201 nurseries in Nottinghamshire

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

201 day nurseries

13 rated Outstanding

8 with a new report card (4%)

11,992 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Nottinghamshire

13 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Nottinghamshire
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Lime Trees at Crossdale Primary School Nottingham, NG12	Outstanding	30 September 2025	75
2	Ruddington Day Nursery Ruddington, NG11	Outstanding	4 February 2025	78
3	Sunnydale Nursery Mansfield, NG19	Outstanding	11 July 2024	46
4	The Lime Trees Nottingham, NG12	Outstanding	1 November 2023	24
5	Radcliffe-on-Trent Day Nursery Nottingham, NG12	Outstanding	12 October 2023	64
6	Brooklyn Day Nursery Nottingham, NG15	Outstanding	11 April 2023	82
7	The Lime Trees Nottingham, NG17	Outstanding	6 January 2023	20
8	Willow Brook Pre School Nottingham, NG12	Outstanding	15 November 2022	24
9	Staunton Montessori Nursery School Nottingham, NG13	Outstanding	21 September 2022	65
10	Treetops Vicar Water Clipstone, NG21	Outstanding	25 July 2022	56
11	The Lime Trees Nottingham, NG14	Outstanding	23 March 2022	50
12	The Wolds Day Nursery Nottingham, NG12	Outstanding	11 February 2022	56

