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Childcare Charities

Discover 2,724 Childcare charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

2,724
Charities
£1,552,120,487
Total Income
£361,884
Avg Income
70.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Herlington Preschool

Beneficiary group, Childcare

Day time care and education of children 2yrs to 5yrs

Latest Income: £952,654
Areas of Operation: Peterborough City
Status: Registered
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Highbury Community Nursery

Beneficiary group, Childcare

COMMUNITY NURSERY

Latest Income: £947,314
Areas of Operation: Islington
Status: Registered
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Plants And Minds

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Health, Heritage, Leisure

Plants and Minds uses horticulture to offer realistic supportive meaningful pressure-free work rehabilitation to adults with severe and enduring mental illness. We aim to restore confidence, self-esteem and dignity while providing security and stability by having no time limit to attendance.We endeavour to reduce stigma and discrimination by increasing public awareness of mental illness

Latest Income: £943,191
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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The Elizabeth Foundation

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Health, Housing

The Elizabeth Foundation provides a range of early intervention and support services for very young deaf children and babies, and their families. These include emotional support and advice for families at the time of diagnosis and the period after diagnosis, nursery group education programmes (Ofsted registered), one-to-one education and support, and a Home Learning Programme.

Latest Income: £903,698
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Ace Nursery School (cambridge) Limited

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Pre-school education

Latest Income: £896,102
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Kashmir Youth Project

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Leisure

The principal activity of the company during the year was to provide vocational training and social recreational and cultural facilities to the community.

Latest Income: £870,782
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Under Fives Project

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development

The Under 5's Project is a Nature lead nursery in an urban area, we support families with children from ages 8 months to 5 years. We are passionate advocates for equality for all, and offer extra support to families and children with special educational, medical needs and disabilities. Our aim is to provide an exceptional early years experience that is assessable to all.

Latest Income: £863,168
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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Allsorts Playgroup

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

We provide preschool and out of school care

Latest Income: £861,576
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Joint Colleges Nursery (cambridge) Limited

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Provide a nursery school and childcare centre for the inhabitants of Cambridge, where children may be cared for and educated.

Latest Income: £859,972
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Woodbridge Community Playgroups

Beneficiary group, Childcare

We are a Playgroup which provides professional childcare for 2-11 year olds.

Latest Income: £858,303
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Eastwood Community Playgroup Association

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

The Association provides sessional and full day care facilities across three settings, for children aged between 2 years and reception age at local schools. It is Ofsted registered and serves the community within the Eastwood and St Laurence areas.

Latest Income: £857,671
Areas of Operation: Southend-on-sea
Status: Registered
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Derwent Stepping Stones Nursery And Community Training Centre

Beneficiary group, Childcare

The charity operates in the Derwent, Mackworth and Normanton areas of Derby and aims to support families in a holistic way. Our Nursery settings support paying customers, adult learners and those eligible for the Free Early Education Entitlement. Learners can access children's workforce training from traineeships to Level 3 apprenticeship qualifications.

Latest Income: £839,603
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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The Canterbury Day Nursery, Holiday Playscheme And After School Club

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Nursery afterschool club and holiday playschemes

Latest Income: £824,594
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Our Lady's First Steps Pre-School

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Provision of care and education for under 5's and wrap around education for children up to the age of 12 years

Latest Income: £816,875
Areas of Operation: Halton
Status: Registered
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Delaware Pre-School

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

We are fortunate to have large spacious premises where children have ample space to play and explore. We have a permanently equipped classroom with high quality of facilities for all children. We have the opportunity to play outside all year round and have extensive resources and equipment to vary and maintain the interests of our children so that they develop in all areas of the curriculum

Latest Income: £808,956
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Leisure, Social care

The charity provides respite for parents and carers who have young people with special needs in there care, also ensures a safe and heppy environment for after school clubs and evening entertainment for young people with special needs.

Latest Income: £805,030
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Elrahma Charity Trust

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Religion, Social care, Social welfare

The relief of poverty and advancement of education and religion in the Muslim community, to assist the poor and orphans of Islamic religion, to erect or help to erect schools, charitable institutions, mosques, orphanages and nurseries for the Islamic community in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Latest Income: £798,252
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Machynlleth Community Children's Project LTD

Beneficiary group, Childcare

TO PROVIDE CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN FROM 6 MONTHS TO 12 YEARS THROUGH OUR DAY NURSERY AND AFTERSCHOOL CLUB.

Latest Income: £789,950
Areas of Operation: Ceredigion
Status: Registered
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Hind Leys Pre School

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Early Years Foundation Stage Provider for 2.5 years to 4+.

Latest Income: £789,500
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Daubhill Muslim Society

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Religion

Provide prayer facilities and Islamic Education for muslim children

Latest Income: £778,916
Areas of Operation: Bolton
Status: Registered
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The Hebden Bridge Nursery Action Group Limited

Beneficiary group, Childcare

Crossley Mill Nursery (NAG) is a local, independent non-profit making charity committed to fostering the provision of good quality continuing day care for children.

Latest Income: £775,088
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
Status: Registered
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Hemdean House School LTD

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Hemdean House School is an Independent Day School that provides a high standard of education for children between the ages of rising 3 and 11, and high quality wrap-around care before and after school, and during the holidays.

Latest Income: £770,652
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Hawks Road Community Nursery Limited

Beneficiary group, Childcare

To provide high quality affordable childcare to the local community, supporting those parents who wish to either return to work or continue with their education.

Latest Income: £765,655
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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St Werburghs City Farm

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

We provide educational and recreational services including:-- a working livestock farm, gardens, playground, open daily 360 days a year with free entry- animal husbandry training- horticultural training for adults with learning difficulties- environmental youth work- community events- volunteer opportunities- community building hire- cafe

Latest Income: £764,954
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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New Life Church Congleton

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Health, Housing, Religion, Social welfare

Church services; Christian courses and events; youth work; children's work; pre-school; coffee shop and bookshop; counselling; operation of community centre; schools' work; community work; assisting homeless people; weddings and funerals; support for overseas missionaries and aid workers; assisting people with addictions; providing food parcels and furniture for the destitute.

Latest Income: £751,326
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many childcare charities are there in the UK?

There are 2,724 registered childcare charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the childcare charities by income?

The Salvation Army is the largest by latest reported annual income (£338.3m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of childcare charities?

Childcare charities reported a combined annual income of £1.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for childcare charities?

Across all childcare charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 70.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of childcare charities?

Childcare charities have an average annual income of £362k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.