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29 nurseries in Carlisle

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

29 day nurseries
7 rated Outstanding
2 with a new report card (7%)
1,348 places in total
£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Carlisle

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Carlisle
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Ivegill Nursery CA4 0PAOutstanding11 March 202414
2St. Aidan's Day Nursery CA1 3SLOutstanding18 January 202460
3Rosehill Day Nursery CA1 2UTOutstanding25 July 2023
4Parkfield Nursery CA2 5PGOutstanding8 November 202242
5Kinder Park Nursery Services Limited CA1 1LJOutstanding13 July 202250

Day nurseries in Carlisle, best rated first

All 29 day nurseries in Carlisle
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Ivegill Nursery CA4 0PAOutstanding11 March 202414
2St. Aidan's Day Nursery CA1 3SLOutstanding18 January 202460
3Rosehill Day Nursery CA1 2UTOutstanding25 July 2023
4Parkfield Nursery CA2 5PGOutstanding8 November 202242
5Kinder Park Nursery Services Limited CA1 1LJOutstanding13 July 202250
6Yewkids Nursery at Yewdale Community Centre CA2 7THOutstanding13 May 202226
7Abacus Children's Day Nursery CA5 7NYOutstanding14 October 202160
8Messyhands Childcare CA5 6NAGood18 September 202524
9Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day Nursery CA2 7LWGood24 June 202568
10The Manor Preschool Nursery CA2 6JPGood29 April 202426
11Stone Eden Nursery School Limited CA4 8ADGood21 November 202375
12Pear Tree Nursery CA6 5UGGood19 September 202341
13Willow Tree Nursery CA2 4BAGood18 September 202360
14Newtown Road Day Nursery CA2 7JHGood13 June 202349
15First Friends Nursery and Pre-School CA2 7PTGood26 April 202326
16Greystone Nursery CA1 2HAGood31 January 202335
17Jack and Jill Nursery Limited CA3 9NHGood16 December 202228
18Crosby Nursery CA6 4QPGood15 December 202257
19Stanwix Community Pre-School CA3 9DJGood16 November 202220
20Home from Home Nursery CA2 5NBGood18 October 202247
21Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) Limited CA1 1PEGood14 October 202252
22Ballyhoo Boutique Nursery CA2 5TUGood22 February 202238
23Little Jems Nursery CA1 2EHGood8 February 202249
24Mother Goose Day Nursery CA2 7AYGood15 September 202145
25Discovery Childcare CA6 4SJGood24 June 202133
26Munchkins Nursery CA2 7ANNeeds attention in 1 of 624 March 202675
27Cherry Tree Nursery CA1 2SQNeeds attention in 2 of 616 January 202660
28Wendy House Nursery (Carlisle) Limited CA2 4ABRequires improvement26 September 2025111
29It Takes A Village Nursery And Pre-School CA2 5XWNot yet gradedNot yet77

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

Nurseries by postcode in Carlisle

Carlisle is in Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness.

Nursery fees in Carlisle

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

Average weekly price in term time, North West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 Carlisle

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