66 nurseries in Nottingham

Every day nursery in the Nottingham council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

66 day nurseries

1 rated Outstanding

4 with a new report card (6%)

4,357 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Nottingham

One nursery in the area is in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Nottingham
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Paper Moon Day Nursery Nottingham, NG7	Outstanding	22 November 2022	40

Day nurseries in Nottingham, best rated first

All 66 day nurseries in Nottingham
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Paper Moon Day Nursery Nottingham, NG7	Outstanding	22 November 2022	40
2	The Playhouse Nottingham, NG8	Strong standard in 4 of 6	17 February 2026	60
3	Tiny Robins Day Nursery Nottingham, NG7	Expected standard in 3 of 6	13 May 2026	50
4	Tiny World Stockhill Lane Nottingham, NG6	Expected standard in 4 of 6	15 January 2026	95
5	Kids Planet Sherwood Nottingham, NG5	Expected standard in 5 of 6	11 March 2026	70
6	Wilford Village Playgroup Wilford Village, NG11	Good	9 September 2025	44
7	Sunrise Nurseries Nottingham, NG1	Good	1 September 2025	60
8	Willow Tree Preschool and Holiday Club Nottingham, NG11	Good	11 August 2025	42
9	The Willows Pre-School Nursery Nottingham, NG5	Good	31 July 2025	32
10	Kids Planet Carrington Nottingham, NG5	Good	7 May 2025	98
11	Pre-School Learning Alliance Bulwell Childcare Bulwell, NG6	Good	1 May 2025	54
12	Tiny World Arnold Road Nottingham, NG6	Good	1 April 2025	60
13	University Hospital Day Nursery Nottingham, NG7	Good	19 March 2025	122
14	St George's Nursery Nottingham, NG5	Good	18 March 2025	81
15	Green Nursery School Nottingham, NG7	Good	25 February 2025	80
16	TFTF Tots Nottingham, NG7	Good	9 January 2025	9
17	Bella Bambini Day Nursery Nottingham, NG5	Good	12 December 2024	50
18	Pretty Windows Ltd Nottingham, NG1	Good	22 October 2024	75
19	Once Upon A Time - City Nottingham, NG1	Good	16 October 2024	50
20	Kidz Kaboom Phoenix Centre, NG8	Good	15 July 2024	36
21	Zaytuna Day Nursery Nottingham, NG7	Good	19 June 2024	73
22	Little Toes Day Nursery Clifton Nottingham, NG11	Good	14 May 2024	61
23	Wild Days Lodge Nottingham, NG3	Good	2 February 2024	26
24	Ke Steps Pre-School Ltd Nottingham, NG3	Good	15 January 2024	18
25	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham, Wollaton Nottingham, NG8	Good	14 November 2023	108
26	Wollaton House Nursery Ltd Nottingham, NG8	Good	4 September 2023
27	Sandfield Day Nursery Nottingham, NG7	Good	23 August 2023	86
28	Tick Tock All Stars Day Nursery Nottingham, NG8	Good	24 July 2023	31
29	Poplars Blossoms Nursery School Ltd Nottingham, NG5	Good	5 July 2023	60
30	My Start Day Nursery Nottingham, NG8	Good	2 June 2023	70
31	Bestwood Park Nursery and Out of School Club Nottingham, NG5	Good	19 April 2023	110
32	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham City Hospital Nottingham, NG5	Good	18 April 2023	144
33	Greenfields Nursery Nottingham, NG2	Good	13 April 2023	53
34	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham University Nottingham, NG7	Good	5 April 2023	96
35	Silverdale Playgroup Nottingham, NG11	Good	24 March 2023	35
36	Green Nursery School Basford Nottingham, NG6	Good	28 February 2023	42
37	Pehla Qadam Childcare Nottingham, NG7	Good	21 February 2023	69
38	Tick Tock All Stars Nursery Nottingham, NG8	Good	2 February 2023	25
39	Fig Tree Nursery Nottingham, NG7	Good	17 January 2023	42
40	Bright Horizons Nottingham Day Nursery and Preschool Nottingham, NG8	Good	10 January 2023	91
41	Mountford House Nursery Ltd Nottingham, NG5	Good	4 January 2023	80
42	Forget Me Not Day Nursery Nottingham, NG3	Good	14 December 2022	35
43	Little Stars Nottingham, NG8	Good	8 December 2022	48
44	Sherwood Playgroup CIO Nottingham, NG5	Good	6 December 2022	26
45	Klever Kids Day Nursery Nottingham, NG8	Good	7 November 2022	122
46	Cherubs Day Nursery Nottingham, NG6	Good	27 October 2022	82
47	Tick Tock All Stars Pre School Nottingham, NG8	Good	15 September 2022	32
48	Banana Moon Day Nursery Wollaton Nottingham, NG8	Good	6 September 2022	70
49	Children 1st@ Bilborough Nottingham, NG8	Good	1 August 2022	95
50	Learning Works For Children Limited Nottingham, NG3	Good	13 May 2022	64
51	University Of Nottingham Day Nursery Nottingham, NG7	Good	21 March 2022	67
52	Stepping Stones Day Nursery Ltd Nottingham, NG1	Good	9 February 2022	217
53	Little Plums Nursery Sneinton Nottingham, NG2	Good	31 January 2022	82
54	Ark Day Nursery Nottingham, NG3	Good	26 January 2022	94
55	Heart Preschool Nottingham, NG5	Good	20 September 2021	60
56	Cherubs Vale View Nottingham, NG6	Good	9 January 2017	80
57	Al-Hudaa Nursery Nottingham, NG3	Good	2 November 2016
58	4 Children and Families Nottingham, NG8	Not yet graded	Not yet	123
59	Kids Planet Bulwell Nottingham, NG6	Not yet graded	Not yet	39
60	Kids Planet Lenton Nottingham, NG7	Not yet graded	Not yet	70
61	Little People Preschool and Nursery Nottingham, NG2	Not yet graded	Not yet	92
62	Magic Roundabout Nurseries Ltd Nottingham, NG7	Not yet graded	Not yet	165
63	Rattle and Roll Performance: Huntington Academy Wrap Around and Holiday Club Nottingham, NG3	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
64	St Joseph's School and Nursery Nottingham, NG1	Not yet graded	Not yet	97
65	Students Learning Hub Nottingham, NG7	Not yet graded	Not yet
66	The Rocking Horse Nursery Nottingham, NG6	Not yet graded	Not yet	29

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

Nurseries by postcode in Nottingham

Nursery fees in Nottingham

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

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