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Nurseries in Malvern

There are 12 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Malvern, and 3 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Malvern

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 7 settings (1 Outstanding, 6 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Home-Grown At The Wyche Institute - Day nursery, Malvern WR14 4EP, ages 3 to 4, 15 places
    Ofsted, 3 June 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Oaks Day Nursery - Day nursery, Malvern WR14 1GQ, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted, 6 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Madresfield Early Years Centre - Day nursery, Malvern WR13 5AA, ages 0 to 4, 188 places
    Ofsted, 5 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mini Malvern Nursery - Day nursery, Malvern WR13 6EY, ages 1 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 June 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Playhouse Nursery - Day nursery, Malvern WR14 3HD, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 1 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Shining Stars Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Malvern WR14 2LU, 80 places
  • Shining Stars Nursery & Preschool - Day nursery, Malvern WR14 3SW, ages 1 to 5, 80 places
    Ofsted, 3 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Smart Steps Nursery - Day nursery, Malvern WR14 2DD, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 1 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Farmhouse Nursery - Pre-school, Malvern WR13 6PH, 20 places
  • The Summer Camps Trust - Pre-school, Malvern WR13 6EF
  • The Villages Childcare - Pre-school, Malvern WR13 5DE, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 25 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Three Talents Tuition - Day nursery, Malvern WR14 3ZF

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Malvern Hills Kidz Club - Out-of-school club, Malvern WR13 6EF, 52 places
  • Stagecoach Malvern - Out-of-school club, Malvern WR14 1PF
  • Super Sports Malvern - Out-of-school club, Malvern WR13 6EY, 30 places

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 Malvern

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