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21 nurseries in Andover

Every day nursery in Andover on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

21 day nurseries
4 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (5%)
1,162 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Andover

The top of our Andover ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Andover
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Shepherds Spring Pre-School Nursery SP11 6JPOutstanding6 March 202485
2Finkley Down Farm Nursery and Pre-School SP11 6NFOutstanding19 October 202395
3YMCA East Anton SP11 6YGOutstanding15 August 2023121
4Ludgershall Preschool SP11 9RBOutstanding7 February 202362
5Littleworld Day Nursery SP10 3ANExpected standard in 3 of 69 January 202665

Day nurseries in Andover, best rated first

All 21 day nurseries in Andover
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Shepherds Spring Pre-School Nursery SP11 6JPOutstanding6 March 202485
2Finkley Down Farm Nursery and Pre-School SP11 6NFOutstanding19 October 202395
3YMCA East Anton SP11 6YGOutstanding15 August 2023121
4Ludgershall Preschool SP11 9RBOutstanding7 February 202362
5Littleworld Day Nursery SP10 3ANExpected standard in 3 of 69 January 202665
6Charlton & District Playgroup SP10 4ANGood24 April 202538
7Abbotts Ann Nursery SP11 7AZGood22 January 202530
8Littleworld Clatford Day Nursery SP11 7LWGood22 August 202455
9Cowdown Day Nursery SP11 6LEGood12 March 202441
10Poppies Daycare Nursery Ltd SP11 9FQGood23 January 202450
11The Scott Centre Pre School and Schools Out SP10 2LBGood23 November 202355
12Blooming Kids SP10 2EGGood27 September 202322
13Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School SP11 6RDGood2 June 202351
14Winton Pre-School SP10 1JZGood23 February 202320
15DanDeLions SP11 8HTGood28 April 202243
163-2-5 Pre-School SP10 3RZGood11 October 202128
17Blooming Kids Harris Hall SP10 1DPNot yet gradedNot yet34
18Busy Bees at Andover Picket Twenty SP11 6THNot yet gradedNot yet103
19Busy Bees at Andover Weyhill SP11 0QDNot yet gradedNot yet64
20Country Day Nurseries Ltd SP11 0RDNot yet gradedNot yet91
21Little Rooks Nursery SP10 3ALNot yet gradedNot yet9

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Andover

Andover is in Hampshire and Wiltshire.

Nursery fees in Andover

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Andover itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£202no funded hours£161after 30 funded hours
2 years old£185no funded hours£152after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£72after the free 15 hours£144after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Andover

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Andover as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.