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31 nurseries in Isle of Wight

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

31 day nurseries
3 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (3%)
1,909 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Isle of Wight

3 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 Isle of Wight
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1St George's Nursery & Pre School Newport, PO30Outstanding18 November 202442
2Berry Hill Childcare Ltd Sandown, PO36Outstanding21 July 202250
3West Wight Nursery Totland Bay, PO39Outstanding29 June 202272

Day nurseries in Isle of Wight, best rated first

All 31 day nurseries in Isle of Wight
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1St George's Nursery & Pre School Newport, PO30Outstanding18 November 202442
2Berry Hill Childcare Ltd Sandown, PO36Outstanding21 July 202250
3West Wight Nursery Totland Bay, PO39Outstanding29 June 202272
4Shalfleet Little Explorers Newport, PO30Expected standard in 4 of 620 January 202650
5Binstead Stepping Stones Pre-School Ryde, PO33Good11 June 202535
6Little Squirrels Community Nursery Ryde, PO33Good28 May 202563
7Little Love Lane Pre-School and Nursery CIC Cowes, PO31Good23 April 202565
8Brighstone Pre-School Newport, PO30Good7 January 202541
9GattenandLake Childcare Shanklin, PO37Good18 June 202438
10Wonder House Ryde, PO33Good15 May 202468
11Little Acres Childcare Centre Limited Newport, PO30Good14 May 202445
12Furzehill Childcare Centre Shanklin, PO37Good3 April 202449
13The Island Day Nursery Newport, PO30Good6 February 2024102
14Tops Day Nurseries - Newport Newport, PO30Good6 February 202492
15Cheeky Chimps Childcare Ryde, PO33Good29 November 202350
16Chatterbox Childcare Ryde, PO33Good6 September 202380
17YMCA Newport Nursery, St Mary's Newport, PO30Good31 July 202396
18St John's Nursery and Pre-School Sandown, PO36Good27 June 2023105
19Windmills Pre-School Bembridge, PO35Good16 June 202328
20Seashells Early Years Centre East Cowes, PO32Good27 April 202391
21Seashells Early Years Centre Ltd - Preschool East Cowes, PO32Good16 September 202250
22Blackberry Lane Pre-School Cowes, PO31Good30 June 202250
23Bright Sparks Preschool And Out Of Schools Club Newport, PO30Good30 June 202232
24Niton Pre-school Ventnor, PO38Good29 June 202245
25The Island Little Herons Childcare Ryde, PO33Good29 June 202240
26The Island Day Nursery - Sandown Sandown, PO36Good1 February 202260
27Fun to Learn (IOW) Limited Newport, PO30Not yet gradedNot yet66
28Godshill Griffins Childcare Ventnor, PO38Not yet gradedNot yet61
29Little Ladybirds Private Pre-School and Nursery Cowes, PO31Not yet gradedNot yet58
30Scallywags Fun Club Ryde, PO33Not yet gradedNot yet90
31The Island Day Nursery - Barton Newport,, PO30Not yet gradedNot yet95

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

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Nursery fees in Isle of Wight

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Isle of Wight 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.