56 nurseries in Peterborough

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

56 day nurseries

8 rated Outstanding

7 with a new report card (13%)

3,344 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Peterborough

9 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 Peterborough
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Day Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Strong standard in all 6	14 January 2026	64
2	Shiny Stars Pre-School Peterborough, PE1	Outstanding	4 June 2025	27
3	Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Stars Day Nursery - Bushfield Peterborough, PE2	Outstanding	22 July 2024	55
4	Stars Day Nursery Oakdale Peterborough, PE2	Outstanding	1 June 2022	26
5	Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Dogsthorpe) Peterborough, PE1	Outstanding	4 February 2022	65
6	Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Bright Stars Day Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Outstanding	24 January 2022	52
7	Helpston Playhouse and Under Fives Peterborough, PE6	Outstanding	2 November 2021	20
8	Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Little Stars Day Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Outstanding	11 March 2020	90
9	Little Tots – Peterborough Mother & Baby Nursery Peterborough, PE3	Outstanding	16 March 2017

Day nurseries in Peterborough, best rated first

All 56 day nurseries in Peterborough
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Day Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Strong standard in all 6	14 January 2026	64
2	Shiny Stars Pre-School Peterborough, PE1	Outstanding	4 June 2025	27
3	Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Stars Day Nursery - Bushfield Peterborough, PE2	Outstanding	22 July 2024	55
4	Stars Day Nursery Oakdale Peterborough, PE2	Outstanding	1 June 2022	26
5	Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Dogsthorpe) Peterborough, PE1	Outstanding	4 February 2022	65
6	Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Bright Stars Day Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Outstanding	24 January 2022	52
7	Helpston Playhouse and Under Fives Peterborough, PE6	Outstanding	2 November 2021	20
8	Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Little Stars Day Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Outstanding	11 March 2020	90
9	Little Tots – Peterborough Mother & Baby Nursery Peterborough, PE3	Outstanding	16 March 2017
10	Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Orton Southgate Peterborough, PE2	Strong standard in 4 of 6	20 February 2026	57
11	Belsize Day Nursery Peterborough, PE2	Expected standard in 5 of 6	5 December 2025	64
12	Rise and Shine Day Nursery Peterborough Ltd Peterborough, PE3	Expected standard in all 6	2 April 2026	32
13	First Steps Nursery Peterborough, PE6	Expected standard in all 6	10 February 2026	73
14	Toddlers Inn Day Nursery Peterborough, PE6	Good	4 September 2025	71
15	Acorn Academy Day Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Good	20 June 2025	80
16	Alpha Kindergarten (Fletton) Peterborough, PE2	Good	5 February 2025	113
17	Bee Bright Day Nursery Peterborough, PE4	Good	23 January 2025	34
18	Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Stars Pre-School Welland Welland, PE1	Good	7 January 2025	48
19	Beeches Preschool Peterborough, PE1	Good	26 November 2024	26
20	Busy Bunnies Hampton Water Peterborough, PE7	Good	26 November 2024	52
21	Alpha Kindergarten Stanground Peterborough, PE2	Good	31 October 2024	80
22	Apricot Nursery and Jumping Jacks After School and Holiday Club Peterborough, PE2	Good	19 September 2024	83
23	Anna-Ca-Soo Day Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Good	16 May 2024	50
24	Bright Bambini Montessori (Eastfield) Peterborough, PE1	Good	25 April 2024	32
25	Busy Bunnies Braybrook Peterborough, PE2	Good	19 April 2024	34
26	The Teddy Bears Inn Day Nursery Ltd Peterborough, PE6	Good	20 June 2023	39
27	Stars and Sparkles Day Nursery Peterborough, PE2	Good	20 April 2023	54
28	The Learning Tree Kindergarten & Nursery School Peterborough, PE3	Good	28 February 2023	48
29	Kiddi Caru Nursery Peterborough, PE2	Good	8 February 2023	121
30	Parcs Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Good	26 January 2023	72
31	Busy Bunnies Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Good	8 December 2022	60
32	Daisy Chain Day Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Good	16 November 2022	30
33	Little Poppets Day Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Good	9 November 2022	15
34	The Discovery Pre-School Peterborough, PE4	Good	2 November 2022	26
35	Welbourne Primary Academy Nursery Peterborough, PE4	Good	20 October 2022	28
36	ABC Kids Nursery Peterborough, PE3	Good	28 September 2022	62
37	Little Tigers Day Nursery Peterborough, PE3	Good	23 September 2022	90
38	Jungle Tots Day Nursery Peterborough, PE3	Good	13 May 2022	125
39	Broadway Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Good	10 May 2022	140
40	Zig Zag Day Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Good	8 March 2022	75
41	The Hampton Day Nursery Peterborough, PE7	Good	7 March 2022	104
42	Blackberry House Day Nursery (Peterborough) Peterborough, PE2	Good	1 March 2022	100
43	Nene Valley Day Nursery Peterborough, PE1	Good	9 December 2021	50
44	Bright Bambini Montessori Peterborough, PE1	Good	10 September 2021	28
45	Manor House Nursery School Peterborough, PE4	Good	27 August 2021	72
46	Sunflower Seed Preschool Peterborough, PE6	Good	24 June 2021	49
47	New Ark Play Association Peterborough, PE1	Good	12 May 2021	40
48	Cozee Cubs Nursery and Sensory Peterborough, PE4	Needs attention in 3 of 6	12 March 2026	36
49	Lilliput Day Nursery Peterborough Peterborough, PE4	Needs attention in 4 of 6	23 March 2026	27
50	Bright Bambini Montessori (Gunthorpe) Peterborough, PE4	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
51	Little Acorns Day Nursery and Montessori School Hampton Peterborough, PE7	Not yet graded	Not yet	100
52	RAFAKidz Wittering Peterborough, PE8	Not yet graded	Not yet	118
53	Smiley Faces Day Nursery (Thorney) Limited Peterborough, PE6	Not yet graded	Not yet	37
54	The Peterborough School Nursery Peterborough, PE3	Not yet graded	Not yet	56
55	Tiny Steps Nursery and Pre-School Peterborough, PE4	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
56	Twizzle Tops day Nursery Peterborough, PE2	Not yet graded	Not yet	124

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

Nurseries by postcode in Peterborough

Nursery fees in Peterborough

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

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