Nurseries by council area
All 153 council areas in England. Each page lists every day nursery in the area, best rated first.
East Midlands
| Council area | Day nurseries | Rated Outstanding | With a report card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby | 54 | 3 | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 169 | 8 | 15 |
| Leicester | 83 | 8 | 7 |
| Leicestershire | 197 | 13 | 13 |
| Lincolnshire | 201 | 10 | 10 |
| North Northamptonshire | 85 | 16 | 2 |
| Nottingham | 66 | 1 | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 201 | 13 | 8 |
| Rutland | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| West Northamptonshire | 120 | 9 | 5 |
East of England
| Council area | Day nurseries | Rated Outstanding | With a report card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 38 | 5 | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 169 | 35 | 15 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 48 | 6 | 3 |
| Essex | 388 | 70 | 28 |
| Hertfordshire | 304 | 46 | 24 |
| Luton | 51 | 9 | 6 |
| Norfolk | 179 | 23 | 9 |
| Peterborough | 56 | 8 | 7 |
| Southend on Sea | 34 | 4 | 4 |
| Suffolk | 170 | 27 | 10 |
| Thurrock | 39 | 3 | 4 |
London
| Council area | Day nurseries | Rated Outstanding | With a report card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | 63 | 4 | 5 |
| Barnet | 105 | 10 | 6 |
| Bexley | 55 | 1 | 7 |
| Brent | 102 | 4 | 5 |
| Bromley | 94 | 13 | 8 |
| Camden | 59 | 4 | 1 |
| City of London | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Croydon | 133 | 2 | 6 |
| Ealing | 121 | 12 | 9 |
| Enfield | 73 | 13 | 2 |
| Greenwich | 114 | 8 | 11 |
| Hackney | 101 | 13 | 6 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 63 | 7 | 5 |
| Haringey | 97 | 7 | 4 |
| Harrow | 76 | 6 | 5 |
| Havering | 86 | 6 | 3 |
| Hillingdon | 81 | 6 | 6 |
| Hounslow | 79 | 10 | 2 |
| Islington | 80 | 18 | 4 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 43 | 6 | 4 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 40 | 4 | 1 |
| Lambeth | 115 | 6 | 6 |
| Lewisham | 130 | 8 | 11 |
| Merton | 67 | 4 | 4 |
| Newham | 94 | 4 | 5 |
| Redbridge | 91 | 8 | 5 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 80 | 5 | 5 |
| Southwark | 102 | 7 | 7 |
| Sutton | 51 | 1 | 5 |
| Tower Hamlets | 66 | 4 | 7 |
| Waltham Forest | 87 | 5 | 4 |
| Wandsworth | 125 | 16 | 10 |
| Westminster | 57 | 11 | 4 |
North East
| Council area | Day nurseries | Rated Outstanding | With a report card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| Durham | 91 | 16 | 5 |
| Gateshead | 44 | 5 | 5 |
| Hartlepool | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Middlesbrough | 30 | 4 | 0 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 55 | 10 | 8 |
| North Tyneside | 51 | 10 | 5 |
| Northumberland | 78 | 13 | 3 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 29 | 2 | 4 |
| South Tyneside | 32 | 13 | 2 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 47 | 10 | 3 |
| Sunderland | 45 | 11 | 4 |
North West
| Council area | Day nurseries | Rated Outstanding | With a report card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | 40 | 2 | 5 |
| Blackpool | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| Bolton | 73 | 8 | 3 |
| Bury | 51 | 7 | 0 |
| Cheshire East | 117 | 13 | 10 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 105 | 13 | 6 |
| Cumberland | 61 | 7 | 4 |
| Halton | 28 | 2 | 1 |
| Knowsley | 39 | 3 | 3 |
| Lancashire | 362 | 44 | 25 |
| Liverpool | 122 | 16 | 5 |
| Manchester | 104 | 11 | 6 |
| Oldham | 65 | 6 | 3 |
| Rochdale | 68 | 2 | 5 |
| Salford | 81 | 4 | 3 |
| Sefton | 50 | 4 | 4 |
| St Helens | 42 | 3 | 5 |
| Stockport | 82 | 10 | 5 |
| Tameside | 55 | 2 | 4 |
| Trafford | 83 | 16 | 7 |
| Warrington | 62 | 13 | 3 |
| Westmorland and Furness | 46 | 8 | 5 |
| Wigan | 91 | 13 | 5 |
| Wirral | 71 | 7 | 1 |
South East
| Council area | Day nurseries | Rated Outstanding | With a report card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bracknell Forest | 33 | 2 | 4 |
| Brighton and Hove | 95 | 16 | 7 |
| Buckinghamshire | 174 | 12 | 19 |
| East Sussex | 132 | 24 | 13 |
| Hampshire | 427 | 30 | 43 |
| Isle of Wight | 31 | 3 | 1 |
| Kent | 411 | 56 | 27 |
| Medway | 70 | 7 | 9 |
| Milton Keynes | 67 | 10 | 9 |
| Oxfordshire | 184 | 16 | 21 |
| Portsmouth | 55 | 5 | 3 |
| Reading | 39 | 1 | 7 |
| Slough | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| Southampton | 53 | 5 | 3 |
| Surrey | 345 | 31 | 36 |
| West Berkshire | 34 | 4 | 1 |
| West Sussex | 253 | 28 | 34 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 46 | 2 | 1 |
| Wokingham | 46 | 7 | 4 |
South West
| Council area | Day nurseries | Rated Outstanding | With a report card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath and North East Somerset | 59 | 6 | 5 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 93 | 15 | 7 |
| Bristol | 89 | 12 | 6 |
| Cornwall | 152 | 22 | 7 |
| Devon | 193 | 23 | 13 |
| Dorset | 94 | 12 | 10 |
| Gloucestershire | 186 | 10 | 11 |
| Isles of Scilly | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| North Somerset | 60 | 12 | 3 |
| Plymouth | 64 | 2 | 11 |
| Somerset | 144 | 13 | 10 |
| South Gloucestershire | 104 | 13 | 4 |
| Swindon | 39 | 4 | 4 |
| Torbay | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 158 | 27 | 11 |
West Midlands
| Council area | Day nurseries | Rated Outstanding | With a report card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 306 | 25 | 23 |
| Coventry | 67 | 10 | 2 |
| Dudley | 57 | 5 | 3 |
| Herefordshire | 44 | 9 | 5 |
| Sandwell | 81 | 3 | 8 |
| Shropshire | 79 | 17 | 4 |
| Solihull | 58 | 10 | 5 |
| Staffordshire | 213 | 25 | 16 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 65 | 9 | 4 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 46 | 7 | 2 |
| Walsall | 46 | 4 | 4 |
| Warwickshire | 162 | 28 | 7 |
| Wolverhampton | 44 | 1 | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 141 | 20 | 8 |
Yorkshire and the Humber
| Council area | Day nurseries | Rated Outstanding | With a report card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 55 | 10 | 4 |
| Bradford | 126 | 11 | 13 |
| Calderdale | 65 | 13 | 5 |
| Doncaster | 57 | 6 | 6 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 85 | 12 | 5 |
| Kingston upon Hull | 55 | 4 | 1 |
| Kirklees | 136 | 20 | 10 |
| Leeds | 192 | 40 | 10 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 31 | 5 | 3 |
| North Lincolnshire | 45 | 12 | 1 |
| North Yorkshire | 182 | 23 | 23 |
| Rotherham | 53 | 11 | 3 |
| Sheffield | 118 | 17 | 6 |
| Wakefield | 67 | 11 | 7 |
| York | 49 | 7 | 4 |
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.