Day nurseries in Nottinghamshire, best rated first

All 201 day nurseries in Nottinghamshire
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Lime Trees at Crossdale Primary School Nottingham, NG12	Outstanding	30 September 2025	75
2	Ruddington Day Nursery Ruddington, NG11	Outstanding	4 February 2025	78
3	Sunnydale Nursery Mansfield, NG19	Outstanding	11 July 2024	46
4	The Lime Trees Nottingham, NG12	Outstanding	1 November 2023	24
5	Radcliffe-on-Trent Day Nursery Nottingham, NG12	Outstanding	12 October 2023	64
6	Brooklyn Day Nursery Nottingham, NG15	Outstanding	11 April 2023	82
7	The Lime Trees Nottingham, NG17	Outstanding	6 January 2023	20
8	Willow Brook Pre School Nottingham, NG12	Outstanding	15 November 2022	24
9	Staunton Montessori Nursery School Nottingham, NG13	Outstanding	21 September 2022	65
10	Treetops Vicar Water Clipstone, NG21	Outstanding	25 July 2022	56
11	The Lime Trees Nottingham, NG14	Outstanding	23 March 2022	50
12	The Wolds Day Nursery Nottingham, NG12	Outstanding	11 February 2022	56
13	Ryan House Day Nursery Nottingham, NG2	Outstanding	12 August 2021	120
14	White House Day Nursery (Notts) Ltd Nottingham, NG2	Strong standard in 5 of 6	20 January 2026	79
15	Cedar House Day Nursery Mansfield, NG21	Expected standard in 4 of 6	12 November 2025	40
16	Tiny World Mansfield Mansfield, NG18	Expected standard in 5 of 6	28 November 2025	60
17	New Beginnings Nursery Newark, NG22	Expected standard in 5 of 6	19 November 2025	40
18	Ducklings Beeston Nottingham, NG9	Expected standard in all 6	8 May 2026	45
19	Serendipitys Day Nursery and Pre-school Nottingham, NG12	Expected standard in all 6	14 April 2026	96
20	Willow Pre-School Nottingham, NG2	Good	30 September 2025	32
21	Killisick Pre-School Nottingham, NG5	Good	25 September 2025	30
22	The Lime Trees at Keyworth Primary School Nottingham, NG12	Good	25 September 2025	60
23	Millfield Nursery School Nottingham, NG12	Good	4 September 2025	60
24	Arnold House Day Nursery Nottingham, NG5	Good	7 August 2025	84
25	Claremont House Nursery School Retford, DN22	Good	30 July 2025	65
26	Partou Leo's Day Nursery & Pre-School Nottingham, NG2	Good	24 July 2025	42
27	Grosvenor House Day Nursery And Pre-School Nottingham, NG12	Good	3 July 2025	145
28	St Marys Pre-School Worksop, S80	Good	26 June 2025	25
29	Kids Planet Gedling Nottingham, NG4	Good	11 June 2025	72
30	Yellow Brick Road Daycare Tuxford Newark, NG22	Good	11 June 2025	63
31	Little Plums Nursery Stapleford Nottingham, NG9	Good	28 May 2025	78
32	Little Toes Day Nursery North Muskham Newark, NG23	Good	23 May 2025	36
33	Luans Little People Day Nursery Worksop, S81	Good	14 May 2025	56
34	Little Explorers Mansfield LTD Mansfield, NG19	Good	8 May 2025	70
35	Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup Newark, NG24	Good	24 April 2025	26
36	The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Hucknall Nottingham, NG15	Good	23 April 2025	160
37	Thrumpton Kids Clubs Retford, DN22	Good	23 April 2025	22
38	Phoenix Park Nursery Giltbrook Nottingham, NG16	Good	8 April 2025	107
39	Edwalton Day Nursery Nottingham, NG12	Good	7 April 2025	112
40	Lady Bay Pre-School Nottingham, NG2	Good	2 April 2025	30
41	Ashbourne Day Nurseries at New Ollerton New Ollerton, NG22	Good	17 March 2025	104
42	Serendipity's Day Nursery and Pre-school Newark, NG24	Good	13 March 2025	59
43	Wiggles and Giggles Mansfield, NG18	Good	14 February 2025	43
44	Small People Ltd Nottingham, NG12	Good	10 February 2025	78
45	Bircotes Pre-School Doncaster, DN11	Good	5 February 2025	30
46	Bright Sparks Private Day Nursery Limited Mansfield, NG18	Good	22 January 2025	50
47	Aunty Sue's Day Care Mansfield, NG18	Good	3 January 2025	60
48	Pre-School Learning Alliance New Woods Childcare Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17	Good	16 December 2024	49
