Nurseries in Shropshire

There are 103 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Shropshire council area, and 12 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Shropshire

Ofsted report cards: 10 settings (17 Strong standard, 24 Expected standard, 14 Needs attention, 5 Urgent improvement)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 83 settings (20 Outstanding, 63 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

93 registered childminders in Shropshire (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
10 registered home childcarers in Shropshire (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
3 childcare settings in private homes in Shropshire (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

Abkats Ltd - Day nursery, Kidderminster DY14 0JH, ages 0 to 4, 20 places
Ofsted, 17 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Activate Camps@Shewsbury School - Pre-school, Shrewsbury SY3 7BA
Barrow Village Pre-School - Day nursery, Broseley TF12 5BW, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
Ofsted, 23 October 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Baschurch Pre-School and Nursery CIC - Day nursery, Baschurch SY4 2JN, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
Ofsted, 6 January 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Bicton Heath Pre-School - Pre-school, Shrewsbury SY3 5HF, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 11 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Birchfield Prepcare Nursery - Day nursery, Wolverhampton WV7 3AF, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
Ofsted, 5 September 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Bojangles Nursery (West Midlands) Ltd - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY4 2HL, ages 0 to 4, 35 places
Ofsted, 11 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Border Pre-School - Pre-school, Llanymynech SY22 6EE, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 29 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Burford Pre-School - Day nursery, Tenbury Wells WR15 8AT, ages 2 to 4
Ofsted, 8 December 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Shrewsbury - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY2 6LG, ages 0 to 4, 119 places
Ofsted, 15 August 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Busy Bodies Child Care Centre - Day nursery, Ludlow SY8 1RZ, ages 0 to 7, 51 places
Ofsted, 2 August 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Canopy Shrewsbury - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY3 8EF, ages 1 to 4, 99 places
Ofsted, 20 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Caterpillars Childcare - Day nursery, Shifnal TF11 9ES, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
Ofsted, 13 September 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Chatterbox Day Nursery & Out of School Club - Day nursery, Ludlow SY8 1HX, ages 0 to 9, 64 places
Ofsted, 22 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Childrensworld Shifnal - Day nursery, Shifnal TF11 8AJ, 68 places
Childrensworld Tunstall Hall - Day nursery, Market Drayton TF9 4AA, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 8 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Church Preen Pre-School - Pre-school, Church Stretton SY6 7LH, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
Ofsted, 4 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Condover Pre-School - Pre-school, Shrewsbury SY5 7AA, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
Ofsted, 27 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Country Kids Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bishops Wood ST19 9AP, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
Ofsted, 2 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Crowgate Child Centre - Day nursery, Bishops Castle SY9 5PA, ages 2 to 11, 26 places
Ofsted, 14 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Crowmoor Day Nursery And Out Of School Club - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY2 5JJ, ages 1 to 10, 74 places
Ofsted, 24 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Dad's The Word - Day nursery, Bridgnorth WV16 5NQ, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 5 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Daisy Chain at Mytton Oak - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY3 8XD, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
Ofsted, 1 November 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Dorrington Nursery - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY5 7JL, ages 1 to 10, 20 places
Ofsted, 10 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Earlyworld Nursery - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY3 5HJ, ages 0 to 4, 142 places
Ofsted, 30 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Ellesmere Ducklings Pre-School - Pre-school, Elson Road, Ellesmere SY12 9EU, ages 2 to 3, 24 places
Ofsted, 2 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Ever After Day Nursery - Day nursery, Mortimer DY14 8AF, ages 2 to 11, 60 places
Ofsted, 27 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Explorers At Hadnall - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY4 4AG, ages 2 to 8, 25 places
Ofsted, 24 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Explorers Childcare Ltd - Day nursery, Oswestry SY10 9DY, ages 2 to 11, 20 places
Ofsted, 5 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Explorers Childcare LTD - Day nursery, Shrewsury SY3 8JN, ages 1 to 9, 82 places
Ofsted report card, 19 June 2026: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Explorers Childcare LTD - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY1 4QN, ages 2 to 11, 80 places
Ofsted, 24 July 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Farm Friends - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY5 7BT, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
Ofsted, 16 July 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Footsteps Nursery - Day nursery, Oswestry SY11 4QB, ages 0 to 5, 62 places
Ofsted, 8 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Happy Faces Day Care Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY4 1HX, ages 0 to 4, 35 places
Ofsted, 8 June 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Hazles Farm - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY4 4HE, ages 0 to 10, 98 places
Ofsted report card, 13 August 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Hidden Treasures - Pre-school, Bridgnorth WV15 5EQ, ages 2 to 11, 26 places
Ofsted, 18 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Highley Minors Childcare Centre - Day nursery, Highley WV16 6JG, ages 0 to 10, 59 places
Ofsted, 12 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hillside House Nursery - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY5 8BE, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted report card, 12 June 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
Hillside House Nursery - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY3 0AU, ages 0 to 4, 90 places
Ofsted report card, 23 January 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Hodnet Pre-School Playgroup - Day nursery, Market Drayton TF9 3NS, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
Ofsted, 13 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy Ladybirds - Pre-school, Oswestry SY11 2LF, 9 places
Holy Trinity Preschool - Pre-school, Shrewsbury SY3 7LL, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 20 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kaleidoscope - Day nursery, Shifnal TF11 9HD, ages 0 to 4, 79 places
Ofsted, 8 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Planet Shrewsbury - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY1 4AN, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
Ofsted, 23 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kidszone Nursery - Day nursery, Oswestry SY11 2LQ, ages 0 to 9, 70 places
Ofsted, 24 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kingfisher Nursery - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY2 6LE, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 4 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kinlet Family Playgroup - Pre-school, Bewdley DY12 3BQ, ages 2 to 5, 20 places
Ofsted, 6 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Acorns of Rushbury - Pre-school, Church Stretton SY6 7EB, ages 2 to 4, 10 places
