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25 nurseries in Hereford

Every day nursery in Hereford on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in West Midlands after the free hours.

25 day nurseries
4 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (16%)
1,414 places in total
£138 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Hereford

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Hereford
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Beech House Nursery School Limited HR1 1TQOutstanding26 September 2025116
2Busy Bees Nursery and Pre-school HR3 5HAOutstanding27 March 202449
3Broadlands Bright Sparks Playgroup HR1 1NZOutstanding12 July 202224
4Trinity Treetots Nursery HR4 0NUOutstanding7 July 202235
5Lake View Nursery Ltd HR2 6JTStrong standard in 5 of 65 March 202659

Day nurseries in Hereford, best rated first

All 25 day nurseries in Hereford
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Beech House Nursery School Limited HR1 1TQOutstanding26 September 2025116
2Busy Bees Nursery and Pre-school HR3 5HAOutstanding27 March 202449
3Broadlands Bright Sparks Playgroup HR1 1NZOutstanding12 July 202224
4Trinity Treetots Nursery HR4 0NUOutstanding7 July 202235
5Lake View Nursery Ltd HR2 6JTStrong standard in 5 of 65 March 202659
6Bizzie Lizzie's HR3 6NJExpected standard in 5 of 617 November 202531
7Little Acorns Day Nursery Ltd HR2 9EYExpected standard in all 614 January 202648
8Busy Bees Nursery and Creche HR4 9SPExpected standard in all 612 December 202535
9Little Nestlings HR4 9ARGood29 September 202540
10Merry Go Round @ Green Croft HR2 7NTGood25 September 202563
11Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside HR2 7JFGood22 August 202570
12K.E.S Childcare HR2 9HJGood13 June 202540
13The Gateway Nursery HR1 4GAGood17 March 2025115
14Lollipops Nursery & Creche HR4 9LJGood6 February 202586
15Wyeside Day Nursery and Out of School Care Ltd HR1 2RYGood20 November 202466
16Cabin Childcare Ltd HR2 8HLGood16 September 202430
17Dilwyn Playgroup HR4 8JSGood9 September 202413
18Marden Pre-school HR1 3EWGood20 March 202480
19The Wye Nursery HR2 7RGGood1 December 202338
20Highmore Hedgehogs Nursery HR4 9PGGood9 June 202330
21Hunderton Neighbourhood Nursery & Kids Club HR2 7JFGood19 April 202367
22St Paul's Childcare CIO HR1 1RTGood26 September 202274
23Whitecross Day Nursery HR4 0DHGood28 July 202286
24Bizzie Lizzies Pre-School HR3 6NSGood13 July 202224
25Holmer Preschool and Afterschool Club HR4 9RXNot yet gradedNot yet95

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

Nurseries by postcode in Hereford

Hereford is in Herefordshire.

Nursery fees in Hereford

What day nurseries in West Midlands charge on average. Fees in Hereford itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, West Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£175no funded hours£142after 30 funded hours
2 years old£171no funded hours£138after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£66after the free 15 hours£133after 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 Hereford

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