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Nurseries in Newark

There are 27 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Newark, and 10 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Newark

  • Ofsted report cards: 7 settings (23 Strong standard, 19 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 19 settings (19 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Balderton Pre-School - Day nursery, Newark NG24 3PQ, ages 2 to 11, 42 places
    Ofsted, 30 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Balderton Village Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newark NG24 3BW, ages 1 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 6 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Children 1st @ Newark - Day nursery, Newark NG24 1DP, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted, 10 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Children 1st @ Newark Centre - Day nursery, Newark NG24 1JY, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted, 13 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Collingham and District Preschool-JB - Pre-school, Newark NG23 7PT, 26 places
  • Country Kids Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newark NG24 2DQ, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 9 December 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Country Kids Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newark NG22 0AD, ages 0 to 4, 47 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 August 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Country Kids Day Nursery Farndon - Day nursery, Newark NG24 3SZ, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 9 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fernwood Day Nursery, Out of School & Holiday Club - Day nursery, Newark NG24 3RS, ages 0 to 11, 146 places
    Ofsted, 13 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kindred White Post - Day nursery, Newark NG22 8HL, ages 0 to 5, 122 places
    Ofsted, 25 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kings Farm Day Nursery & Kids Club - Day nursery, Newark NG23 5DW, ages 0 to 11, 56 places
    Ofsted, 2 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Adventurers Forest School (Walesby) Ltd - Pre-school, Newark NG22 9NG, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 14 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Littlegates for Little People - Day nursery, Newark NG23 5HT, ages 0 to 11, 33 places
    Ofsted, 25 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Locos Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newark NG24 1LN, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 31 July 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Toes Day Nursery North Muskham - Day nursery, Newark NG23 6HR, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 23 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Long Bennington Pre-School - Day nursery, Newark NG23 5DJ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 27 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • New Beginnings Nursery - Day nursery, Newark NG22 9PB, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 November 2025: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Play Days Cottage LTD - Day nursery, Newark NG22 9TA, ages 1 to 7, 38 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 June 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup - Day nursery, Newark NG24 4AJ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 24 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Serendipity's Day Nursery and Pre-school - Day nursery, Newark NG24 1LP, ages 0 to 4, 59 places
    Ofsted, 13 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Serendipitys Day Nursery and Pre-school - Day nursery, Newark NG24 3AH, ages 0 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted, 19 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiddlers Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Newark NG24 3PT, ages 1 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 August 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Upton Crickets Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Newark NG23 5TG, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 24 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • William Gladstone Childcare - Day nursery, Newark NG24 4HU, ages 0 to 11, 62 places
    Ofsted, 23 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Yellow Brick Road Daycare Tuxford - Day nursery, Newark NG22 0HR, ages 0 to 5, 63 places
    Ofsted, 11 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Yellow Brick Road, Newark - Day nursery, Newark NG24 2JH, ages 0 to 3, 78 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 September 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • YMCA Nursery at the Village - Day nursery, Newark NG24 4FH, ages 0 to 4, 93 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 August 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Camp Williams at the Village - Out-of-school club, Newark NG24 4FH, 80 places
  • Littlegates @ Claypole School - Out-of-school club, Newark NG23 5BQ, 40 places
  • Msp Clubs @ Newark Magnus Academy - Out-of-school club, Newark NG24 4AB
  • Muskham Out of School Club Ltd - Out-of-school club, Newark NG23 6HL, 40 places
  • Premier Education @ Magnus Academy - Out-of-school club, Newark NG24 4AB
  • Premier Education WAC @ Christ Church C of E Primary School - Out-of-school club, Newark NG24 3XB, 25 places
  • Rattle and Roll Performance Holiday Club: John Hunt Primary Academy - Out-of-school club, Newark NG24 3BN, 35 places
  • S4K Camp - St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School - Out-of-school club, Newark NG22 9JE
  • The Lime Trees at Bilsthorpe School - Out-of-school club, Newark NG22 8PS, 25 places
  • YMCA Childcare - John Hunt - Out-of-school club, Newark NG24 3BN, 20 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 Newark

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