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24 nurseries in Harlow

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

24 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (4%)
1,362 places in total
£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Harlow

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Harlow
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Nurture Pre-School at Abbotsweld CM18 6TEOutstanding28 June 202356
2Raindrops Day Nursery Ltd CM19 4DLOutstanding27 October 202264
3Blossoms Community Nursery CM17 9AQExpected standard in all 626 February 202650
4Rocking Horse Nursery CM17 0NJGood16 April 202547
5Kindred Harlow CM20 3DTGood12 February 202540

Day nurseries in Harlow, best rated first

All 24 day nurseries in Harlow
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Nurture Pre-School at Abbotsweld CM18 6TEOutstanding28 June 202356
2Raindrops Day Nursery Ltd CM19 4DLOutstanding27 October 202264
3Blossoms Community Nursery CM17 9AQExpected standard in all 626 February 202650
4Rocking Horse Nursery CM17 0NJGood16 April 202547
5Kindred Harlow CM20 3DTGood12 February 202540
6Smiles Montessori Pre-School (Bushfair) Limited CM18 6LYGood17 December 202472
7Akhter Early Learning Centre Nursery and Preschool CM18 7NSGood3 October 2024124
8Smiles Montessori Newhall CM17 9LUGood9 September 2024100
9Little Lattons Nursery Limited CM18 7HTGood9 August 202451
10Sunflower Day Nursery CM19 5RDGood11 June 202450
11The Nursery Rooms CM18 7NFGood10 May 202476
12Rainbow Day Nursery (Harlow) Ltd CM20 1QXGood9 February 202434
13Kiddi Caru Nursery CM17 9LWGood14 September 2023103
14Home from Home Childcarers CM17 0ATGood25 May 202326
15Jack and Jill's Nursery CM20 3NUGood18 January 202330
16Banana Moon Day Nursery Harlow CM20 2QHGood17 January 202360
17Newhall Nursery CM17 9STGood8 September 202216
18Busy Bees Day Nursery at Harlow CM19 5QEGood24 August 2022105
19Home From Home Childcarers CM17 0ATGood31 May 202251
20Fidgety Feet CM17 0QBGood25 May 202226
21Jack And Jills Nursery CM17 9LXGood2 February 202224
22Blossoms Community Pre-School CM17 0GJNot yet gradedNot yet39
23Home from Home Childcarers - Latton Bush CM18 7BLNot yet gradedNot yet63
24VIP Preschool Limited CM18 6HPNot yet gradedNot yet55

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

Nurseries by postcode in Harlow

Harlow is in Essex.

Nursery fees in Harlow

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in Harlow 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 Harlow

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