Outstanding
120 placesNG2 7JJ01159 142222
East Midlands
Childcare in Nottinghamshire
801 registered providers with 17,339 places, up 7.6% since December 2021.
202day nurseries
381childminders
152after-school clubs
346newly registered since 2021
50.6%rated Good or better
435closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 21.1% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)215Mansfield (Nottinghamshire)40Newark (Nottinghamshire)33Worksop (Nottinghamshire)14Sutton-In-Ashfield13Loughborough (Nottinghamshire)9Retford7Southwell7Doncaster (Nottinghamshire)3Hucknall3Nottinghamshire3West Bridgford3Arnold2Aslockton2Beeston (Nottinghamshire)2Cotgrave2East Leake2Edwinstowe2Ruddington2Bagthorpe1Beckingham1Bingham1Bircotes1Bramcote1Burton Joyce1Carlton (Nottinghamshire)1Clipstone1Daybrook1Dunham on Trent1Farnsfield1Kirkby in Ashfield1Kneesall1Lowdham1Mapperley, Nottingham1Melton Mowbray (Nottinghamshire)1New Ollerton1Newark, Notts1North Muskham1Nuthall1Oxton, Southwell1Rainworth1Ravenshead1Stapleford1Toton1Watnall1Woodthorpe1
Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Report card Apr 2026
96 placesNG12 3JG0115 9891701
Outstanding
82 placesNG15 0AQ01623 752092
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78 placesNG11 6NA0115 9848125
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75 placesNG12 5HP07766773723
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65 placesNG13 9PE01400282860
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64 placesNG12 2FD0115 9333133
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56 placesNG12 5NH0115 937 6030
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56 placesNG21 9AA01623 660555
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50 placesNG14 5EB07766773723
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50 placesNG12 4AS07721407300
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46 placesNG19 8NX01623652310
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26 placesS81 8PW01909 506 666
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25 placesNG2 5ND07535265300
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24 placesNG12 3BX07766773723
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24 placesNG12 5BB0115 9376030
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20 placesNG17 8FX07766773723
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NG14 6HP01159559971
Good
160 placesNG15 7JU01332321943
Good
155 placesLE12 6LU01509 854205
Good
146 placesNG24 3RS01636 701200
Good
145 placesNG12 4BS0115 7840260
Good
143 placesNG12 5NA01159374755
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134 placesNG17 4HW01623440011
Good
125 placesNG8 6AS01159771193
Good
122 placesNG22 8HL01623 883114
Good
120 placesNG20 0JW01636 703755
Good
120 placesNG5 6BN0115 9264111
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120 placesNG9 6HE0115 972 1113
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114 placesNG16 2PD01159389090
Good
112 placesNG12 4DB0115 9452741
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110 placesNG15 7BZ01159 635 651
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108 placesNG19 0GG01623 657570
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107 placesNG16 2UD01159384805
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105 placesNG13 8AT01949 836730
Good
104 placesNG22 9GS01908 644399
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102 placesNG19 9LA07751665696
Good
100 placesNG5 4FE01159620415
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96 placesNG24 1DP01636 611 914
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92 placesNG15 7QE01159680797
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90 placesNG9 2AT0115 9227 955
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90 placesS80 3LR01909530932
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90 placesNG15 9AH01623 491919
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88 placesNG12 4GF01543 678 593
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86 placesS81 7AZ01909 479342
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85 placesNG2 5AS01159820101
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84 placesNG5 6HW01159666123
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82 placesNG9 3HA0115 943 0053
Good
80 placesDN11 8AE01302 305112
Report card Jan 2026
79 placesNG2 6AU01159810119
Good
78 placesNG12 3BN01158557030
Good
78 placesNG9 7BQ0115 8247080
Good
75 placesLE12 6JG01509 852666
Good
74 placesNG17 7FH01623 408330
Good
73 placesNG3 6DG01158556400
Good
72 placesNG4 4AD0115 955 2298
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72 placesNG19 8BB01623480554
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72 placesNG4 3AR0115 9872898
Good
72 placesNG9 2ED0115 967 8602
Good
70 placesNG17 1FW01623 512324
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Nursery | Nottingham | 204 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Bizzy Kidz | Nottingham | 92 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Thrumpton Kids Club | Retford | 66 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Lime Tree Nursery (carlton) | Worksop | 60 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Acorns Day Nursery | Mansfield | 55 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Ashfield Play Care Scheme | Sutton-In-Ashfield | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Rattle and Roll Performance's Holiday Club Radcliffe On Trent Infant and Nursery School | Nottingham | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Rattle and Roll Hawthorne Primary Wrap Around and Holiday Club | Nottingham | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Rattle and Roll Performance: Orston Primary School Holiday Club | Nottingham | 35 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Acorns Out of School Club at Farmilo | Mansfield | 35 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Lime Trees | Nottingham | 34 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Lime Trees At Greythorn | Nottingham | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Collingham and District Pre-School | Newark | 26 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Little Toes Day Nursery | Nottingham | 22 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Blossom Tree Day Nursery @ Terracotta Court | Normanton on Soar | 18 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ Lammas NG17 | Sutton-In-Ashfield | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Clubszone CZ Limited | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Holiday Activities For Kids Ltd - Good Shepherd | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Activity Den Sherwood Forest | Newark | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Little Chicks | Nottingham | 120 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Bright Stars Childcare Services Ltd | Sutton-In-Ashfield | 73 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Beacon Hill Day Nursery | Newark | 65 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Cherubs Worksop Holy Family | Worksop | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Hickling Pre-School | Melton Mowbray | 26 | Needs improvement | Dec 2025 |
| Kneesall Out Of School Club | Kneesall | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Langar Nursery | Nottingham | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Step Ahead Kids Club | Nottingham | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| ClubsComplete at St Peter's C of E | Doncaster | 10 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| S4K Camp - Beeston Youth and Community Centre | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| S4K Camp - Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| MACCA Sports Academies at Newark Rugby Club | Newark | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Outdoors Project Nottingham West | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Outdoors Project Nottingham West | Toton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| NSX Adventure - Worksop College | Worksop | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Holiday Club @ Round Hill | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Holiday Camp @ Morven Park | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Applegarth Day Nursery | Nottingham | 218 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Hucknall | Nottingham | 120 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Hollies Woodthorpe Drive Day Nursery | Nottingham | 110 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| YMCA Nursery at the Village | Newark | 92 | Needs improvement | Jun 2025 |
| Hollies Mapperley South Day Nursery | Nottingham | 72 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Hollies Loughborough Road Day Nursery | Nottingham | 64 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Hollies Country Park Day Nursery | Nottingham | 60 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Bingham Day Nursery and Pre-School Centre | Nottingham | 40 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Step Ahead Kids Club | Nottingham | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Little Lambs Nursery Summer House | Sutton in Ashfield | 38 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Little Lambs Day Nursery, Kirkby-In-Ashfield | Nottingham | 37 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Wb's Wraparound | Nottingham | 35 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Bullpit Road Nursery and Preschool | Newark | 33 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Rattle and Roll Performance's Lady Bay Primary Wrap Around Provision | Nottingham | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Little Ducklings Preschool Afterschool and Holiday club | Kirkby in Ashfield | 26 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Willoughby Wraparound Childcare Limited | Loughborough | 21 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| The Phoenix Kindergarten | Nottingham | 10 | Inadequate | Jun 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Ashfield | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| ASC Breakfast and After School Club - Lantern Lane | Loughborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Ruddkids | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Premier Holiday Club @ Hollywell Primary | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Ace Kids Club - Bramcote | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| ASC - Peacock Club | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre Mapperley | Nottingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |