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30 nurseries in Fareham

Every day nursery in Fareham on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

30 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (13%)
1,543 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Fareham

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Fareham
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1The Rainbow Centre for Conductive Education Limited PO14 1BJExceptional in all 69 December 202520
2Big Discoveries Nursery PO16 9ADOutstanding17 October 202443
3Penguin Pre-School PO14 3BAOutstanding27 February 202418
4Northern Pre-School PO16 8DGGood22 January 202552
5Good Manors Day Nursery PO16 7DTGood9 January 202558

Day nurseries in Fareham, best rated first

All 30 day nurseries in Fareham
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1The Rainbow Centre for Conductive Education Limited PO14 1BJExceptional in all 69 December 202520
2Big Discoveries Nursery PO16 9ADOutstanding17 October 202443
3Penguin Pre-School PO14 3BAOutstanding27 February 202418
4Northern Pre-School PO16 8DGGood22 January 202552
5Good Manors Day Nursery PO16 7DTGood9 January 202558
6Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool PO16 0SXGood9 December 202467
7Woodlands Early Learning Ltd PO15 5EJGood30 October 202464
8Buttercups Nursery School Ltd PO15 7LAGood21 August 202424
9Kiddi Caru Nursery PO15 7LAGood24 July 2024130
10Happy Faces Pre-School PO14 3BNGood22 February 202436
11Hopscotch Day Nursery Titchfield PO14 4LNGood11 January 202475
12Woodentots Nursery PO14 1ASGood11 October 202392
13Kids Love Nature Kindergarten at Wickham PO17 5HAGood24 March 202344
14Park Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd PO14 2PPGood20 March 202351
15Jigsaw @ St John's Preschool PO14 4NHGood6 March 202334
16Happy Faces Pre-School PO15 6DDGood11 January 202332
17Turtles Day Nursery Limited PO16 0ENGood1 December 202246
18Portchester Day Nursery PO16 9PPGood25 November 202282
19Growing Places @ Oakmeadow PO15 6LLGood21 November 202280
20Hopscotch Day Nursery Fareham PO14 1JEGood8 June 202292
21Happy Mindz Day Nursery And Pre-School PO17 5DEGood14 February 202236
22Growing Places @ Merryfields PO14 1JJGood9 June 202148
23Kidz Inc Ltd PO14 1NHNeeds attention in 3 of 617 November 202552
24Good Manors Day Nurseries Ltd PO16 7LNNeeds attention in 3 of 62 December 202563
25Little Munchkins Fareham PO14 1PENeeds attention in 4 of 627 February 202624
26ComputerXplorers Portsmouth PO15 7QENot yet gradedNot yet
27Globe Fit Kids Clubs - Stubbington PO14 2DENot yet gradedNot yet
28Harbourside PO14 3JTNot yet gradedNot yet74
29Hopscotch Day Nursery Ashcroft PO16 7DXNot yet gradedNot yet96
30Hopscotch Lee - Beach School PO14 3JTNot yet gradedNot yet10

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

Nurseries by postcode in Fareham

Fareham is in Hampshire.

Nursery fees in Fareham

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Fareham itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£202no funded hours£161after 30 funded hours
2 years old£185no funded hours£152after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£72after the free 15 hours£144after 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 Fareham

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