81 nurseries in Northampton

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

81 day nurseries

5 rated Outstanding

2 with a new report card (2%)

4,602 places in total

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

Best-rated nurseries in Northampton

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Northampton
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Nene Valley Day Nursery NN1 5HL	Outstanding	24 March 2025	105
2	Little Learners Childcare NN1 5BE	Outstanding	27 April 2023	105
3	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Wootton Fields NN4 6DY	Outstanding	5 April 2023	104
4	Blackthorn Good Neighbours Nursery NN3 8QH	Outstanding	1 February 2023	32
5	Kiddi Caru Nursery NN4 5DW	Outstanding	23 August 2022	118

Day nurseries in Northampton, best rated first

All 81 day nurseries in Northampton
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Nene Valley Day Nursery NN1 5HL	Outstanding	24 March 2025	105
2	Little Learners Childcare NN1 5BE	Outstanding	27 April 2023	105
3	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Wootton Fields NN4 6DY	Outstanding	5 April 2023	104
4	Blackthorn Good Neighbours Nursery NN3 8QH	Outstanding	1 February 2023	32
5	Kiddi Caru Nursery NN4 5DW	Outstanding	23 August 2022	118
6	Monkey Puzzle Riverside NN3 9BX	Expected standard in 5 of 6	20 March 2026	89
7	Roade Rascals NN7 2LS	Expected standard in all 6	2 February 2026	18
8	Readwell Care NN3 3QZ	Good	23 July 2025	50
9	Treasures Of Duston NN5 6YR	Good	16 July 2025	45
10	Happy Days Nursery NN2 8LB	Good	11 July 2025	43
11	Totstop Day Nursery NN4 7EB	Good	27 June 2025	65
12	Kids Planet Duston NN5 6DT	Good	11 June 2025	36
13	Claremont Day Nursery NN6 0JN	Good	27 May 2025	49
14	Pied Piper Pre-School NN6 0ND	Good	20 May 2025	20
15	Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Millway NN5 6ES	Good	30 April 2025	100
16	Abc123 NN2 6JA	Good	1 April 2025	80
17	Adorables Day Nursery NN7 3BU	Good	1 April 2025	27
18	Acorn Day Nursery Brafield On The Green NN7 1BA	Good	5 March 2025	44
19	The Parade Day Nursery ltd NN1 4EY	Good	23 January 2025	60
20	Ryehills Farm Day Nursery NN6 7AS	Good	7 January 2025	103
21	Daisy Chain Pre-School (Rectory Farm) NN3 5DD	Good	19 November 2024	24
22	Stonewell Cottage Day Nursery NN3 7SW	Good	1 November 2024	38
23	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton, Riverside NN3 9HW	Good	29 October 2024	92
24	Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Pineham Village NN4 9EH	Good	14 October 2024	127
25	KidsStop NN1 5JS	Good	13 September 2024	24
26	Roade Day Nursery NN7 2LP	Good	13 August 2024	68
27	Rothersthorpe Nursery Ltd NN7 3JD	Good	5 August 2024	55
28	Daisy Chain Nursery NN4 7AG	Good	23 July 2024	52
29	The Red Brick Day Nursery NN2 8AG	Good	25 April 2024	54
30	Omnipresence Children's Nursery NN2 6EF	Good	12 March 2024	60
31	Camrose Early Years Centre NN5 7DE	Good	6 March 2024	9
32	Happy Days Childcare NN3 5DY	Good	28 February 2024	30
33	School House Day Care NN6 8PT	Good	14 December 2023	27
34	Rhymetime Northampton NN5 4BW	Good	26 September 2023	90
35	Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool NN1 4QU	Good	23 August 2023	59
36	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Spinney Hill NN3 6AA	Good	1 August 2023	111
37	Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool NN3 3HN	Good	18 July 2023	100
38	Hartwell Nursery & Preschool NN7 2HL	Good	11 July 2023	24
39	Clarence House Northampton NN2 6JF	Good	3 July 2023	56
40	Davey Day Care NN7 2EG	Good	3 July 2023	100
41	Happy Hands Day Nursery NN5 5LE	Good	19 June 2023	100
42	Woodleys Village Day Nursery NN7 2AB	Good	15 June 2023	35
43	Little Barn Owls Pre-School Ltd NN3 8JR	Good	14 June 2023	16
44	Welford Pre-School NN6 6HU	Good	14 June 2023	24
45	Caring Kindergartens NN3 6HZ	Good	8 June 2023	72
46	Collingtree Day Nursery NN4 0NQ	Good	10 May 2023	17
47	Favours Day Nursery Ltd NN3 7RT	Good	9 May 2023	85
48	Puddleducks NN4 0WP	Good	3 May 2023	28
49	Woodleys Farm Day Nursery NN7 2LW	Good	23 March 2023	40
50	Kings Pre-School NN2 7AJ	Good	2 March 2023	30
51	Harpole Day Nursery NN7 4BZ	Good	27 February 2023	50
52	Owls Nest Nursery NN3 2PT	Good	27 February 2023	64
53	Woodleys Park Day Nursery NN5 4DR	Good	30 January 2023	74
54	St Matthews Nursery and Pre-school NN3 2JB	Good	17 October 2022	40
55	Kiddies@home NN3 2HT	Good	8 September 2022	24
56	Flore Day Nursery NN7 4LU	Good	31 August 2022	54
57	Caring Kindergartens NN5 6JB	Good	11 August 2022	104
58	Acorn Child Care UK NN3 2NS	Good	10 August 2022	120
59	St Mary's Day Nursery NN4 8EZ	Good	5 August 2022	38
60	Wooldale Early Care and Education Centre NN4 6TP	Good	2 August 2022	48
61	Clarecroft Day Nursery NN6 7RD	Good	28 July 2022	73
62	Earls Barton Day Nursery NN6 0EW	Good	15 July 2022	60
63	Little Acorns NN6 9BS	Good	30 June 2022	44
64	Bugbrooke Preschool NN7 3PA	Good	23 June 2022	30
65	Bellinge Community Pre-School NN3 9AQ	Good	21 June 2022	30
66	JJ's Kiddycare NN6 6HF	Good	21 June 2022	64
67	Little Houghton Day Nursery NN7 1AB	Good	21 June 2022	62
68	Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton Meadows NN5 4DD	Good	20 June 2022	60
69	Daisy Chain Pre-School (Southfields) NN3 5LH	Good	20 June 2022	26
70	Brixworth Day Nursery NN6 9DX	Good	9 May 2022	80
71	Footsteps Daycare 2018 Ltd NN1 1TP	Good	4 May 2022
72	Crick Pre-School NN6 7TU	Good	22 September 2021
73	Abington Vale PlaySchool NN3 3AF	Good	10 May 2021	24
74	Alphabet Day Nursery NN4 9UW	Not yet graded	Not yet	75
75	Doves Corner Day Nursery NN3 7SR	Not yet graded	Not yet	75
76	Doves View Day Nursery NN3 7TP	Not yet graded	Not yet	65
77	Freestyle Wraparound Care - The Duston School Primary Phase NN5 6XA	Not yet graded	Not yet	25
78	Holbourn House Day Nursery LTD NN7 4SX	Not yet graded	Not yet	50
79	SHDC Baby Barn / SHDC Little Paddocks NN6 8QP	Not yet graded	Not yet	36
80	The Old Rectory Day Nursery Ltd NN3 9AF	Not yet graded	Not yet	75
81	Tudor Manor Day Nursery NN5 6JU	Not yet graded	Not yet	92

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

Nurseries by postcode in Northampton

Northampton is in West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire.

Nursery fees in Northampton

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

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