49	Southfields Pre-School Nottingham, NG13	Good	25 November 2024	27
50	Upton Crickets Day Nursery Ltd Newark, NG23	Good	24 October 2024	40
51	Gotham Pre-School Playgroup Nottingham, NG11	Good	10 October 2024	21
52	Safe Haven day Nursery Mansfield, NG19	Good	21 August 2024	72
53	Little Owls Day Nursery Nottingham, NG4	Good	20 August 2024	61
54	Ashfield Plaza Day Nursery Nottingham, NG17	Good	16 August 2024	44
55	Leen Mills Pre School Playgroup Hucknall, NG15	Good	13 August 2024	60
56	Partou Scotts Wood Day Nursery & Pre-School Nottingham, NG2	Good	1 August 2024	63
57	Kids Planet Lowdham Nottingham, NG14	Good	30 July 2024	65
58	The Enchanted Garden Day Nursery Mansfield, NG21	Good	29 July 2024	55
59	Church House Day Nursery Nottingham, NG9	Good	19 July 2024	63
60	Oceans Day Nursery Ltd Nottingham, NG15	Good	17 July 2024	110
61	Tiny Talkers Day Nursery Nottingham, NG2	Good	12 July 2024	45
62	Zoe's Childcare Dallas Street Mansfield, NG18	Good	10 June 2024	30
63	Good Foundations Day Nursery Nottingham, NG4	Good	3 June 2024	72
64	East Leake Village Day Nursery Loughborough, LE12	Good	29 May 2024	75
65	Kids Planet West Bridgford Nottingham, NG2	Good	22 May 2024	40
66	Dragonflies Day Nursery Nottingham, NG14	Good	29 April 2024	55
67	Longdale Nursery School & Children's Centre Nottingham, NG15	Good	15 April 2024	90
68	Kidzgrove Daycare Ltd Mansfield, NG19	Good	9 April 2024	102
69	Holly House Nursery Doncaster Ltd Bircotes, DN11	Good	3 April 2024	80
70	Paper Moon Day Nursery Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17	Good	21 March 2024	134
71	Creative Hands Childcare Limited Nottingham, NG9	Good	15 March 2024	68
72	Sara Atkinsons Day Nursery Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17	Good	21 February 2024	16
73	Kindred Beeston Nottingham, NG9	Good	14 February 2024	40
74	Happy Days Childcare Services Nottingham, NG15	Good	23 January 2024	48
75	Diggory's Day Nursery Limited Beckingham, DN10	Good	17 January 2024	19
76	Partou Arnold Day Nursery & Pre-School Arnold, NG5	Good	12 January 2024	56
77	Country Kids Day Nursery Farndon Newark, NG24	Good	9 January 2024	30
78	Fernwood Day Nursery, Out of School & Holiday Club Newark, NG24	Good	13 December 2023	146
79	Little Plums Day Nursery Mansfield, NG18	Good	23 November 2023	62
80	Toddlers University Nottingham, NG9	Good	6 November 2023	72
81	Jelly Beans Day Nursery Stapleford Nottingham, NG9	Good	18 October 2023	40
82	Kilton Nursery Worksop, S81	Good	3 August 2023	50
83	Busy Bees at Edwalton Nottingham, NG12	Good	25 July 2023	88
84	Learning Tree Nursery Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17	Good	12 July 2023	46
85	Muskham Preschool North Muskham, NG23	Good	5 July 2023	26
86	Alphabet House Day Nursery Nottingham, NG9	Good	4 July 2023	68
87	Carnarvon Pre School Nottingham, NG13	Good	30 June 2023	57
88	Balderton Village Day Nursery Newark, NG24	Good	6 June 2023	42
89	Balderton Pre-School Newark, NG24	Good	30 May 2023	42
90	Kindred White Post Newark, NG22	Good	25 May 2023	122
91	The Ark at Wellin Lane Pre-School Nottinghamshire, NG12	Good	22 May 2023	30
92	Jesters Childcare Ltd Nottingham, NG4	Good	15 May 2023	30
93	The Windmill Kindergarten CIC Burton Joyce, NG14	Good	9 May 2023	20
94	Kindred Lowdham Lowdham, NG14	Good	24 April 2023	65
95	Little Friends Nottingham, NG2	Good	13 April 2023	30
96	Children 1st @ Plum Tree Nottingham, NG12	Good	12 April 2023	143
97	Paper Moon Day Nursery West Bridgford, NG2	Good	12 April 2023	70
98	Carlton and Gedling Day Nursery Nottingham, NG4	Good	6 April 2023	62
99	Horsendale Playgroup Nottingham, NG16	Good	28 March 2023	24
100	Children 1st @ Newark Centre Newark, NG24	Good	13 March 2023	68
101	Sutton Centre Under Fives Nottinghamshire, NG17	Good	6 March 2023	23
102	Coteswood House Pre-School and Day Nursery Nottingham, NG5	Good	28 February 2023	38
