Outstanding
120 placesSO15 3ND07947117438
South East
Childcare in Southampton
228 registered providers with 5,333 places, up 1.3% since December 2021.
53day nurseries
86childminders
40after-school clubs
108newly registered since 2021
53.2%rated Good or better
170closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 32.8% 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.
Report card Nov 2025
65 placesSO19 2NX02380 444679
Outstanding
60 placesSO19 9BE023 8044 5869
Outstanding
55 placesSO15 3AR023 8022 7931
Outstanding
48 placesSO18 5NZ02380 000 798
Outstanding
40 placesSO16 9LP023 8039 9675
Outstanding
36 placesSO19 9JQ023 8043 1198
Outstanding
34 placesSO16 7DE023 80915533
Outstanding
32 placesSO16 6RL02380 915 533
Outstanding
31 placesSO15 5TE07856 634728
Outstanding
30 placesSO18 2LX02380516525
Report card Mar 2026
126 placesSO16 8GA02380735061
Good
120 placesSO17 1BJ023 8059 3465
Good
110 placesSO18 4DJ07748839504
Good
108 placesSO19 9EF02380 441 648
Good
102 placesSO14 5FE02380230007
Good
100 placesSO16 4XE02381202985
Good
100 placesSO16 6AY02380 777207
Good
100 placesSO18 4QG02382351888
Good
81 placesSO15 5DF0238 214 8020
Good
81 placesSO14 1AR02380 829393
Good
80 placesSO15 8NY02380776655
Good
76 placesSO17 1DP023 8067 8888
Good
75 placesSO16 0XS023 8214 8039
Good
74 placesSO19 7JJ023 8042 2999
Good
73 placesSO19 0NL023 8040 7007
Good
69 placesSO17 1EJ023 8214 8045
Good
68 placesSO16 3AU023 8055 2935
Good
64 placesSO17 2FZ023 8032 2197
Good
63 placesSO16 6YD02381208778
Good
54 placesSO19 8NG02380 018742
Good
52 placesSO18 5NZ02380 471134
Good
52 placesSO18 4EG02380332557
Good
51 placesSO15 5BB023 8023 7175
Good
47 placesSO19 7TB023 8044 4544
Good
47 placesSO19 9FU02380444414
Good
46 placesSO14 6RU02380 331883
Good
46 placesSO16 3BZ023 8055 0695
Good
45 placesSO16 4QF02380399895
Good
45 placesSO16 3EP02380 552 220
Good
40 placesSO16 9QX02380764499
Good
40 placesSO16 9FQ02380776547
Good
40 placesSO16 6UG02380782927
Good
40 placesSO19 1BN023 8039 9979
Good
40 placesSO19 7QR02380447997
Good
40 placesSO15 5HE07707311359
Good
40 placesSO15 7QE023 81550049
Good
40 placesSO19 6FH02380917637
Good
38 placesSO15 8RL02380223548
Good
36 placesSO16 8FD07910 644249
Good
35 placesSO15 5BR023 8063 8270
Good
34 placesSO18 2FH07808436313
Good
33 placesSO16 9DD07719524795
Report card Dec 2025
32 placesSO14 5SP02380 336527
Good
32 placesSO16 9BB02380 764717
Good
32 placesSO16 9JA07866433405
Good
32 placesSO19 8FJ023 8044 3404
Good
30 placesSO19 9QP07557677715
Good
28 placesSO19 9DB07483391591
Good
26 placesSO19 6PJ07748226933
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Toes Day Nursery | Southampton | 120 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| St Francis Pre-School | Southampton | 36 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Glenfield | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Beechwood | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| ComputerXplorers | Central, St. Mary Street | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Riverside Pre-school CIO | Southampton | 60 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Sure Start Creche | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sure Start Creche - Northam | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sure Start Swaythling Creche (Bassett Green) | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Blackberry Family Hub | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sure Start Cutbush Children's Centre | Townhill Park | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sure Start | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Ashby Centre | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Muskateers After School Club | Southampton | 250 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Start Point Sholing | Southampton | 80 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Upper Shirley Kidz Club | Southampton | 55 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Creative Kidz Childcare Ltd at Hope Community School | Southampton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Glenfield Infant School | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| The Avenue Centre | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Paint Pots Preschool @ Orchard Lane | Southampton | 48 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Olive Tree Pre-School | Southampton | 40 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Acorns Pre-School | Southampton | 18 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Theatretrain Southampton | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Mentors ASC Southampton | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Highfield After School Club | Southampton | 300 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Bitterne Community Pre-School | Southampton | 50 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ St Patricks SO19 | Southampton | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Alikats Community Pre-School | Southampton | 24 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Creative Kidz Childcare at Portswood Primary | Southampton | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Millbrook Playscheme - MP3 Building | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Thornhill Playscheme - St Christopher's Church Hall | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Sholing Playscheme - Valentine Primary School | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Shirley Scout Hut Playscheme | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Townhill Park Playscheme - Moorlands Community Centre | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Scpa - Weston Adventure Playground Playscheme | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Testlands Holiday Club - Banister | Southampton | 62 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Testlands Holiday Club - Green Lane | Southampton | 62 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Rainbow Pre-School 1 | Southampton | 44 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Tanners Brook Kidz Club | Southampton | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| St Monica Kidz Club | Southampton | 35 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Testlands Holiday Club - Hightown | Southampton | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Foundry Lane Community Playgroup | Southampton | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Spring Road Pre-School | Southampton | 24 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Testlands Holiday Club - Kanes Hill | Southampton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Testlands Holiday Club - Sholing | Southampton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Testlands Holiday Club - Lord's Hill | Southampton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Testlands Holiday Club - Oakwood | Southampton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Testlands Holiday Club - St Johns | Southampton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Testlands Holiday Club - St Denys | Southampton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Creative Kidz Childcare at Hope Community School Southampton | Southampton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Globe Fit Kids Clubs - Woodlands Community College | Southampton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Planet Education Ltd at Sholing Junior School | Southampton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| YMCA Newtown Pre-School | Southampton | 60 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| YMCA Millbrook Preschool | Southampton | 55 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Woolston Adventure preschool | Southampton | 52 | Outstanding | Jun 2023 |
| YMCA Weston Park Nursery and Pre School | Southampton | 32 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| YMCA Townhill Nursery and Pre School | Southampton | 30 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Regents Park Community Preschool | Southampton | 28 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| PH Camps - Valentine Primary School | Southampton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Energy Kidz Out Of School Club - Bassett Green SO16 | Southampton | 12 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |