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31 nurseries in Loughborough

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

31 day nurseries
1 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (13%)
1,798 places in total
£130 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Loughborough

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Loughborough
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Loughborough University Nursery LE11 3TEOutstanding26 July 2023101
2Lime Tree Loughborough LE11 1RWStrong standard in 5 of 614 January 202685
3Children 1st @ Hathern LE12 5JBExpected standard in 3 of 615 April 202698
4Robert Bakewell Playgroup Limited LE11 5UJExpected standard in 3 of 619 January 202648
5Lime Tree Barrow Ltd LE12 8QAExpected standard in 3 of 613 January 2026100

Day nurseries in Loughborough, best rated first

All 31 day nurseries in Loughborough
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Loughborough University Nursery LE11 3TEOutstanding26 July 2023101
2Lime Tree Loughborough LE11 1RWStrong standard in 5 of 614 January 202685
3Children 1st @ Hathern LE12 5JBExpected standard in 3 of 615 April 202698
4Robert Bakewell Playgroup Limited LE11 5UJExpected standard in 3 of 619 January 202648
5Lime Tree Barrow Ltd LE12 8QAExpected standard in 3 of 613 January 2026100
6Nanpantan Nursery School LE11 3YDGood29 September 202526
7Lime Tree Cossington Rd Ltd LE12 7RRGood3 September 202545
8Watermead Nursery LE11 3TNGood4 August 2025110
9Children 1st @ Shepshed LE12 9BZGood16 July 2025120
10Westwards Nursery LE11 2DTGood13 November 202442
11Lime Tree Day Nursery Sileby LE12 7NAGood8 November 202454
12The Early Years Academy Loughborough LE11 1PEGood5 June 202444
13East Leake Village Day Nursery LE12 6JGGood29 May 202475
14Belton Playgroup LE12 9TUGood29 April 202436
15Charnwood Day Nursery and Preschool LE12 9NPGood7 August 202345
16Radmoor Day Nursery & Annexe LE11 3BTGood18 April 202360
17Forest Rock Day Nursery. LE12 8RTGood4 April 202370
18Castle View Day Nursery LE12 7BDGood17 February 202345
19Hind Leys Pre-school and Natural Play Centre LE12 9DBGood5 January 202360
20Quorn Nursery School LE12 8DPGood12 December 202232
21Charnwood Forest Nursery LE11 4SQGood22 November 202228
22Parkside Nursery School LE11 2BNGood22 November 202235
23Rawlins Under 5's Playgroup LE12 8HQGood16 May 202230
24Lime Tree Quorn LE12 8DYGood4 April 202258
25East Leake Day Nursery LE12 6LUGood14 February 2022155
26Charnwood Pre-School LE12 7AJGood14 May 2021
27Playfit @ Stonebow Primary School LE11 4ZHGood26 September 201642
28Busy Bodies Childcare Ltd LE11 1SNNot yet gradedNot yet46
29Hanford Sports Clubs and Camps Ltd LE12 8HPNot yet gradedNot yet60
30The Loughborough Education and Tuition Centre LE11 5BENot yet gradedNot yet
31The Willows Day Nursery LE11 5EQNot yet gradedNot yet48

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

Nurseries by postcode in Loughborough

Loughborough is in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

Nursery fees in Loughborough

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

Average weekly price in term time, East Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£165no funded hours£128after 30 funded hours
2 years old£159no funded hours£130after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£62after the free 15 hours£123after 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 Loughborough

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