25 nurseries in Guildford

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

25 day nurseries

1 rated Outstanding

3 with a new report card (12%)

1,360 places in total

£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Guildford

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Guildford
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Crescent Nursery School GU4 7AA	Outstanding	20 May 2025	24
2	Hazeltots Pre-School GU1 1NS	Expected standard in 3 of 6	27 January 2026	42
3	Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Guildford GU1 4DA	Expected standard in 5 of 6	1 May 2026	82
4	Bright Horizons Guildford Boxgrove Day Nursery And Preschool GU1 2TD	Expected standard in all 6	24 March 2026	94
5	Christopher Robin Day Nursery GU4 7LZ	Good	11 August 2025	50

Day nurseries in Guildford, best rated first

All 25 day nurseries in Guildford
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Crescent Nursery School GU4 7AA	Outstanding	20 May 2025	24
2	Hazeltots Pre-School GU1 1NS	Expected standard in 3 of 6	27 January 2026	42
3	Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Guildford GU1 4DA	Expected standard in 5 of 6	1 May 2026	82
4	Bright Horizons Guildford Boxgrove Day Nursery And Preschool GU1 2TD	Expected standard in all 6	24 March 2026	94
5	Christopher Robin Day Nursery GU4 7LZ	Good	11 August 2025	50
6	Castle Nursery and Preschool GU1 3SY	Good	8 May 2025	43
7	Christopher Robin Day Nursery GU3 3DX	Good	19 March 2025	46
8	Castle Nursery and Preschool GU5 0RS	Good	7 February 2025	39
9	Fitzsimmons Place Nursery GU2 4DJ	Good	21 October 2024	128
10	Sunshine Nursery GU4 7LP	Good	13 September 2024	16
11	Drayton House Day Nursery and Pre-School GU1 3NP	Good	27 August 2024	64
12	Worplesdon Preschool GU3 3RF	Good	8 July 2024	50
13	Pippas House Nursery GU1 4RP	Good	21 May 2024	73
14	Castle Nursery and Preschool GU1 4QJ	Good	8 May 2024	72
15	Bright Horizons Day Nursery and Preschool Guildford GU2 7XU	Good	11 March 2024	89
16	Christopher Robin Day Nursery GU1 1TN	Good	3 October 2023	64
17	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Guildford GU2 7WW	Good	26 July 2023	86
18	Peaslake Nursery GU5 9ST	Good	12 May 2023	20
19	Code Ninjas Guildford GU1 1XX	Not yet graded	Not yet
20	Kids Inc Day Nursery GU2 9LX	Not yet graded	Not yet	129
21	N Family Club Guildford GU1 2BX	Not yet graded	Not yet	95
22	Shere Day Nursery GU5 9HE	Not yet graded	Not yet	54
23	Sparks Guildford GU2 4LU	Not yet graded	Not yet
24	Surrey Outdoor Learning & Development GU2 4RH	Not yet graded	Not yet
25	Xtreme Activate GU1 1UP	Not yet graded	Not yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Guildford

Guildford is in Surrey.

Nursery fees in Guildford

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

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 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 Guildford

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