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Nurseries in Corby

There are 20 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Corby, and 6 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Corby

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 14 settings (6 Outstanding, 8 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • 1st Class Day Nursery - Day nursery, Corby NN17 1QP, 40 places
  • Blackberry House Day Nursery Corby and Forest School - Day nursery, Corby NN17 1XA, ages 1 to 4, 145 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 December 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Brats Day Nursery Corby Ltd - Day nursery, Corby NN18 8AN, ages 0 to 4, 47 places
    Ofsted, 27 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Beginnings Montessori Pre School - Day nursery, Corby NN17 1ED, ages 1 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 29 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees at Corby Weldon Park - Day nursery, Corby NN17 3GY, 101 places
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Corby - Day nursery, Corby NN18 8QT, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
    Ofsted, 10 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chirpy Chicks Pre-School - Pre-school, Corby NN17 3DB, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 23 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kingswood Community Nursery - Day nursery, Corby NN18 9HU, 26 places
    Ofsted, 20 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Foxes Childcare - Day nursery, Corby NN17 2SG, 18 places
  • Little Learners Childcare - Day nursery, Corby NN17 1EE, ages 0 to 4, 105 places
    Ofsted, 5 June 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mucky Pups Childcare - Day nursery, Corby NN17 4AP, 80 places
  • Oakey Dokey Childcare - Day nursery, Corby NN18 9EJ, ages 1 to 4, 120 places
    Ofsted, 7 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pen Green Centre for Children And Families - Day nursery, Corby NN17 1BJ, ages 0 to 2, 33 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rhymetime Nursery - Day nursery, Corby NN18 9BE, ages 1 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 4 January 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rossett's Klubhauz of Play - Day nursery, Corby NN18 0EH
  • Squirrels Day Nursery Corby Ltd - Day nursery, Corby NN18 0QF, ages 0 to 3, 63 places
    Ofsted, 31 August 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Brendans Parish Playgroup - Day nursery, Corby NN18 0AZ, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 27 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Udder Pre School Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Corby NN18 8HE, ages 1 to 12, 80 places
    Ofsted, 21 June 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Weldon Pre-School - Pre-school, Corby NN17 3HR, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 11 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Zig Zag Day Nursery Corby - Day nursery, Corby NN17 1PN, ages 1 to 4, 62 places
    Ofsted, 15 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Athena Activities - Corby Old Village Camp - Out-of-school club, Corby NN17 1UU
  • ClubsComplete at Hazel Leys - Out-of-school club, Corby NN18 0QF, 16 places
  • Genius Corby Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Corby NN18 9EJ
  • Kumon Corby Study Centre - Out-of-school club, Corby NN18 8AN
  • Premier @ Priors Hall - Out-of-school club, Corby NN17 5EB
  • SPLAT - Out-of-school club, Corby NN17 2SG

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Corby

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.