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Nurseries in Tidworth

There are 7 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Tidworth, and 3 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Tidworth

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (4 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 5 settings (1 Outstanding, 4 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Caterpillas Under Fives - Day nursery, Tidworth SP9 7QN, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 30 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dingley's Promise Tidworth - Pre-school, Tidworth SP9 7QR, 10 places
  • Paddington Playstation Day Nursery - Day nursery, Tidworth SP9 7NR, ages 0 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted, 16 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Poppies Daycare Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Tidworth SP9 7QD, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted, 3 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Shipton Bellinger Preschool - Pre-school, Tidworth SP9 7TW, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 14 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Andrews Pre-School & Jammie Dodgers ASC - Day nursery, Tidworth SP9 7EP, ages 0 to 10, 54 places
    Ofsted, 25 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tree Tots Day Nursery - Day nursery, Tidworth SP9 7XP, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 July 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Wellington Lions Primary Academy - Out-of-school club, Tidworth SP9 7FP, 40 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Shipton Bellinger - Out-of-school club, Tidworth SP9 7TW, 60 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Wellington Lions - Out-of-school club, Tidworth SP9 7FP, 40 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 Tidworth

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