Ofsted, 23 September 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Acorns @ Our Lady & St Oswalds - Pre-school, Oswestry SY11 2TG, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 5 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Bears Day Care - Day nursery, Whitchurch SY13 1LF, ages 0 to 4, 51 places
Ofsted, 19 July 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Explorers Pre-School - Pre-school, Bridgnorth WV16 6SS, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 12 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Greenfields Pre-School - Pre-school, Shrewsbury SY1 2QD, ages 1 to 4, 28 places
Ofsted, 12 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Greenfields Preschool CIC - Pre-school, Shrewsbury SY1 2HQ, ages 0 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted report card, 17 June 2026: Needs attention in 1 area, Urgent improvement in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Little Green House Nursery - Day nursery, Bridgnorth WV15 5AG, ages 0 to 4, 78 places
Ofsted, 25 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Grubs Indoor - Day nursery, Ludlow SY8 2JU, ages 2 to 5, 20 places
Ofsted, 8 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Owls Nursery - Day nursery, Broseley TF12 5LW, ages 1 to 4, 56 places
Ofsted, 22 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Pixies Nursery LTD - Day nursery, Nesscliffe SY4 1AZ, ages 0 to 4, 51 places
Ofsted, 6 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Poppets Nursery - Day nursery, Ellesmere SY12 0EJ, ages 0 to 4, 33 places
Ofsted, 6 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Woodlings Nursery LTD - Day nursery, Wolverhampton WV5 7DX, ages 2 to 10, 24 places
Ofsted, 13 December 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Mayfair Creche - Pre-school, Church Stretton SY6 6BL
Meadow Farm Pre-School - Pre-school, Shrewsbury SY1 4PW, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 4 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Morda Pre School - Pre-school, Oswestry SY10 9NR, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
Ofsted, 14 July 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Moreton Hall Nursery - Day nursery, Oswestry SY11 3EW, 52 places
Mount Lane Day Care Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Market Drayton TF9 1AQ, ages 0 to 11, 105 places
Ofsted, 23 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Mulberry Bush Nursery - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY1 4DQ, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
Ofsted, 1 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Nesscliffe House Nursery School - Pre-school, Shrewsbury SY3 7EY, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
Ofsted, 22 September 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Newbridge Day Nursery - Day nursery, Oswestry SY10 8BB, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
Ofsted, 19 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Newcastle Children's Centre - Pre-school, Craven Arms SY7 8QN, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 25 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Nurture and Grow Day Nursery LTD - Day nursery, Broseley TF12 5NR, ages 1 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 7 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Opportunity Pre-School - Pre-school, Shrewsbury SY3 7TP, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
Ofsted, 22 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Orchard Early Years - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY2 5ST, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
Ofsted, 8 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Oswestry Methodist Church Pre-School - Pre-school, Oswestry SY11 1JZ, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
Ofsted, 6 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Oswestry School Prepcare Nursery - Day nursery, Oswestry SY11 2ST, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
Ofsted, 9 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Oswestry Superstars - Pre-school, Oswestry SY11 4QB
Pant Pandas Childcare Centre - Day nursery, Oswestry SY10 9QR, ages 2 to 11, 48 places
Ofsted, 20 April 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Park Hall Forest School - Day nursery, Oswestry SY11 4AS, ages 2 to 7, 30 places
Ofsted, 31 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Passmaster - Pre-school, Shrewsbury SY1 3BY
Peter Pan Nursery Gobowen - Day nursery, Oswestry SY10 7AG, ages 0 to 4, 76 places
Ofsted, 25 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Poppets Nursery - Day nursery, Bridgnorth WV16 4HL, ages 2 to 11, 35 places
Ofsted, 19 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Radbrook Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY3 6DU, ages 1 to 4, 18 places
Ofsted, 9 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
RAFA Kidz Cosford - Day nursery, Wolverhampton WV7 3EX, ages 0 to 4, 98 places
Ofsted report card, 11 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
RAFA Kidz Shawbury - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY4 4DZ, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted report card, 15 April 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
Rainbow Pre-School Nursery - Day nursery, Market Drayton TF9 2EY, ages 0 to 10, 36 places
Ofsted, 3 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Shrewsbury Prepatoria Limited - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY1 3AF, ages 3 to 4, 90 places
Ofsted, 23 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Shrewsbury Prepatoria Limited - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY1 3AF, ages 0 to 3, 24 places
Ofsted, 24 August 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Stagecoach Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury College Of Arts & Technology - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY2 6PR
Stagecoach Shrewsbury - Sixth Form College - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY2 6AA
Stargazers Nursery - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY3 9EW, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted, 10 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
St Mary's Nursery Group - Day nursery, Wolverhampton WV7 3DS, ages 2 to 4, 16 places
Ofsted, 13 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Sunshine Pre-School - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY4 3PQ, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
Ofsted report card, 10 September 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Tern Valley Day Nursery - Day nursery, Market Drayton TF9 3SQ, 140 places
Tern Valley Day Nursery - Day nursery, Market Drayton TF9 3AG, ages 0 to 5, 112 places
Ofsted, 17 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Ark - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY5 0RF, ages 0 to 4, 93 places
Ofsted, 1 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Column Nursery - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY2 5HJ, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
Ofsted, 31 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Old Bank Nursery - Day nursery, Shifnal TF11 9BE, ages 0 to 4, 38 places
Ofsted, 2 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Tick Tock - Day nursery, Ludlow SY8 4DZ, ages 0 to 3, 40 places
Ofsted, 25 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Tiddlywinks Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY1 3EH, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
Ofsted report card, 25 August 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
Twyford Tots Nursery - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY3 7NP, ages 0 to 4, 97 places
Ofsted, 3 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Unicorn Nursery Maesbury - Day nursery, Maesbury Marsh SY10 8HD, ages 0 to 10, 59 places
Ofsted report card, 12 August 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Wem Playmates Nursery - Day nursery, Shrewsbury SY4 5JX, ages 0 to 5, 50 places
Ofsted, 20 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Whitchurch Nursery & Preschool - Day nursery, Whitchurch SY13 1LJ, ages 0 to 7, 58 places
Ofsted, 17 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Whittington Under Fives - Day nursery, Oswestry SY11 4DA, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted, 8 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Wistanstow Under Fives - Day nursery, Craven Arms SY7 8DQ, ages 2 to 4, 12 places
Ofsted, 11 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

