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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.

Nevill Hall Creche Association

Beneficiary group, Childcare

To provide Day Care and Educational opportinities for children aged 12 weeks to 8 years

Latest Income: £558,783
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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The Coventry Muslim Community Association Limited

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing, Leisure, Religion, Social care

CMCA Ltd is a community resource centre providing advice and information on welfare rights, housing, immigration and nationality laws individual support sessions and advice on education, training and employment opportunities. Run adult education classes, sports and crafts activities (some for women only) ESOL, health promotion surgeries, creche and full day care nursery - social and cultural event

Latest Income: £552,025
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Robertsbridge Children's Services

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

To provide quality and affordable day care and early years education for pre-school age children. To train and support staff. To work in partnership with other statutory bodies to meet the needs of families with children.

Latest Income: £545,628
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Ripon Young Men's Christian Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Housing

The provision of hostel accommodation for single young people aged 16-35. We provide a hall, lounge, training room for the use of the Ripon community. Our own work includes a drama club for young people aged 11-16 and a parent and toddler group.

Latest Income: £528,287
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Early Years @ Lightcliffe

Beneficiary group, Childcare

The charity is a preschool looking after children between the ages of 2 and 5

Latest Income: £527,042
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
Status: Registered
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Pennington Nursery

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Children's nursery.

Latest Income: £526,899
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Eldene Pre-School

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Educational pre-school for 1-5 year old children.

Latest Income: £526,162
Areas of Operation: Swindon
Status: Registered
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Potley Hill Community Pre-School

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Potley Hill Community Preschool was established in 1979 and provides preschool learning and play facilities for children between the ages of 2 and 5 years in the Yateley area. The Preschool is based at Frogmore Campus, Potley Hill Road, Yateley. The Committee are the managing trustees and meet every month to manage and oversee the preschool's business affairs

Latest Income: £520,039
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Lincoln Hall Pre School

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Lincoln Hall preschool is an early years provider for funded children aged 2- 5 years. We have highly qualified staff with a range of knowledge and expertise. We are passionate for Inclusion which is reflected in the children we have attending, providing a safe, stimulating environment around children's interest, to flourish and reach their full potential according to their individual needs.

Latest Income: £519,520
Areas of Operation: Tower Hamlets
Status: Registered
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East Harptree Nursery Pre-School

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Provision of Nursery services for children aged 6months- 5years.

Latest Income: £516,454
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Old School Henstead Educational Trust Limited

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education, Health

The school exists to provide a public benefit of co-education for boys and girls ages 2 1/2 to 11 from nursery to Year 6. It also lends itself to the local parishes who use the school's facilities. The school raises funds for many other charities including, but not exclusive to, churches, Walking with the Wounded, Macmillan Cancer, British Legion, Operation Christmas Child, and Children in Need.

Latest Income: £515,038
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Sandcastles Playgroup

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

The charity aims to encourage and enhance the development and education of children primarily under school age.

Latest Income: £507,526
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Ashurst Pre-School

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

To provide pre-school education and care for children between the ages of 2yrs 9 months until 5yrs.

Latest Income: £505,425
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Narberth & District Community & Sports Association

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Leisure, Social care

The Charity operates in the Narberth area, for approximately a 10 mile radius. There is a programme of community education classes, a bus, a day nursery, an After School Club, a Welsh medium playschool and toddlers group, a day care centre for the elderly, a community hall, seminar room and a coffee lounge. There are Sports facilities and meeting rooms for local clubs and societies.

Latest Income: £496,813
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Doris Venner Pre-School

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Providing pre-school care and education for 2-5 year olds in the Worcester Park area

Latest Income: £483,269
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Chard Nni

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Complete childcare service from 7.30am - 6pm five days per week allowing parents to return to work.

Latest Income: £482,852
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Minster Playgroup

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

WE ARE A PRE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AGED BETWENN 2 AND 5 YEARS OLD.

Latest Income: £476,022
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Highgate Newtown Community Partners

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Social welfare

We work with all ages: provide facilities for sports & wellbeing, opportunities for arts & crafts sessions,activities for children, young people & community support. Core projects: community lunch club, free exercise & pottery for over 60s, dementia cafe, crisis food parcels, free activities for under 5s, community events, art programmes for all ages, after school activities including woodwork

Latest Income: £474,420
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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The Womens' Centre Sutton

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Health, Social welfare

Support and services for women to improve lives and status for all women in the area. Counselling, Freedom Programme for victims of domestic/sexual abuse. IT support for women returning to work, English as a Second Language classes, creche facilities, mother and toddler group. Activities such as Art Therapy and various workshops

Latest Income: £473,966
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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New Longton Under Fives Pre-School Playgroup

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities

Full time day nursery for children aged 6 months to 5 years. We operate from a village hall and purpose built portacabin.

Latest Income: £471,886
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Funfishers Out Of School Club

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Leisure

FUNFISHERS OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR THE SUPPORT, CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BETWEEN 0-5 YEARS, IN THE FORM OF PLAYGROUP; CHILDREN BETWEEN 5-11 YEARS WHO ATTEND A SCHOOL IN THE FISHERGATE AREA OF YORK FOR BREAKFAST AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB; IN ADDITION WE HAVE A HOLIDAY CLUB RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS FOR ALL CHILDREN AGED 0-11 YEAR OLD.

Latest Income: £471,639
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Bristol Association For Neighbourhood Daycare Limited

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education

Acts as an umbrella organisation providing Human Resources and organisational advice and support to groups providing 'out-of-school' care for children and young people

Latest Income: £467,823
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Sunrise Education Trust

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

The Charity runs two schools one for nursery and other for primary education with the objectives to develop children with full personalities and a broad prejudice free perspective, to teach love and respect for all forms of life, to build character based on strong moral and social values and to teach children academically by working with them individually at their own speed.

Latest Income: £466,487
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Balderton Pre-School

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Balderton Pre-school offers affordable sessional and full day care for pre-school children. We create a stimulating environment with lots of opportunities for learning through play. We also run 'Acorns Out of School Club' which includes a breakfast, after school & holiday club that caters for 2 to 11 year olds, where we provide a wide variety of child led fun activities.

Latest Income: £458,539
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Highley Minors Childcare Centre

Beneficiary group, Childcare

To provide full day care and educational sessional care for children aged 3 months to 11 years

Latest Income: £449,000
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
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.