61 nurseries in Cumberland

Every day nursery in the Cumberland council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

61 day nurseries

7 rated Outstanding

4 with a new report card (7%)

2,933 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Cumberland

7 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Cumberland
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	St. Aidan's Day Nursery Carlisle, CA1	Outstanding	18 January 2024	60
2	Rosehill Day Nursery Carlisle, CA1	Outstanding	25 July 2023
3	Little Monkeys Day Nursery Keswick, CA12	Outstanding	15 June 2023	36
4	Parkfield Nursery Carlisle, CA2	Outstanding	8 November 2022	42
5	Kinder Park Nursery Services Limited Carlisle, CA1	Outstanding	13 July 2022	50
6	Yewkids Nursery at Yewdale Community Centre Carlisle, CA2	Outstanding	13 May 2022	26
7	Abacus Children's Day Nursery Carlisle, CA5	Outstanding	14 October 2021	60

Day nurseries in Cumberland, best rated first

All 61 day nurseries in Cumberland
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	St. Aidan's Day Nursery Carlisle, CA1	Outstanding	18 January 2024	60
2	Rosehill Day Nursery Carlisle, CA1	Outstanding	25 July 2023
3	Little Monkeys Day Nursery Keswick, CA12	Outstanding	15 June 2023	36
4	Parkfield Nursery Carlisle, CA2	Outstanding	8 November 2022	42
5	Kinder Park Nursery Services Limited Carlisle, CA1	Outstanding	13 July 2022	50
6	Yewkids Nursery at Yewdale Community Centre Carlisle, CA2	Outstanding	13 May 2022	26
7	Abacus Children's Day Nursery Carlisle, CA5	Outstanding	14 October 2021	60
8	Beckermet Nursery CIO Beckermet, CA21	Strong standard in 4 of 6	9 April 2026	55
9	HowGill Centre Nursery Whitehaven, CA28	Expected standard in all 6	11 February 2026	20
10	Messyhands Childcare Carlisle, CA5	Good	18 September 2025	24
11	Mayo Kindergarten Cockermouth, CA13	Good	17 September 2025	26
12	Millom Stepping Stones Millom, LA18	Good	23 July 2025	42
13	Sure Start Children's Centre Whitehaven, CA28	Good	11 July 2025	20
14	Newtown Community Learning Center t/a First Steps Day Nursery Carlisle, CA2	Good	24 June 2025	68
15	Lowmoor Nursery Wigton, CA7	Good	7 April 2025	53
16	Little Explorers Cleator Moor, CA25	Good	31 March 2025	50
17	Little Learners Nursery and Beach School Egremont, CA22	Good	13 February 2025	85
18	Poppies Child Care (Cumbria) Ltd Workington, CA14	Good	6 February 2025	24
19	Footsteps Nursery Workington, CA14	Good	25 October 2024	108
20	The Manor Preschool Nursery Carlisle, CA2	Good	29 April 2024	26
21	Playroom Day Nursery Whitehaven, CA28	Good	19 March 2024	38
22	Blh Childcare Unit Wigton, CA7	Good	13 March 2024	35
23	Stone Eden Nursery School Limited Carlisle, CA4	Good	21 November 2023	75
24	Haverigg Nursery & The Clubbers Haverigg, LA18	Good	24 October 2023	45
25	Pear Tree Nursery Carlisle, CA6	Good	19 September 2023	41
26	Willow Tree Nursery Carlisle, CA2	Good	18 September 2023	60
27	Strawberry How Nursery School Cockermouth, CA13	Good	8 August 2023	81
28	Little Stars (Workington) Limited Workington, CA14	Good	19 July 2023	34
29	Newtown Road Day Nursery Carlisle, CA2	Good	13 June 2023	49
30	First Friends Nursery and Pre-School Carlisle, CA2	Good	26 April 2023	26
31	Happy Hours Private Day Nursery Whitehaven, CA28	Good	15 February 2023	84
32	Greystone Nursery Carlisle, CA1	Good	31 January 2023	35
33	Jack and Jill Nursery Limited Carlisle, CA3	Good	16 December 2022	28
34	Crosby Nursery Carlisle, CA6	Good	15 December 2022	57
35	Jelly Tots Wigton, CA7	Good	12 December 2022	18
36	PJ's Nursery Seascale, CA20	Good	8 December 2022	26
37	ABC Day Nursery Whitehaven, CA28	Good	7 December 2022	54
38	Busy Bees Day Nursery Whitehaven, CA28	Good	28 November 2022	19
39	Rainbow Nursery Egremont, CA22	Good	23 November 2022	43
40	Howgill Family Centre Cleator Moor, CA25	Good	22 November 2022	68
41	Stanwix Community Pre-School Carlisle, CA3	Good	16 November 2022	20
42	Houghton Nursery Group Houghton, Carlisle, CA3	Good	9 November 2022	30
43	Home from Home Nursery Carlisle, CA2	Good	18 October 2022	47
44	Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) Limited Carlisle, CA1	Good	14 October 2022	52
45	Toddler Town Nursery Ltd Workington, CA14	Good	11 October 2022	30
46	Happy Hours Private Day Nursery Workington, CA14	Good	25 August 2022	87
47	Frizington Nursery School Frizington, CA26	Good	3 August 2022	26
48	Stepping Stones Day Nursery Maryport, CA15	Good	24 May 2022	65
49	Ballyhoo Boutique Nursery Carlisle, CA2	Good	22 February 2022	38
50	Little Jems Nursery Carlisle, CA1	Good	8 February 2022	49
51	Mother Goose Day Nursery Carlisle, CA2	Good	15 September 2021	45
52	Wetheral Playschool Wetheral, CA4	Good	5 July 2021	24
53	Discovery Childcare Carlisle, CA6	Good	24 June 2021	33
54	Munchkins Nursery Carlisle, CA2	Needs attention in 1 of 6	24 March 2026	75
55	Cherry Tree Nursery Carlisle, CA1	Needs attention in 2 of 6	16 January 2026	60
56	Wendy House Nursery (Carlisle) Limited Carlisle, CA2	Requires improvement	26 September 2025	111
57	Gosforth C of E Primary School and Nursery Seascale, CA20	Not yet graded	Not yet	52
58	It Takes A Village Nursery And Pre-School Carlisle, CA2	Not yet graded	Not yet	77
59	Learning Land Nursery Workington, CA14	Not yet graded	Not yet	109
60	Little Explorers Whitehaven Whitehaven, CA28	Not yet graded	Not yet	88
61	Lowmoor Beckside Wigton, CA7	Not yet graded	Not yet	24

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

Towns in Cumberland

Nurseries by postcode in Cumberland

Nursery fees in Cumberland

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in Cumberland 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 Cumberland

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