13 nurseries in CA2 (Carlisle)

Every day nursery with a CA2 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in North West after the free hours.

13 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (8%)

690 places in total

£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in CA2 (Carlisle), best rated first

All 13 day nurseries in CA2 (Carlisle)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Parkfield Nursery CA2 5PG	Outstanding	8 November 2022	42
2	Yewkids Nursery at Yewdale Community Centre CA2 7TH	Outstanding	13 May 2022	26
3	Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day Nursery CA2 7LW	Good	24 June 2025	68
4	The Manor Preschool Nursery CA2 6JP	Good	29 April 2024	26
5	Willow Tree Nursery CA2 4BA	Good	18 September 2023	60
6	Newtown Road Day Nursery CA2 7JH	Good	13 June 2023	49
7	First Friends Nursery and Pre-School CA2 7PT	Good	26 April 2023	26
8	Home from Home Nursery CA2 5NB	Good	18 October 2022	47
9	Ballyhoo Boutique Nursery CA2 5TU	Good	22 February 2022	38
10	Mother Goose Day Nursery CA2 7AY	Good	15 September 2021	45
11	Munchkins Nursery CA2 7AN	Needs attention in 1 of 6	24 March 2026	75
12	Wendy House Nursery (Carlisle) Limited CA2 4AB	Requires improvement	26 September 2025	111
13	It Takes A Village Nursery And Pre-School CA2 5XW	Not yet graded	Not yet	77

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

CA2 is in Cumberland, covering Carlisle.

Nursery fees in CA2

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in CA2 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, North West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£178no funded hours	£136after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£158no funded hours	£124after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£62after the free 15 hours	£120after 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 CA2

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in CA2 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.