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Nurseries in Isle of Wight

There are 37 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Isle of Wight council area, and 3 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Isle of Wight

  • Ofsted report cards: 5 settings (2 Exceptional, 14 Strong standard, 8 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention, 2 Urgent improvement)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 26 settings (5 Outstanding, 21 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 29 registered childminders in Isle of Wight (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
  • 11 registered home childcarers in Isle of Wight (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
  • 1 childcare setting in a private home in Isle of Wight (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • 123 Camps - Isle of Wight - Pre-school, Bembridge PO35 5PH
  • Berry Hill Childcare Ltd - Day nursery, Sandown PO36 9PE, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted report card, 28 September 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Binstead Stepping Stones Pre-School - Day nursery, Ryde PO33 3SA, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 11 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Blackberry Lane Pre-School - Day nursery, Cowes PO31 8HF, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 30 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brighstone Pre-School - Day nursery, Newport PO30 4BB, ages 0 to 11, 41 places
    Ofsted, 7 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Sparks Preschool And Out Of Schools Club - Day nursery, Newport PO30 2LJ, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 30 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Carisbrook Clever Cloggs Day Care Ltd - Pre-school, Newport PO30 5QT, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 21 June 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chatterbox Childcare - Day nursery, Ryde PO33 2AF, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted, 6 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cheeky Chimps Childcare - Day nursery, Ryde PO33 2BB, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 29 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fun to Learn (IOW) Limited - Day nursery, Newport PO30 5GD, ages 1 to 4, 66 places
    Ofsted report card, 16 June 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Furzehill Childcare Centre - Day nursery, Shanklin PO37 7LY, ages 0 to 9, 49 places
    Ofsted, 3 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • GattenandLake Childcare - Day nursery, Shanklin PO37 7DG, ages 2 to 11, 38 places
    Ofsted, 18 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Godshill Griffins Childcare - Day nursery, Ventnor PO38 3HJ, 61 places
  • Gurnard Pre-School - Pre-school, Cowes PO31 8DS, ages 1 to 4, 39 places
    Ofsted, 28 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Acres Childcare Centre Limited - Day nursery, Newport PO30 1QP, ages 2 to 10, 45 places
    Ofsted, 14 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Ladybirds Private Pre-School and Nursery - Day nursery, Cowes PO31 8PU, 58 places
  • Little Love Lane Pre-School and Nursery CIC - Day nursery, Cowes PO31 7ET, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 23 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Squirrels Community Nursery - Day nursery, Ryde PO33 1BQ, ages 0 to 4, 63 places
    Ofsted, 28 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Niton Pre-school - Day nursery, Ventnor PO38 2BP, ages 1 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 29 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pre-school @ St Helens - Pre-school, Ryde PO33 1XH, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 20 October 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Scallywags Fun Club - Day nursery, Ryde PO33 1NE, 90 places
  • Seashells Early Years Centre - Day nursery, East Cowes PO32 6EA, ages 0 to 3, 91 places
    Ofsted, 27 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Seashells Early Years Centre Ltd - Preschool - Day nursery, East Cowes PO32 6PA, ages 3 to 8, 50 places
    Ofsted, 16 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Shalfleet Little Explorers - Day nursery, Newport PO30 4NN, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted report card, 20 January 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • St George's Nursery & Pre School - Day nursery, Newport PO30 3AD, ages 0 to 11, 42 places
    Ofsted, 18 November 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St John's Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Sandown PO36 8BL, ages 2 to 4, 105 places
    Ofsted, 27 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The HOLT Isle of Wight Ltd - Pre-school, Newport PO30 1JW
  • The Island Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newport PO30 2AA, ages 0 to 5, 102 places
    Ofsted, 6 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Island Day Nursery - Barton - Day nursery, Newport, PO30 2AX, 95 places
  • The Island Day Nursery - Sandown - Day nursery, Sandown PO36 8BA, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 July 2026: Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 areas; safeguarding standards not met
  • The Island Little Herons Childcare - Day nursery, Ryde PO33 4PT, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 29 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tops Day Nurseries - Newport - Day nursery, Newport PO30 5TA, ages 0 to 7, 92 places
    Ofsted, 6 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ventnor Community Early Years Centre Ltd - Pre-school, Ventnor PO38 1BQ, ages 1 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 January 2026: Exceptional in 2 areas, Strong standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • West Wight Nursery - Day nursery, Totland Bay PO39 0HQ, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 29 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Windmills Pre-School - Day nursery, Bembridge PO35 5RH, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 16 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wonder House - Day nursery, Ryde PO33 2SZ, ages 1 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted, 15 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • YMCA Newport Nursery, St Mary's - Day nursery, Newport PO30 5TG, ages 0 to 5, 96 places
    Ofsted, 31 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • CM Sports After School Club - Out-of-school club, Newport PO30 2AX
  • Football Fun Factory - Out-of-school club, Ryde PO33 3LL
  • Theatretrain Lift Ryde - Out-of-school club, Ryde PO33 3LN

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)

Towns in Isle of Wight

Schools in Isle of Wight

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