22 nurseries in Boston

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

22 day nurseries

1 with a new report card (5%)

1,370 places in total

£130 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Boston

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Boston
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Little Goslings PE20 1PW	Expected standard in all 6	12 May 2026	27
2	Little Lions Nursery Ltd PE21 6PL	Good	15 September 2025	64
3	Riverside Early Years PE21 9JU	Good	20 August 2025	32
4	St Thomas Children's Centre CIO PE21 7RZ	Good	11 July 2025	132
5	Smiley Faces Childcare PE21 6TL	Good	2 December 2024	24

Day nurseries in Boston, best rated first

All 22 day nurseries in Boston
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Little Goslings PE20 1PW	Expected standard in all 6	12 May 2026	27
2	Little Lions Nursery Ltd PE21 6PL	Good	15 September 2025	64
3	Riverside Early Years PE21 9JU	Good	20 August 2025	32
4	St Thomas Children's Centre CIO PE21 7RZ	Good	11 July 2025	132
5	Smiley Faces Childcare PE21 6TL	Good	2 December 2024	24
6	Little Acorns Nursery PE21 6DA	Good	16 September 2024	59
7	Little Chiefs Day Nursery PE21 7TT	Good	25 June 2024	70
8	The Home Nursery PE21 8SP	Good	20 May 2024	154
9	Mon Ami Children's Nursery @ 84-86 Woodville Road PE21 8BB	Good	9 January 2024	90
10	Butterwick Pre-School PE22 0HU	Good	4 December 2023	36
11	Mon Ami Children's Nursery @ The Chimes PE20 3LH	Good	4 September 2023	63
12	Bramble Hall Day Nursery PE20 2JH	Good	28 July 2023	63
13	Gipsey Bridge Preschool PE22 7BU	Good	27 April 2023	34
14	Hawthorn Tree Community Children's Centre PE21 0PT	Good	18 January 2023	75
15	Rosebery Avenue Community Playgroup PE21 7QG	Good	16 January 2023	30
16	Highgate Day Nursery PE22 0AW	Good	1 December 2022	70
17	Sandhills Day Nursery PE21 8EG	Good	5 July 2022	98
18	Pilgrim Hospital Day Nursery PE21 9QS	Good	27 April 2022	59
19	Bright Sparks Kindergarten Ltd PE22 0RR	Good	22 February 2022	20
20	Clarence House Boston PE21 6ST	Not yet graded	Not yet	68
21	Little Lambs Nursery PE21 8DF	Not yet graded	Not yet	24
22	Middlecott House Day Nursery PE20 1EH	Not yet graded	Not yet	78

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

Nurseries by postcode in Boston

Boston is in Lincolnshire.

Nursery fees in Boston

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

Average weekly price in term time, East Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£165no funded hours	£128after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£159no funded hours	£130after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£62after the free 15 hours	£123after 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 Boston

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

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 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.