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23 nurseries in NN3 (Bellinge, Blackthorn, Boothville)

Every day nursery with a NN3 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in East Midlands after the free hours.

23 day nurseries
1 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (4%)
1,310 places in total
£130 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in NN3 (Bellinge, Blackthorn, Boothville), best rated first

All 23 day nurseries in NN3 (Bellinge, Blackthorn, Boothville)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Blackthorn Good Neighbours Nursery NN3 8QHOutstanding1 February 202332
2Monkey Puzzle Riverside NN3 9BXExpected standard in 5 of 620 March 202689
3Readwell Care NN3 3QZGood23 July 202550
4Daisy Chain Pre-School (Rectory Farm) NN3 5DDGood19 November 202424
5Stonewell Cottage Day Nursery NN3 7SWGood1 November 202438
6Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton, Riverside NN3 9HWGood29 October 202492
7Little Fishes Pre-School NN3 8JJGood12 September 202428
8Happy Days Childcare NN3 5DYGood28 February 202430
9Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Spinney Hill NN3 6AAGood1 August 2023111
10Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool NN3 3HNGood18 July 2023100
11Little Barn Owls Pre-School Ltd NN3 8JRGood14 June 202316
12Caring Kindergartens NN3 6HZGood8 June 202372
13Favours Day Nursery Ltd NN3 7RTGood9 May 202385
14Owls Nest Nursery NN3 2PTGood27 February 202364
15St Matthews Nursery and Pre-school NN3 2JBGood17 October 202240
16Kiddies@home NN3 2HTGood8 September 202224
17Acorn Child Care UK NN3 2NSGood10 August 2022120
18Bellinge Community Pre-School NN3 9AQGood21 June 202230
19Daisy Chain Pre-School (Southfields) NN3 5LHGood20 June 202226
20Abington Vale PlaySchool NN3 3AFGood10 May 202124
21Doves Corner Day Nursery NN3 7SRNot yet gradedNot yet75
22Doves View Day Nursery NN3 7TPNot yet gradedNot yet65
23The Old Rectory Day Nursery Ltd NN3 9AFNot yet gradedNot yet75

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

NN3 is in West Northamptonshire, covering Northampton.

Nursery fees in NN3

What day nurseries in East Midlands charge on average. Fees in NN3 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 NN3

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in NN3 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.