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20 nurseries in BH21 (Wimborne, Corfe Mullen, Sturminster Marshall)

Every day nursery with a BH21 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in South West after the free hours.

20 day nurseries
3 rated Outstanding
2 with a new report card (10%)
744 places in total
£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in BH21 (Wimborne, Corfe Mullen, Sturminster Marshall), best rated first

All 20 day nurseries in BH21 (Wimborne, Corfe Mullen, Sturminster Marshall)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Down in The Woods Pre-School Ltd BH21 1STOutstanding10 December 202424
2Judy's House Ltd BH21 1EEOutstanding17 October 202437
3Pamphill Pre School Nursery BH21 4EEOutstanding10 June 202225
4Tops Day Nurseries - Wimborne BH21 2BXExpected standard in all 614 May 202680
5Verwood Day Nursery Ltd BH21 6RSExpected standard in all 63 December 202578
6St John's Pre-School BH21 1LQGood12 September 202526
7Jack and Jill Day Nursery BH21 3LBGood7 April 202555
8River House Nursery BH21 1NNGood7 February 202570
9Tops Day Nurseries - Corfe Mullen BH21 3HDGood25 November 202486
10Wimborne Kindergarten BH21 1HQGood12 November 202424
11The Barn Nursery School BH21 7BEGood18 July 202320
12Chrysalis Montessori Nursery BH21 2HNGood28 February 202325
13The Chapel In The Valley Pre School BH21 3EYGood19 January 202325
14The Elves and Fairies Woodland Nursery BH21 5RFGood28 April 202216
15Colehill Nursery BH21 2LZGood24 March 202226
16The Children's House Montessori Nursery BH21 3PXGood22 February 202240
17Blossoms Day Nursery BH21 3LEGood26 August 202117
18Mini Munchkins Day Nursery And After School Club BH21 3HUGood19 July 202120
19360 Sports BH21 4FWNot yet gradedNot yet
20Happy Feet Nursery & Pre-School BH21 2DTNot yet gradedNot yet50

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BH21 is in Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, covering Wimborne.

Nursery fees in BH21

What day nurseries in South West charge on average. Fees in BH21 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 BH21

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in BH21 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.