27 nurseries in Mansfield

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

27 day nurseries

1 rated Outstanding

2 with a new report card (7%)

1,509 places in total

£130 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Mansfield

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Mansfield
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Sunnydale Nursery NG19 8NX	Outstanding	11 July 2024	46
2	Cedar House Day Nursery NG21 0HJ	Expected standard in 4 of 6	12 November 2025	40
3	Tiny World Mansfield NG18 5NS	Expected standard in 5 of 6	28 November 2025	60
4	Little Explorers Mansfield LTD NG19 9LP	Good	8 May 2025	70
5	Wiggles and Giggles NG18 2RT	Good	14 February 2025	43

Day nurseries in Mansfield, best rated first

All 27 day nurseries in Mansfield
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Sunnydale Nursery NG19 8NX	Outstanding	11 July 2024	46
2	Cedar House Day Nursery NG21 0HJ	Expected standard in 4 of 6	12 November 2025	40
3	Tiny World Mansfield NG18 5NS	Expected standard in 5 of 6	28 November 2025	60
4	Little Explorers Mansfield LTD NG19 9LP	Good	8 May 2025	70
5	Wiggles and Giggles NG18 2RT	Good	14 February 2025	43
6	Langwith Junction Childcare NG20 9AD	Good	4 February 2025	30
7	Bright Sparks Private Day Nursery Limited NG18 5BN	Good	22 January 2025	50
8	Aunty Sue's Day Care NG18 1QH	Good	3 January 2025	60
9	Safe Haven day Nursery NG19 8BB	Good	21 August 2024	72
10	The Enchanted Garden Day Nursery NG21 9HL	Good	29 July 2024	55
11	Zoe's Childcare Dallas Street NG18 5TA	Good	10 June 2024	30
12	Kidzgrove Daycare Ltd NG19 9LA	Good	9 April 2024	102
13	Next Generation Day Nursery NG20 9RN	Good	31 January 2024	45
14	Chestnuts childcare NG20 8PJ	Good	19 December 2023	81
15	Little Plums Day Nursery NG18 1BA	Good	23 November 2023	62
16	Early Birds - Carter Lane Neighbourhood Nursery NG20 8PE	Good	16 March 2023	51
17	Paper Moon Day Nursery NG19 0GG	Good	16 February 2023	108
18	Shaping Futures NG20 0JW	Good	5 January 2023	120
19	Cherubs Children's Centre Wynndale NG18 3NY	Good	18 July 2022	63
20	Crocodile Rock Day Care NG18 2LF	Good	14 July 2022	45
21	Zoe's Childcare Newgate Lane NG18 2LB	Good	17 June 2022	24
22	Smarties Private Day Nursery NG18 4AA	Good	28 February 2022	30
23	Cherubs Edwinstowe NG21 9NL	Good	18 October 2021	60
24	Acorns Day Nursery NG19 6NH	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
25	Kip McGrath Education Centre - Mansfield NG18 2BB	Not yet graded	Not yet
26	Little Toes Day Nursery Mansfield NG18 5EX	Not yet graded	Not yet	26
27	Teddy Day Care NG18 5BR	Not yet graded	Not yet	76

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

Nurseries by postcode in Mansfield

Mansfield is in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Nursery fees in Mansfield

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

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

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