10 nurseries in NR7 (East and south-eastern suburbs of Norwich: Sprowston, Thorpe St. Andrew, Heartsease)

Every day nursery with a NR7 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

10 day nurseries

1 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (10%)

493 places in total

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

Day nurseries in NR7 (East and south-eastern suburbs of Norwich: Sprowston, Thorpe St. Andrew, Heartsease), best rated first

All 10 day nurseries in NR7 (East and south-eastern suburbs of Norwich: Sprowston, Thorpe St. Andrew, Heartsease)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Once upon a time Nursery School NR7 8DE	Strong standard in all 6	28 January 2026	34
2	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Thorpe NR7 0HT	Outstanding	10 November 2022	72
3	Acorn Preschool NR7 0US	Good	14 January 2025	26
4	Lime Tree Day Nursery - Dussindale Park NR7 0UR	Good	26 September 2023	32
5	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Meridian NR7 0TA	Good	18 April 2023	112
6	Soul Nursery NR7 9NT	Good	19 October 2022	65
7	Growild Kindergarten NR7 8SQ	Good	4 July 2022	46
8	Chestnut Nursery Schools @the Diamond Centre NR7 8TR	Good	21 April 2022	53
9	Sprowston Nursery Playgroup NR7 8AD	Good	9 November 2021	24
10	Stepping Stones Day Nursery NR7 8BU	Not yet graded	Not yet	29

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

NR7 is in Norfolk, covering Norwich.

Nursery fees in NR7

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in NR7 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 NR7

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in NR7 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.