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120 placesS63 7ER01709 871100
Yorkshire and The Humber
Childcare in Rotherham
228 registered providers with 4,048 places, up 33.8% since December 2021.
53day nurseries
133childminders
33after-school clubs
86newly registered since 2021
52.1%rated Good or better
111closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 26.9% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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100 placesS65 4JL07938550270
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101 placesS60 2TR01709 806773
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100 placesS60 1HH07936363075
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100 placesS61 1QN07834094926
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89 placesS66 7BN01709 818836
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81 placesS61 4NU07883649505
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72 placesS25 2NH01909384100
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72 placesS63 5BD01709 875229
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60 placesS60 5DL01709234154
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52 placesS66 2DJ01709 702422
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51 placesS25 2QT01909563663
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44 placesS62 7HJ01709 524302
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42 placesS66 3XJ01709 709900
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41 placesS66 2NP01709 548008
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34 placesS65 3AB01709 835 338
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32 placesS66 9NT01709 296681
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24 placesS60 4DX01709 828003
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24 placesS26 4UR01142 876823
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20 placesS63 6NF07922822499
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20 placesS60 5SW01709 820098
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89 placesS25 4DL07938550270
Report card May 2026
87 placesS60 5PN01709 469000
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75 placesS65 1DU01709 210609
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52 placesS66 7NA01709931105
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51 placesS61 2QF07938550270
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50 placesS66 2HL07766773723
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50 placesS60 5BX07766773723
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Tree Day Nursery (The Hall) | Sheffield | 71 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Happy Kids Clifton | Rotherham | 39 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Lime Tree Nursery (Herringthorpe) | Rotherham | 34 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Railway Children Whistle Stop Club | Barnsley | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Lime Trees At Thrybergh Academy | Rotherham | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Anston Park After School Club | Sheffield | 36 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Linx Preschool | Rotherham | 18 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| City Limits Zone | Dinnington | 10 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Pop's Outdoor Maltby | Rotherham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Wales Childcare Partnership | Sheffield | 40 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Pops Outdoor Adventure | Rotherham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Railway Children Whistle Stop Club | Brampton Bierlow | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Coleridge Children's Centre Day-Care | Rotherham | 12 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Brook Hill Nursery | Rotherham | 39 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Learning Cubs - Rotherham | Rotherham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Anston Stones Early Years | Sheffield | 24 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Welcome Nurseries @ Thrybergh | Rotherham | 176 | Inadequate | Dec 2022 |
| Welcome Nurseries @Treeton | Rotherham | 105 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Victoria Park Hall Pre School | Rawmarsh | 44 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Thurcroft Early Years | Rotherham | 33 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Tiny Explorers Pre-school | Rotherham | 30 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Youngsters | Mexborough | 21 | Inadequate | Dec 2022 |