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Nurseries in Godalming

There are 18 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Godalming, and 12 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Godalming

  • Ofsted report cards: 4 settings (15 Strong standard, 9 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 11 settings (3 Outstanding, 8 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Busy Bees at Godalming Bridge Road - Day nursery, Godalming GU7 3DU, ages 0 to 4, 140 places
    Ofsted, 1 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Butterflies Nursery School - Day nursery, Godalming GU8 6QD, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted report card, 1 May 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Castle Nursery and Preschool Guardian House - Day nursery, Godalming GU7 2AE, 108 places
  • Chiddingfold Village Nursery School - Day nursery, Godalming GU8 4QF, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Hambledon Nursery School Limited - Pre-school, Godalming GU8 4DR, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 16 September 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ladybird Nursery - Day nursery, Godalming GU7 3ER, ages 0 to 5, 47 places
    Ofsted, 14 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Forest Folk Winkworth - Day nursery, Godalming GU8 4AD, 24 places
  • Little Rays Daycare Ltd - Day nursery, Godalming GU7 3JE, ages 2 to 11, 35 places
    Ofsted, 17 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • N Family Club Godalming - Day nursery, Godalming GU7 1JJ, ages 0 to 4, 119 places
    Ofsted, 18 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Corner Loseley Fields - Day nursery, Godalming GU7 3TB, ages 1 to 3, 96 places
    Ofsted, 26 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rocking Horse Nursery - Day nursery, Godalming GU7 3JE, ages 0 to 4, 66 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 September 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Sunny Days at Brook - Day nursery, Godalming GU8 5UJ, ages 2 to 6, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 25 November 2025: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Tenderlinks Day Nursery - Day nursery, Godalming GU8 5AT, ages 0 to 5, 32 places
    Ofsted, 13 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Bell House Nursery - Day nursery, Godalming GU7 1EF, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted, 28 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Goslings Nursery School - Pre-school, Godalming GU7 1HR, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 28 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Orchard Community Pre-School - Day nursery, Godalming GU8 5EG, 52 places
  • Toddletown Day Nursery - Day nursery, Godalming GU7 3EG, ages 0 to 4, 54 places
    Ofsted, 21 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ultimate Activity Camps at Prior's Field School - Day nursery, Godalming GU7 2RH, 80 places
    Ofsted, 22 August 2016: Outstanding overall

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • ACE Kids@Farncombe Infants - Out-of-school club, Godalming GU7 3LT, 20 places
  • Barracudas (Godalming) - Out-of-school club, Godalming GU8 5NY, 120 places
  • Koosa Kids After School Club At St Mary's Primary, Chiddingfold - Out-of-school club, Godalming GU8 4UF, 24 places
  • KOOSA Kids Breakfast, After School and Holiday Club at Godalming Junior School, Godalming - Out-of-school club, Godalming GU7 3HW, 40 places
  • KOOSA Kids Holiday Club at Busbridge Junior School, Godalming - Out-of-school club, Godalming GU7 1XA, 56 places
  • S4K Home Club - Losely Fields Primary School - Out-of-school club, Godalming GU7 3TB, 15 places
  • St James C of E Primary School Before and After School Club - Out-of-school club, Godalming GU8 6DH, 32 places
  • Super Camps At Charterhouse - Out-of-school club, Godalming GU7 2DE, 60 places
  • The Little Gym Godalming - Out-of-school club, Godalming GU8 4QD
  • TimberNook Chiddingfold - Out-of-school club, Godalming GU8 4SL, 15 places
  • Witley - Out-of-school club, Godalming GU8 5QJ
  • Witley CofE Infant School Before and After School Club - Out-of-school club, Godalming GU8 5PN, 24 places

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 Godalming

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