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11 nurseries in CM23 (Bishop's Stortford, Thorley, Manuden)

Every day nursery with a CM23 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

11 day nurseries
1 rated Outstanding
5 with a new report card (45%)
839 places in total
£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in CM23 (Bishop's Stortford, Thorley, Manuden), best rated first

All 11 day nurseries in CM23 (Bishop's Stortford, Thorley, Manuden)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Doodle Do Day Nursery CM23 3SLStrong standard in all 69 April 202680
2Early Birds, Night Owls & Little Ladybirds Pre-School CM23 2NLOutstanding23 May 202580
3Partou Sycamore House Day Nursery & Pre-School CM23 2QSExpected standard in 5 of 622 January 202672
4Monkey Puzzle Bishops Stortford CM23 2FNExpected standard in all 68 April 202663
5Bright Horizons Bishop's Stortford Day Nursery and Preschool CM23 2AFExpected standard in all 626 January 2026108
6Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford St Michaels Mead CM23 4FZGood11 December 202480
7Early Birds, Night Owls & Little Ladybirds Pre-School CM23 2RLGood16 October 202472
8Grove Cottage CM23 3JXGood19 June 202415
9Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley Park CM23 4EGGood5 January 202355
10Banana Moon Nursery Bishops Stortford CM23 3SPNeeds attention in 1 of 619 March 2026135
11N Family Club Bishop's Stortford CM23 4ATNot yet gradedNot yet79

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CM23 is in Hertfordshire, covering Bishop's Stortford.

Nursery fees in CM23

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in CM23 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, East of England, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£192no funded hours£155after 30 funded hours
2 years old£176no funded hours£141after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£67after the free 15 hours£135after 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 CM23

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in CM23 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.