103	The Rocking Horse Childcare Centre Nottingham, NG17	Good	24 February 2023	74
104	William Gladstone Childcare Newark, NG24	Good	23 February 2023	62
105	Attenborough Church Pre-School Nottingham, NG9	Good	22 February 2023	50
106	Treetops Toton Nottingham, NG9	Good	21 February 2023	65
107	Woodthorpe Day Nursery Nottingham, NG5	Good	17 February 2023	100
108	Paper Moon Day Nursery Mansfield, NG19	Good	16 February 2023	108
109	The Honey Pot Private Day Nursery (Burton Joyce) Ltd Nottingham, NG14	Good	14 February 2023	31
110	Treetops Worksop Worksop, S81	Good	14 February 2023	86
111	Cherubs Kimberley Nottingham, NG16	Good	10 February 2023	114
112	Awsworth Schoolhouse Day Nursery Nottingham, NG16	Good	8 February 2023	64
113	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham Daybrook Daybrook, NG5	Good	2 February 2023	120
114	Hucknall Day Nursery Nottingham, NG15	Good	25 January 2023	92
115	Hucknall Day Nursery Ltd Hucknall, NG15	Good	25 January 2023	15
116	Big Yellow Door Nursery Retford, DN22	Good	23 January 2023	12
117	Shaping Futures Mansfield, NG20	Good	5 January 2023	120
118	The Secret Garden Nottingham, NG2	Good	4 January 2023	56
119	Cherubs Mapperley Nottingham, NG3	Good	20 December 2022	73
120	Serendipitys Day Nursery and Pre-school Newark, NG24	Good	19 December 2022	38
121	Serendipitys Day Nursery and Pre-school Bingham, NG13	Good	15 December 2022	105
122	Early Years Playgroup Nottingham, NG9	Good	23 November 2022	40
123	Children 1st @ Newark Newark, NG24	Good	10 November 2022	96
124	Rushcliffe Montessori and Nursery School Nottingham, NG12	Good	8 November 2022	60
125	The Learning Tree Nursery Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17	Good	25 October 2022	70
126	Partou Radcliffe Road Day Nursery & Pre-School Nottingham, NG2	Good	19 October 2022	66
127	Stapleford Day Nursery Nottingham, NG9	Good	13 October 2022	54
128	Paper Moon Nurseries Nottinghamshire, NG2	Good	5 October 2022	70
129	Cranmer Pre-School Aslockton, NG13	Good	15 September 2022	24
130	Mapperley Day Nursery Nottingham, NG3	Good	7 September 2022	60
131	Children's House Southwell Southwell, NG25	Good	22 August 2022	56
132	The Orchard Day Nursery Nottingham, NG9	Good	16 August 2022	90
133	Kindred West Bridgford Nottingham, NG2	Good	29 July 2022	85
134	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southwell Southwell, NG25	Good	27 July 2022	54
135	Cherubs Worksop Worksop, S80	Good	26 July 2022	55
136	Cherubs Children's Centre Wynndale Mansfield, NG18	Good	18 July 2022	63
137	Crocodile Rock Day Care Mansfield, NG18	Good	14 July 2022	45
138	Little Millers Day Nursery and Out of School Club Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17	Good	13 July 2022	52
139	Papplewick Pre-School Nottingham, NG15	Good	11 July 2022	30
140	Zoe's Childcare Newgate Lane Mansfield, NG18	Good	17 June 2022	24
141	Country Kids Day Nursery Rainworth, NG21	Good	15 June 2022	40
142	Haywood Road Pre-School Playgroup Nottingham, NG3	Good	13 June 2022	30
143	Watnall Preschool Watnall, NG16	Good	9 June 2022	34
144	Cherubs Ruddington Nottingham, NG11	Good	30 May 2022	55
145	Weaverthorpe Pre-School Nottingham, NG5	Good	17 May 2022	30
146	The Village Nursery Nottingham, NG9	Good	13 May 2022	82
147	The Playroom Nottingham, NG2	Good	4 April 2022	60
148	Child First Welbeck Worksop, S80	Good	31 March 2022	90
149	Children 1st @ Toton Toton, NG9	Good	21 March 2022	120
150	Granby House Nursery Worksop, S81	Good	7 March 2022	49
151	Smarties Private Day Nursery Mansfield, NG18	Good	28 February 2022	30
152	Noah's Ark Playgroup Nottingham, NG16	Good	22 February 2022	32
153	Westbourne House Nursery Worksop, S80	Good	15 February 2022	40
154	East Leake Day Nursery Loughborough, LE12	Good	14 February 2022	155
155	All Aboard Nursery Ltd Retford, DN22	Good	8 February 2022	56
