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43 nurseries in Basingstoke

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

43 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (9%)
2,472 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Basingstoke

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Basingstoke
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Little Steps Montessori Nursery School RG25 3BTStrong standard in all 610 December 202526
2Timbers Nursery School RG21 5RLOutstanding10 July 202531
3Bright Horizons Chineham Park Day Nursery And Preschool RG24 8NNOutstanding13 May 2024151
4Tiny Tots Nursery School RG22 5SNStrong standard in 5 of 619 February 202681
5Piccolo Pre-School Nursery RG24 9HXExpected standard in 3 of 62 June 202632

Day nurseries in Basingstoke, best rated first

All 43 day nurseries in Basingstoke
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Little Steps Montessori Nursery School RG25 3BTStrong standard in all 610 December 202526
2Timbers Nursery School RG21 5RLOutstanding10 July 202531
3Bright Horizons Chineham Park Day Nursery And Preschool RG24 8NNOutstanding13 May 2024151
4Tiny Tots Nursery School RG22 5SNStrong standard in 5 of 619 February 202681
5Piccolo Pre-School Nursery RG24 9HXExpected standard in 3 of 62 June 202632
6Littlemonkeys Daycare RG23 8ANExpected standard in all 66 May 202650
7Blossom Day Nursery Ltd RG24 9XAGood21 August 202576
8Otters Nursery School RG25 2JSGood22 July 202556
9The Barn Nursery School (Wootton) Ltd RG23 8PEGood24 June 202552
10Treasure Island Playgroup RG24 9AEGood24 June 202536
11St Bernards Nursery RG21 5QBGood3 June 202536
12Alphabet City Day Nursery RG21 5TGGood12 May 202560
13The Lighthouse Preschool & After School Club RG24 9UPGood3 February 202552
14Kiddi Caru Nursery RG22 4AQGood13 January 2025121
15The Monkey House RG25 2LSGood11 December 202424
16Maples Day Nursery RG21 3JGGood21 November 202426
17St Peter's Day Nursery RG22 6RHGood4 November 202446
18Castle Hill Pre-School RG23 8JQGood11 October 202430
19Little Me Day Nursery RG21 7NRGood14 August 202496
20Acorns Nursery RG23 7DXGood18 June 202424
21Milly's Nursery School RG22 4NNGood6 June 202420
22Bright Horizons Basingstoke Copper Beeches Day Nursery and Preschool RG21 3EYGood19 February 2024102
23St Anne's Pre School RG22 6REGood24 January 202432
24Brighton Hill Pre-School RG22 4EYGood11 January 202440
25Kempshott Under 5's Preschool RG22 5LQGood19 September 202320
26Little Lambs Preschool RG23 8BUGood14 September 202326
27Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Chineham RG24 8PTGood26 July 202398
28Willows Day Nursery RG22 6NNGood7 July 202350
29Hatch Warren Under Fives Preschool RG22 4XFGood16 May 202345
30Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hatch Warren RG22 4RAGood22 March 2023100
31Dandelions Community Pre-School RG22 4USGood14 November 202226
32Busy Bees Day Nursery at Basingstoke Hospital RG24 9NJGood17 August 2022100
33Star Nursery RG22 5BBGood14 June 202269
34Basingstoke College of Technology RG21 8TNGood3 May 202264
35Shooting Stars Nursery School RG22 5UYGood21 March 202223
36Cornerstone Day Nursery RG24 9PUGood2 March 2022150
37Alphabet City Day Nursery RG21 3DTGood6 January 202270
38Daisy Chain Nursery RG24 9AEGood19 October 202174
39Cornerstone Nursery RG24 9DXGood8 June 202143
40Willowdene Nursery School RG24 8LTGood13 May 202145
41Alphabet City Day Nursery RG21 3DRNot yet gradedNot yet74
42Beechdown Health Club RG22 4ESNot yet gradedNot yet
43Kids Inc Day Nursery RG23 7GFNot yet gradedNot yet95

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

Nurseries by postcode in Basingstoke

Basingstoke is in Hampshire.

Nursery fees in Basingstoke

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Basingstoke 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 Basingstoke

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Basingstoke 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.