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35 nurseries in Bath

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

35 day nurseries
3 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (11%)
1,533 places in total
£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Bath

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Bath
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1The Learning Tree Preschool BA2 8AAStrong standard in all 629 April 202641
2Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School BA2 4PAOutstanding8 July 202525
3Westwood Nursery BA2 7AYOutstanding24 June 202548
4Atelier Nursery BA1 6DXOutstanding27 January 202271
5Riverside Nursery BA1 3NGExpected standard in 3 of 620 May 202654

Day nurseries in Bath, best rated first

All 35 day nurseries in Bath
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1The Learning Tree Preschool BA2 8AAStrong standard in all 629 April 202641
2Widcombe Acorns Pre-School and Forest School BA2 4PAOutstanding8 July 202525
3Westwood Nursery BA2 7AYOutstanding24 June 202548
4Atelier Nursery BA1 6DXOutstanding27 January 202271
5Riverside Nursery BA1 3NGExpected standard in 3 of 620 May 202654
6The Hut Pre-school and Playscheme BA2 1RXExpected standard in all 621 April 202618
7Noahs Ark Pre School BA1 4BXGood14 July 202522
8103 Club @ Weston Children's Centre BA1 4EHGood26 March 202548
9Happy Days Nursery And Pre-School Bath BA2 5EAGood12 March 202572
10Guinea Lane Nursery BA1 5NBGood10 March 202558
11Oak Tree Day Nursery BA2 9BNGood21 February 202540
12The Garden at Kingswood BA1 5SDGood14 January 202546
13Kids Planet Oldfield Road BA2 3NDGood3 December 202450
14Kids Planet Midford Road BA2 5RXGood19 July 202438
15First Steps Moorlands Children's Centre BA2 2DQGood26 June 202464
16First Steps Twerton Children's centre BA2 1SYGood30 April 202471
17The Little Bambinos Nursery BA2 3JWGood27 March 202432
18Farmborough Preschool BA2 0FYGood22 January 202420
19Mulberry Garden BA2 6SYGood6 June 202341
20Little Scribblers Day Nursery BA1 6NSGood14 April 202316
21Combe Down Nursery BA2 5HYGood29 November 202290
22Hopscotch Day Nursery BA2 4SDGood8 November 202226
23Buttercup Barn Day Nursery Ltd BA2 9JEGood13 October 202267
24The Learning Tree Day Nursery BA2 8EQGood7 October 202237
25Oldfield Park Pre School BA2 3RFGood16 June 202238
26Alice Park Nursery BA1 7BLGood17 May 202220
27Snapdragons Nursery Grosvenor BA1 6AXGood9 February 202270
28Snapdragons Nursery Weston BA1 2XTGood5 November 2021164
29Little Blossoms Nursery School BA2 1JXGood11 May 202132
30Little Willows Day Nursery BA2 6QHNeeds attention in 1 of 625 March 202666
31Approach Tuition - Bath BA2 3PLNot yet gradedNot yet
32Evo Sports at Peasedown Primary BA2 8DHNot yet gradedNot yet
33Green Shoots Oldfield Park BA2 1AGNot yet gradedNot yet36
34Monkton Pre-Prep BA2 7ETNot yet gradedNot yet12
35The Green House Education Project BA1 7EPNot yet gradedNot yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Bath

Bath is in Bath and North East Somerset.

Nursery fees in Bath

What day nurseries in South West charge on average. Fees in Bath 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

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