156	Old Co-operative Day Nursery Nottingham, NG11	Good	2 February 2022	65
157	Country Kids Day Nursery Newark, NG24	Good	9 December 2021	24
158	Hucknall Pre-School Playgroup Nottingham, NG15	Good	22 November 2021	30
159	Country Kids Day Nursery Newark, NG22	Good	15 November 2021	47
160	Phoenix Park Nursery Nottingham, NG8	Good	10 November 2021	125
161	Cherubs Edwinstowe Mansfield, NG21	Good	18 October 2021	60
162	Buttercross Pre School Nottingham, NG13	Good	27 September 2021	30
163	St Giles Preschool Nottingham, NG2	Good	6 September 2021	20
164	The Railway Children Playgroup Nottingham, NG4	Good	2 September 2021	32
165	Cherubs Sutton In Ashfield Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17	Good	25 August 2021	60
166	Little Wrens Nursery Nottingham, NG16	Good	20 August 2021	30
167	The Secret Garden Pre-School (Attenborough) Nottingham, NG9	Good	13 July 2021	26
168	The Secret Garden Private Day Nursery (attenborough) Nottingham, NG9	Good	9 July 2021	29
169	Rainbows Day Nursery Doncaster, DN11	Needs attention in 2 of 6	29 April 2026	50
170	Little Beans Playgroup Nottingham, NG5	Needs attention in 6 of 6	12 May 2026	30
171	Kids Planet Mapperley Nottingham, NG3	Requires improvement	5 August 2025	90
172	Acorns Day Nursery Mansfield, NG19	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
173	Bizzy Kidz Nottingham, NG9	Not yet graded	Not yet	90
174	Broomhill Day Nursery Limited Nottingham, NG15	Not yet graded	Not yet	53
175	Busy Bunnies Huthwaite Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17	Not yet graded	Not yet	88
176	Busy Bunnies Kirkby Nottingham, NG17	Not yet graded	Not yet	64
177	Calverton Day Nursery Nottingham, NG14	Not yet graded	Not yet	64
178	Cherubs Bingham Nottingham, NG13	Not yet graded	Not yet	59
179	Ducklings Stapleford Pop Up Stapleford, NG9	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
180	Family Tree West Bridgford Day Nottingham, NG2	Not yet graded	Not yet	26
181	Kids Planet Country Park Nottingham, NG5	Not yet graded	Not yet	65
182	Kids Planet Loughborough Road Nottingham, NG2	Not yet graded	Not yet	44
183	Kids Planet Mapperley South Nottingham, NG3	Not yet graded	Not yet	72
184	Kip McGrath Education Centre - Mansfield Mansfield, NG18	Not yet graded	Not yet
185	Kip McGrath Tuition Centre Ashfield Nottingham, NG17	Not yet graded	Not yet
186	Langar Nursery Nottingham, NG13	Not yet graded	Not yet	36
187	Little Honey Pots Day Nursery Melton Mowbray, LE14	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
188	Little Lambs at Lambley Nottingham, NG4	Not yet graded	Not yet	37
189	Little Lion Cubs Nursery Nottingham, NG4	Not yet graded	Not yet	18
190	Little Locos Day Nursery Newark, NG24	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
191	Little Oaks Nursery Nottingham, NG16	Not yet graded	Not yet	92
192	Little Toes Day Nursery Mansfield Mansfield, NG18	Not yet graded	Not yet	26
193	Play Days Cottage LTD Newark, NG22	Not yet graded	Not yet	38
194	St George's Nursery Nottingham, NG15	Not yet graded	Not yet	212
195	Stagecoach Performing Arts West Bridgford Nottingham, NG2	Not yet graded	Not yet
196	Teddy Day Care Mansfield, NG18	Not yet graded	Not yet	76
197	The Discovery Den Day Nursery (Carlton) Worksop, S81	Not yet graded	Not yet	87
198	The Lindens Nursery School Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17	Not yet graded	Not yet	89
199	Tiddlers Day Nursery and Preschool Newark, NG24	Not yet graded	Not yet	32
200	YMCA Nursery at the Village Newark, NG24	Not yet graded	Not yet	93
201	Yellow Brick Road, Newark Newark, NG24	Not yet graded	Not yet	78

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

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Nursery fees in Nottinghamshire

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

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