• Find an early years and childcare inspection report
• Understanding an early years and childcare inspection report
• Types of early years and childcare Ofsted inspects
• Inspecting early years and childcare
• Types of early years and childcare Ofsted regulates
• Regulating early years and childcare; applying to be a provider
• Safeguarding children
• Children's centres
• About our survey reports
• How to complain

Find an early years and childcare inspection report

• Search by childminders and early years and childcare providers

  Enter either the name or address or the URN of the provider you are looking for. If you are unsure of the address, then select a provider type to refine your search.

  Name or address

  URN

  Provider type AllChildcare on Domestic PremisesChildcare on Non-Domestic PremisesChildminderHome ChildcarerOther early years and childcare

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  Search by early years and childcare providers and childminders help

  You can use this search to find a particular provider by:

  Unique Reference Number (URN)

  • If you know your provider’s URN then this is the quickest way to get a direct match. The URN is a six-figure number and may be preceded by EY; for example, 110155 or EY110155.

  Name or address

  • You can search for a provider by its name and/or all or part of its address. The official name may not be exactly the same as the name the provider is known by locally, so if the search results do not appear to have the provider that you want retry using part of the name and address; for example, ‘Derinton Tooting’ finds Derinton Family Centre, Tooting.

  Provider Type

  • You may want to filter your search by the type of provider that you are interested in; the provider type drop-down lists the different kinds. You may not be familiar with some of the types – for example, childcare on non-domestic premises. For a definition of each type, on closing this help window go to the Types of early years and childcare Ofsted inspects page on the left.

  Can't find a provider?

  If you can't find a provider, it may be because:

  • for their security, we only list childminders, home childcarers and childcare on domestic premises by their Unique Reference Number (URN), so no results will be returned for searches by name or address. We do not publish their names or addresses in order to safeguard the welfare of children and protect their privacy. You may obtain the names and addresses of those wishing to offer childcare places from your local family information service. Please go to www.direct.gov.uk/parents, then click on the link ‘finding and choosing childcare’ where you will be able to link to your family information service
  • the provider could be closed – further information about closed providers is below.

  Closed providers

  When you search for a provider the results returned automatically will only display operating providers. There may have been previous providers operating under this name or at this address. If a provider with this name or at this address closed after 16 December 2010 you may click on the ‘All providers’ option above the results to show both open and closed providers.

  Can't find an inspection report?

  If you can find the provider but it does not have the report that you are interested in, it may be because the inspection may have taken place recently and the report is still being processed.

  Looking for latest published reports?

  To search by latest published report, go to the main Inspection reports page and search by date published.

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• Search childminders and early years and childcare providers near your home

  Enter your postcode, distance from your home and the provider type from the displayed search options.

  Postcode

  Distance from your home 5 mile radius10 mile radius20 mile radius

  Provider type AllChildcare on Domestic PremisesChildcare on Non-Domestic PremisesChildminderHome ChildcarerOther early years and childcare

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  Search early years and childcare providers and childminders near your home help

  You can use this search to find providers near your home by:

  Postcode and distance from your home

  • Type in your postcode and select the radius distance from your home.

  Provider type

  • You may want to filter your search by the type of provider that you are interested in; the provider type drop-down lists the different kinds. For a definition of each type, on closing this help window go to the Types of early years and childcare Ofsted inspects page on the left

  Can't find a provider?

  If you can't find a report for a provider, it may be because:

  • for their security, we only list childminders, home childcarers and childcare on domestic premises by their Unique Reference Number (URN), so no results will be returned for searches by name or address. We do not publish their names or addresses in order to safeguard the welfare of children and protect their privacy. You may obtain the names and addresses of those wishing to offer childcare places from your local family information service. Please go to www.direct.gov.uk/parents, then click on the link ‘finding and choosing childcare’ where you will be able to link to your family information service
  • the provider could be closed – further information about closed providers is below.

  Closed providers

  When you search for a provider the results returned automatically will only display operating providers. There may have been previous providers operating under this name or at this address. If a provider with this name or at this address closed after 16 December 2010 you may click on the ‘All providers’ option above the results to show both open and closed providers. 

  Can't find an inspection report? 

  If you can find the provider but it does not have the report that you are interested in, it may be because the inspection may have taken place recently and the report is still being processed.

  Looking for latest published reports?

  To search by latest published report, go to the main Inspection reports page and search by date published.  

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