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59 nurseries in Bath and North East Somerset

Every day nursery in the Bath and North East Somerset council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

59 day nurseries
6 rated Outstanding
5 with a new report card (8%)
2,611 places in total
£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Bath and North East Somerset

7 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Bath and North East Somerset
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1The Learning Tree Preschool Bath, BA2Strong standard in all 629 April 202641
2Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School Bath, BA2Outstanding8 July 202525
3Westwood Nursery Bath, BA2Outstanding24 June 202548
4Free Rangers Forest School Nursery Radstock, BA3Outstanding2 August 2023115
5Bishop Sutton Pre-School Bristol, BS39Outstanding13 September 202224
6Little Star Nursery Bristol, BS39Outstanding26 August 202224
7Atelier Nursery Bath, BA1Outstanding27 January 202271

Day nurseries in Bath and North East Somerset, best rated first

All 59 day nurseries in Bath and North East Somerset
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1The Learning Tree Preschool Bath, BA2Strong standard in all 629 April 202641
2Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School Bath, BA2Outstanding8 July 202525
3Westwood Nursery Bath, BA2Outstanding24 June 202548
4Free Rangers Forest School Nursery Radstock, BA3Outstanding2 August 2023115
5Bishop Sutton Pre-School Bristol, BS39Outstanding13 September 202224
6Little Star Nursery Bristol, BS39Outstanding26 August 202224
7Atelier Nursery Bath, BA1Outstanding27 January 202271
8Avon Valley Nursery and Preschool Bristol, BS31Strong standard in 5 of 616 January 2026
9Riverside Nursery Bath, BA1Expected standard in 3 of 620 May 202654
10The Hut Pre-school and Playscheme Bath, BA2Expected standard in all 621 April 202618
11Noahs Ark Pre School Bath, BA1Good14 July 202522
12Mama Bear's Pre-School Whitchurch Bristol, BS14Good11 June 202529
13103 Club @ Weston Children's Centre Bath, BA1Good26 March 202548
14Happy Days Nursery And Pre-School Bath Bath, BA2Good12 March 202572
15Guinea Lane Nursery Bath, BA1Good10 March 202558
16Pirates and Princesses Day Nursery Bristol, BS31Good27 February 202549
17Oak Tree Day Nursery Bath, BA2Good21 February 202540
18The Garden at Kingswood Bath, BA1Good14 January 202546
19Kids Planet Oldfield Road Bath, BA2Good3 December 202450
20Magna Minors Day Nursery & Pre-School Bristol, BS40Good18 September 202424
21Noah's Ark Preschool Bristol, BS39Good6 September 202426
22Kids Planet Midford Road Bath, BA2Good19 July 202438
23First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre Bath, BA2Good26 June 202464
24Happy Days Pre-School, Saltford Saltford, BS31Good6 June 202460
25First Steps Twerton Children's centre Bath, BA2Good30 April 202471
26Clutton Playgroup Clutton, BS39Good24 April 202426
27The Little Bambinos Nursery Bath, BA2Good27 March 202432
28Farmborough Preschool Bath, BA2Good22 January 202420
29Snapdragons Nursery Keynsham Bristol, BS31Good22 November 2023170
30Sunflowers Nursery Limited Radstock, BA3Good5 July 202345
31Mulberry Garden Bath, BA2Good6 June 202341
32St Nicholas Pre-School Whitchurch, BS14Good17 May 202324
33Little Scribblers Day Nursery Bath, BA1Good14 April 202316
34Hidden Garden Day Nursery Radstock, BA3Good12 April 202354
35Footsteps Nursery (Paulton) Paulton, BS39Good21 March 202339
36Little Star Nursery Bristol, BS39Good22 February 20239
37Happy Days Nursery, Saltford Bristol, BS31Good26 January 202332
38Combe Down Nursery Bath, BA2Good29 November 202290
39Hopscotch Day Nursery Bath, BA2Good8 November 202226
40Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd Bath, BA2Good13 October 202267
41The Learning Tree Day Nursery Bath, BA2Good7 October 202237
42Oldfield Park Pre School Bath, BA2Good16 June 202238
43Alice Park Nursery Bath, BA1Good17 May 202220
44Orchard Lea Nursery Keynsham Bristol, BS31Good28 February 202294
45Snapdragons Nursery Grosvenor Bath, BA1Good9 February 202270
46Snapdragons Nursery Weston Bath, BA1Good5 November 2021164
47Timsbury Childcare Timsbury, BA2Good17 May 202130
48Little Blossoms Nursery School Bath, BA2Good11 May 202132
49Little Willows Day Nursery Bath, BA2Needs attention in 1 of 625 March 202666
50Approach Tuition - Bath Bath, BA2Not yet gradedNot yet
51East Harptree Nursery East Harptree, BS40Not yet gradedNot yet70
52Evo Sports at Peasedown Primary Bath, BA2Not yet gradedNot yet
53Green Shoots Oldfield Park Bath, BA2Not yet gradedNot yet36
54Little Lambs Nursery Bristol, BS39Not yet gradedNot yet24
55Monkton Pre-Prep Bath, BA2Not yet gradedNot yet12
56Paper Lane Day Nursery and Pre-School Bristol, BS39Not yet gradedNot yet61
57St John's ASC Bristol, BS31Not yet gradedNot yet
58The Green House Education Project Bath, BA1Not yet gradedNot yet
59The Nursery at New Manor Bristol, BS40Not yet gradedNot yet49

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

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Nursery fees in Bath and North East Somerset

What day nurseries in South West charge on average. Fees in Bath and North East Somerset itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£181no funded hours£145after 30 funded hours
2 years old£165no funded hours£133after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£61after the free 15 hours£122after 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 Bath and North East Somerset

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Bath and North East Somerset 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.