Deterministic counts compiled from Ofsted's published register — nothing here is inferred,
scored or AI-generated.
Full day care14,543 (52%)
Out-of-school day care7,893 (28%)
Sessional day care5,248 (19%)
Not stated67 (0%)
213,165 (47%)
Not stated11,902 (43%)
12,356 (8%)
3237 (1%)
491 (0%)
Judgements are shown exactly as Ofsted published them. The
November 2025 report-card reform changed the judgement scale for new inspections, so older and newer
values are not directly comparable — see each setting's own record for the full picture.
Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (major chain)300 settings
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (major chain)249 settings
Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (major chain)245 settings
Junior Adventures Group UK Ltd (major chain)188 settings
Explore Learning Limited (major chain)90 settings
CM Sports (UK) Limited (major chain)81 settings
The Lime Trees Group CIC (major chain)79 settings
art-K Limited (major chain)57 settings
The Childcare Corporation Limited (major chain)56 settings
Young World Leisure Group Limited (major chain)46 settings
The London Early Years Foundation (major chain)44 settings
Childbase Partnership Limited (major chain)43 settings
The Ultimate Activity Company Ltd (major chain)40 settings
Active Me 360 C.I.C. (major chain)38 settings
Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited (major chain)38 settings
Counted from the register's Registered Person URN — the same
owner-grouping key shown on each setting's own record.