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East of England
Childcare in Peterborough
254 registered providers with 4,999 places, up 0.4% since December 2021.
56day nurseries
121childminders
23after-school clubs
110newly registered since 2021
62.6%rated Good or better
127closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 14.2% 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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Report card Jan 2026
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play House Pre-School and Out of School Club | Peterborough | 99 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Smiley Faces | Peterborough | 37 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| IEDUC8 NURSERY | Peterborough | 28 | Needs improvement | Jun 2026 |
| Little Bees Pre-School | Peterborough | 22 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| JDK Holiday Club - Thorney | Peterborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Eyrescroft Pre-School | Bretton | 60 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Brookside Pre-School | Peterborough | 52 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Rise and Shine Day Nursery | Peterborough | 36 | Needs improvement | Dec 2025 |
| Club Viva Hampton Lakes | Peterborough | 26 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Club Viva Hampton Primary | Peterborough | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Birchtree Pre-School | Peterborough | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| City ASC Peterborough | Peterborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Spring Wittering | Peterborough | 100 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| My Gym | Peterborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Peterborough Academy | Peterborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Whiz Kids Day Nursery | Peterborough | 124 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Simply Out of School Sacred Heart | Peterborough | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Club Viva Werrington | Peterborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| East Community Preschool | Peterborough | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Panda's Nursery and Preschool | Peterborough | 22 | Needs improvement | Jun 2024 |
| Maltings Preschool | Peterborough | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| MSP Clubs @ Gunthorpe Primary School | Peterborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| MSP Clubs @ Castor Primary School | Peterborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centres Peterborough North | Peterborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Vale Community Pre-School | Peterborough | 56 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Little Blossoms | Peterborough | 52 | Inadequate | Dec 2023 |
| Southfields Pre-School | Peterborough | 26 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Orton Wistow Under Fives | Peterborough | 26 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Busy Bunnies Werrington | Peterborough | 26 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Happy Days | Peterborough | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Alpha Kindergarten School | Peterborough | 113 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Kingfisher Kids Out Of School Club | Peterborough | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Whiz Kids Day Nursery | Peterborough | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Winyates Pre-School | Peterborough | 26 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Paston and Gunthorpe Pre-School | Gunthorpe, Peterborough | 19 | Inadequate | Jun 2023 |
| MSP Clubs @ Werrington Primary School | Peterborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| MSP Clubs @ Barnack CofE Primary School | Stamford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Park Lane Nursery | Peterborough | 75 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| St Joseph's Day Nursery | Peterborough | 58 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Queen Katherine Academy Nursery | Peterborough | 53 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Busy Bunnies Millfield | Peterborough | 26 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Husaini Pre-School | Peterborough | 24 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre Peterborough South | Peterborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Ieduc8 | Peterborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Park Lane Nursery | Peterborough | 75 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Orton St John Pre-School | Peterborough | 75 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Dogsthorpe Community Playgroup | Peterborough | 26 | Inadequate | Jun 2022 |
| Rainbow Pre-School | Peterborough | 26 | Inadequate | Jun 2022 |
| Eye Pre-School | Peterborough | 25 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| East Community Playgroup | Peterborough | 24 | Outstanding | Jun 2022 |
| Little Twinkles Day Nursery | Peterborough | 24 | Good | Jun 2022 |