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51 nurseries in Bournemouth

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

51 day nurseries
11 rated Outstanding
2 with a new report card (4%)
2,211 places in total
£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Bournemouth

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Bournemouth
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Fingers 'n' Thumbs Day Nursery BH6 5ABOutstanding7 January 202520
2Emma's Day Nursery Pre-School BH8 9RWOutstanding9 September 202424
3Emma's Day Nursery BH9 3EBOutstanding12 August 202440
4Woodland Day Nursery BH5 2JGOutstanding7 May 202423
5Park School Nursery BH8 9BJOutstanding2 May 202420

Day nurseries in Bournemouth, best rated first

All 51 day nurseries in Bournemouth
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Fingers 'n' Thumbs Day Nursery BH6 5ABOutstanding7 January 202520
2Emma's Day Nursery Pre-School BH8 9RWOutstanding9 September 202424
3Emma's Day Nursery BH9 3EBOutstanding12 August 202440
4Woodland Day Nursery BH5 2JGOutstanding7 May 202423
5Park School Nursery BH8 9BJOutstanding2 May 202420
6Muscliff Community Pre-School BH9 3LROutstanding27 March 202424
7Leaps and Bounds Day Nursery BH9 1LGOutstanding19 January 202420
8Jingle Bell House BH8 9TTOutstanding8 December 202342
9The Orchard Nursery BH11 9EHOutstanding15 August 202253
10Bay Tree Montessori BH9 1JAOutstanding10 August 202232
11Three Gables Day Nursery BH4 9HLOutstanding16 March 202262
12Little Crickets Forest School BH1 1RBExpected standard in all 610 April 202620
13Bournemouth Montessori Centre BH1 1RPGood22 September 202558
14Bournemouth Day Nursery BH1 1RWGood11 September 202585
15Sandcastle Nursery & Preschool Ltd BH6 3PUGood9 September 202548
16Redhill Day Nursery BH10 5JQGood20 August 202544
17Tops Muscliff BH9 3HDGood5 August 202559
18Cranleigh Lodge Day Nursery BH6 5JZGood20 June 202538
19Muddy Boots Nursery School Bournemouth BH1 4NBGood10 March 202555
20Iford Bridge Nursery & Pre-School BH6 5RGGood15 January 202530
21Kinderworld Bournemouth Day Nursery BH1 3QNGood8 August 202455
22Epiphany Pre-School BH9 3JTGood13 June 202426
23Tops Bearwood BH11 9NAGood11 June 202455
24Tops Pokesdown BH7 6HTGood2 May 2024135
25Dean Park Day Nursery BH1 1RBGood17 April 202463
26Muddy Boots Nursery School Kinson BH11 9DGGood9 April 202450
27Woodlea House Day Nursery BH8 0HSGood20 March 202448
28Top Bananas Pre-School Ltd BH9 2AUGood4 December 202345
29Seaward Day Nursery BH6 3SJGood28 November 202323
30Talbot Park Nursery BH9 2JFGood17 November 202332
31Annabel's Nursery BH4 8HDGood1 November 202328
32Kindred Bournemouth BH10 4AQGood11 October 202397
33Kings Castle Montessori Nursery School BH6 5NBGood20 September 202368
34Treetots Childcare BH10 7DGGood19 May 202312
35Tops Day Nurseries - Bournemouth BH7 7DWGood26 April 2023131
36Bears Hideaway Nursery BH6 3PNGood14 March 202345
37Moordown Pre-School BH9 2RBGood28 February 202330
38The Corner House Day Nursery BH8 8LAGood23 February 202354
39Nipperbout @ BIC and Bournemouth Pavilion BH2 5BHGood17 February 202360
40Bournemouth Day Nursery - Talbot Woods BH3 7ASGood26 January 202352
41Little Pines Day Nursery BH7 7AEGood11 January 2023
42Queens Park Montessori BH8 8UAGood10 November 202229
43St Clements Nursery BH1 4PEGood13 September 202236
44Charlotte's Web Pre-School Nursery BH9 1DWGood3 December 202130
45Cats Whiskers Day Nursery BH5 1HJGood17 November 202144
46Carmela Coady Childcare BH1 4HYNeeds attention in 2 of 618 February 202654
47Creative Kids BH1 4SXNot yet gradedNot yet
48Happy Feet Nursery & Pre-School BH4 9DWNot yet gradedNot yet43
49Little Chicks Day Nursery and Preschool BH10 6ESNot yet gradedNot yet42
50Little Dreamers Nursery and Preschool BH5 2JUNot yet gradedNot yet27
51Stars Holiday Club BH10 5HTNot yet gradedNot yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Bournemouth

Bournemouth is in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Nursery fees in Bournemouth

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

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