 2NG0115 9280508
Good
98 placesNG5 2DA0115 9691170
Good
96 placesNG7 2RD01159229117
Good
95 placesNG8 3AF0115 8494991
Good
94 placesNG3 4LD0115 9624594
Good
91 placesNG8 5AR0115 6978150
Good
86 placesNG7 1QD01159 792424
Good
82 placesNG6 9FT0115 9795975
Good
82 placesNG2 4QB0115 8243000
Good
81 placesNG5 1AP01159691700
Good
80 placesNG6 9FR01159795994
Good
80 placesNG7 3EN0115 924 9613
Good
80 placesNG5 2DA0115 960 5676
Good
75 placesNG1 1DT0115 988 1429
Good
73 placesNG7 5JU01158411200
Good
70 placesNG8 5PJ0115 9705152
Good
70 placesNG8 2BD07974095356
Good
69 placesNG7 7NP07538223646
Good
67 placesNG7 2RD0115 9515222
Good
64 placesNG3 2FB0115 9243003
Good
61 placesNG11 8EY01158820471
Good
60 placesNG6 0DZ0115 978 2274
Good
60 placesNG1 6FS01159589486
Good
60 placesNG5 3JA0115 9204809
Good
60 placesNG5 5EB07954826368
Good
54 placesNG6 8AX0115 977 0796
Good
53 placesNG2 2HZ01159867495
Report card May 2026
50 placesNG7 2EB07875121088
Good
50 placesNG1 1NG0115 838 0573
Good
50 placesNG5 5EJ0115 9797800
Good
48 placesNG8 3AP0115 9291314
Good
44 placesNG11 7AL0115 945 5463
Good
42 placesNG6 0DG0115 8371338
Good
42 placesNG7 4AF0115 9788152
Good
42 placesNG11 9HT07767857003
Good
36 placesNG8 6AR01159754664
Good
35 placesNG11 7EB0115 9825017
Good
35 placesNG8 1GR0115 8376420
Good
35 placesNG3 7GL0115 940 4002
Good
32 placesNG5 6EX0115 9676051
Good
32 placesNG8 6GD07792252333
Good
31 placesNG8 6GD0115 9780325
Good
26 placesNG5 3FN01159553152
Good
26 placesNG3 3AB07800814618
Good
25 placesNG8 6DD07792252333
Good
20 placesNG5 5HT0115 979 7103
Good
18 placesNG3 2GL07956165062
Good
9 placesNG7 2FB07474769056
Good
NG3 7DN0115 8471570
Good
NG8 2DG0115 928 1181
Good
NG3 5TT01159 690800
Not yet inspected
165 placesNG7 2PH01158226018
Not yet inspected
123 placesNG8 4PD07534457341
Not yet inspected
97 placesNG1 5AW0115 9418356
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfields Day Nursery | Nottingham | 89 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Dunkirk Fun Club | Nottingham | 33 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Rocking Horse Childcare Centre | Nottingham | 29 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Ace Sports Midlands: Sycamore Academy - Wraparound and Holiday Club | Nottingham | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Ace Sports Midlands: Edna G Olds Academy- Holiday Club | Nottingham | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Clubzone CZ Limited | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| University of Nottingham Playcentre | University Park | 48 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| 4 Children And Families | Nottingham | 48 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Rattle and Roll Performance Radford Primary School Academy Holiday Club | Nottingham | 35 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Little Stars 2 | Nottingham | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Hamilton ASC Nottingham | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Ubuntu | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Hollies Day Nursery | Nottingham | 116 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Angels by Day Ltd | Nottingham | 96 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Angels by Day Ltd | Nottingham | 67 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Ke Steps Childcare | Nottingham | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Greenfields Nursery at Bilborough Childrens Centre | Nottingham | 31 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ Hollygirt NG3 | Nottingham | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Tb Sport At St Patricks Catholic Voluntary Academy | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Little Toes Day Nursery Clifton | Nottingham | 48 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Nottingham Nursery School - Under 2s Provision | Nottingham | 12 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Tiny World Stockhill Lane | Nottingham | 95 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Tiny World Arnold Road | Nottingham | 50 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Lily Daycare IV | Nottingham | 48 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Red Lion Childcare | Nottingham | 20 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Sunrise Nurseries | Nottingham | 90 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Carrington Private Day Nursery | Nottingham | 82 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Sunrise Nurseries | Nottingham | 54 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Academy Day Nursery | Nottingham | 50 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Jelly Beans Out of School Club Ltd | Nottingham | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Wollaton Village Day Nursery | Nottingham | 45 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Little Toes Day Nursery Clifton | Nottingham | 40 | Inadequate | Jun 2023 |
| Ark-Angels | Nottingham | 30 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Educare Day Nursery and Nursery Schools Limited | Nottingham | 82 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| United Adventure Camps - Nottingham Girls' School | Nottingham | 80 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Cuddles Day Nursery | Nottingham | 50 | Inadequate | Dec 2022 |
| Sparkles Preschool | Nottingham | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| My Start 2 day Nursery | Nottingham | 20 | Good | Jun 2022 |