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Nurseries in Whitchurch

There are 11 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted and Care Inspectorate Wales registers in Whitchurch, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Whitchurch

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 8 settings (3 Outstanding, 5 Good)
  • Care Inspectorate Wales ratings: 1 setting (4 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bradley Barns Nursery - Day nursery, Whitchurch SY13 4QY, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 4 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bronington Children's Club - Day nursery, Whitchurch SY13 3HN, 19 places
  • Hanmer Playgroup Plus - Day nursery, Whitchurch SY13 3DG, 12 places
    Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
  • Little Bears Day Care - Day nursery, Whitchurch SY13 1LF, ages 0 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 19 July 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rising Fives Pre School - Pre-school, Whitchurch RG28 7FG, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 28 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Nicholas Pre-School - Day nursery, Whitchurch BS14 0PR, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 17 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunshine Pre-School - Day nursery, Whitchurch BS14 0LL, ages 2 to 4, 21 places
    Ofsted, 22 March 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Oak Tree Nursery & Pre-School Ltd - Day nursery, Whitchurch RG28 7EB, ages 0 to 4, 123 places
    Ofsted, 7 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Watership Down Nursery - Day nursery, Whitchurch RG28 7NY, ages 0 to 5, 25 places
    Ofsted, 12 August 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Whitchurch Montessori Nursery and Forest School - Day nursery, Whitchurch RG28 7FE, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 January 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Whitchurch Nursery & Preschool - Day nursery, Whitchurch SY13 1LJ, ages 0 to 7, 58 places
    Ofsted, 17 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Globe Fit Kids Clubs - Testbourne - Out-of-school club, Whitchurch RG28 7JF
  • Gol Elite Coaching LTD at Testbourne Community School - Out-of-school club, Whitchurch RG28 7JF
  • Isis Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Whitchurch RG28 7JF, 20 places
  • LSC @ Whitchurch CE Junior School - Out-of-school club, Whitchurch SY13 1RX, 18 places
  • Simply Out Of School - Out-of-school club, Whitchurch RG28 7LS, 60 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

Care Inspectorate Wales ratings

Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) rates childcare settings on four themes: well-being, care and development, environment, and leadership and management. Each theme is rated Excellent, Good, Adequate, Poor.

There is no overall rating: read the four themes together.

Source: Care Inspectorate Wales

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)

Funded childcare hours in Wales

Parents of 3 and 4 year olds can apply for up to 30 hours a week of government funded nursery education and childcare (the Childcare Offer for Wales): at least 10 hours of nursery education and up to 20 hours of childcare, for up to 48 weeks of the year. Nursery education hours are applied for separately, through your council.

Flying Start funds 12.5 hours a week of childcare for 2 year olds. It is being made available across Wales starting with the most disadvantaged areas.

Source: GOV.WALES: Get up to 30 hours of childcare for 3 and 4 year olds · GOV.WALES: Get help from Flying Start (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Whitchurch

Sources: Ofsted, Care Inspectorate Wales, registers as at 31 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.