63 nurseries in Norwich

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

63 day nurseries

5 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (2%)

3,325 places in total

£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Norwich

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Norwich
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Once upon a time Nursery School NR7 8DE	Strong standard in all 6	28 January 2026	34
2	Attlebridge Montessori Nursery School NR9 5ST	Outstanding	13 September 2024	24
3	Bluebell Nursery NR8 6HU	Outstanding	8 May 2024	21
4	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Thorpe NR7 0HT	Outstanding	10 November 2022	72
5	Orchidale Children's Nursery NR8 6HT	Outstanding	9 June 2022	75

Day nurseries in Norwich, best rated first

All 63 day nurseries in Norwich
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Once upon a time Nursery School NR7 8DE	Strong standard in all 6	28 January 2026	34
2	Attlebridge Montessori Nursery School NR9 5ST	Outstanding	13 September 2024	24
3	Bluebell Nursery NR8 6HU	Outstanding	8 May 2024	21
4	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Thorpe NR7 0HT	Outstanding	10 November 2022	72
5	Orchidale Children's Nursery NR8 6HT	Outstanding	9 June 2022	75
6	University of East Anglia Nursery NR4 7TJ	Outstanding	12 May 2022	88
7	Hall Farm Nursery School NR16 2JW	Good	25 September 2025	98
8	The Hamlet Centre Children's Service NR2 1SJ	Good	18 September 2025	16
9	Stoke Holy Cross Pre-School NR14 8LY	Good	12 September 2025	15
10	Blofield Day Nursery NR13 4LW	Good	20 August 2025	29
11	Thurton Nursery NR14 6AT	Good	19 August 2025	25
12	The Children's Garden NR4 7TY	Good	6 August 2025	167
13	Chapelfield Children's Day Nursery Ltd NR2 1SF	Good	17 July 2025	50
14	Once upon a time Nursery School NR3 4HA	Good	25 June 2025	34
15	Little Squirrels Play Forest Magdalen NR3 4LN	Good	7 April 2025	47
16	Spring Milecross NR3 2QZ	Good	3 April 2025	64
17	Acorn Preschool NR7 0US	Good	14 January 2025	26
18	The Orchard Montessori Pre-School and Nursery NR16 2BU	Good	10 December 2024	50
19	Nellie's Nursery NR9 3AU	Good	29 November 2024	92
20	Hingham Playgroup NR9 4JB	Good	19 November 2024	26
21	Treehouse Children's Centre NR3 3DN	Good	6 November 2024	34
22	Chestnut Nursery Norfolk Ltd. St. Giles NR2 1LL	Good	25 October 2024	74
23	Coltishall & Horstead Preschool NR12 7HL	Good	23 October 2024	26
24	Cleverclogs Cringleford NR4 6XF	Good	2 October 2024	54
25	Blofield Pre-School Playgroup NR13 4LE	Good	9 July 2024	25
26	Jack in the box Nursery Norfolk Ltd NR15 2LL	Good	21 June 2024	80
27	Thorpe End Preschool (Teddies) NR13 5HR	Good	11 June 2024	26
28	The Beehive Childcare Group NR4 7AW	Good	17 April 2024	52
29	City College Nursery NR2 2LJ	Good	15 January 2024	55
30	Chapelfield Children's Day Nursery School NR14 8TU	Good	11 January 2024	24
31	Thurlton Pre School NR14 6AJ	Good	5 December 2023	20
32	Acle Pre-School NR13 3RQ	Good	17 October 2023	32
33	Lime Tree Day Nursery - Dussindale Park NR7 0UR	Good	26 September 2023	32
34	Little Squirrels Play Forest NR1 3DD	Good	20 June 2023	34
35	Swanton Abbott Pre-School NR10 5DZ	Good	12 June 2023	26
36	Cleverclogs NR5 0SG	Good	4 May 2023	92
37	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Meridian NR7 0TA	Good	18 April 2023	112
38	Muddy Puddles Nursery NR3 2HF	Good	18 April 2023	90
39	Spring Thorpe Hamlet NR1 4HT	Good	15 March 2023	56
40	Seedlings Day Nursery NR5 9PR	Good	8 March 2023	56
41	Fair View Kindergarten NR10 3DG	Good	27 February 2023	117
42	Mulberry Bush Day Nursery NR14 8JP	Good	27 October 2022	56
43	Soul Nursery NR7 9NT	Good	19 October 2022	65
44	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Airport NR6 6BB	Good	7 October 2022	112
45	Humpty Dumpty's Kindergarden NR8 6HT	Good	28 July 2022	49
46	Stepping Stones Day Nursery Spixworth NR10 3PX	Good	25 April 2022	61
47	Chestnut Nursery Schools @the Diamond Centre NR7 8TR	Good	21 April 2022	53
48	Chestnut Taverham NR8 6HW	Good	10 February 2022	47
49	Dandelion Education Ltd NR4 6NN	Good	1 December 2021	35
50	Sprowston Nursery Playgroup NR7 8AD	Good	9 November 2021	24
51	Treetops nursery - Mulbarton NR14 8AE	Good	10 September 2021	32
52	Cheeky Smiles Ltd NR4 6LQ	Good	29 July 2021	80
53	Chestnut @ Sewell Park NR3 4BX	Good	16 July 2021	66
54	Kid Ease at County Hall NR1 2DG	Good	17 June 2021	61
55	Chestnut @ NRP NR4 7UT	Good	4 June 2021	114
56	Bluebell Nursery Loddon NR14 6BJ	Not yet graded	Not yet	73
57	Cringleford Crackerjacks Nursery NR4 6TU	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
58	EA Gymnastics - Norwich NR3 2AG	Not yet graded	Not yet
59	Little Sprouts Nursery NR11 8PZ	Not yet graded	Not yet	27
60	Magdalen Gates Nursery NR3 1NG	Not yet graded	Not yet	39
61	Stepping Stones Day Nursery NR7 8BU	Not yet graded	Not yet	29
62	The Old School Nursery NR15 2SD	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
63	Treetops Nursery Mulbarton NR14 8JG	Not yet graded	Not yet	62

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

Nurseries by postcode in Norwich

Norwich is in Norfolk.

Nursery fees in Norwich

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in Norwich itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, East of England, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£192no funded hours	£155after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£176no funded hours	£141after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£67after the free 15 hours	£135after 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 Norwich

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