Anchors Away Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Kidderminster DY14 8RD
Cool Kidz - Out-of-school club, Oswestry SY10 7SR, 24 places
Earlyworld Kids Club - Out-of-school club, Shrewsbury SY3 5BJ, 76 places
Inside Out Learning - Out-of-school club, Shrewsbury SY3 7NL, 30 places
Little Angels of Baschurch - Out-of-school club, Shrewsbury SY4 2AU, 42 places
Little Angels of Myddle - Out-of-school club, Shrewsbury SY4 3RP, 35 places
LSC @ Whitchurch CE Junior School - Out-of-school club, Whitchurch SY13 1RX, 18 places
Passmaster - Out-of-school club, Church Stretton SY6 6EX
PGL Boreatton Park - Out-of-school club, Shrewsbury SY4 2EZ
Radbrook Primary Camps - Out-of-school club, Shrewsbury SY3 6DZ
Shrewsbury Superstars - Out-of-school club, Shrewsbury SY1 4RQ
Treetops Kids Club - Out-of-school club, Shrewsbury SY2 6LE, 70 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Explorers Childcare Ltd (4 here)
Hazles Farm Child Care Limited (3 here)
Earlyworld Limited (2 here)
Prepcare Day Nurseries Ltd. (2 here)
Rafa Kidz Limited (2 here)
Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (1 here)
Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (1 here)
Sandwell Supply Nursery Services Limited (1 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 Shropshire

Schools in Shropshire

Schools in Shropshire council area
Adderley CofE Primary School - Primary
Albrighton Primary School & Nursery - Primary
Alveley Primary School - Primary
Barrow 1618 CofE Free School - Primary
Baschurch CofE Primary School - Primary
Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery - Primary
Belvidere Primary School - Primary
Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery - Primary
Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School - Primary
Bishops Castle Primary School - Primary
Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided) - Primary
Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School - Primary

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