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64 nurseries in Plymouth

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

64 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
11 with a new report card (17%)
3,531 places in total
£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Plymouth

4 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 Plymouth
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Busy Bees Day Nursery at Plymouth Plymouth, PL6Strong standard in all 625 February 202697
2Willow Childcare Plymouth, PL7Strong standard in all 69 February 2026150
3Freshlings Nursery Plymouth, PL4Outstanding29 November 202486
4The Cabin at Barn Park Nursery Plymouth, PL5Outstanding3 December 202138

Day nurseries in Plymouth, best rated first

All 64 day nurseries in Plymouth
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Busy Bees Day Nursery at Plymouth Plymouth, PL6Strong standard in all 625 February 202697
2Willow Childcare Plymouth, PL7Strong standard in all 69 February 2026150
3Freshlings Nursery Plymouth, PL4Outstanding29 November 202486
4The Cabin at Barn Park Nursery Plymouth, PL5Outstanding3 December 202138
5Bambinos Childcare Centre Plymouth, PL4Expected standard in 5 of 620 February 202692
6Mama Bear's Day Nursery Plymouth, PL2Expected standard in 5 of 66 February 2026115
7Jack & Jill's Childcare Widewell Plymouth, PL6Expected standard in 5 of 61 December 202512
8Tops Bretonside Plymouth, PL4Expected standard in all 612 May 202653
9Tops Stonehouse Plymouth, PL1Expected standard in all 67 May 2026122
10Little Rainbows Plymouth, PL2Expected standard in all 63 March 202634
11Achievers Day Nursery Ltd Laira, PL3Expected standard in all 624 February 2026140
12Bambinos at Frogmore Montessori Plymouth, PL6Expected standard in all 612 January 202655
13Little Acorns Pre-School Plymouth, PL6Good25 September 202520
14Chaddlewood Pre-school and Woodies Out Of School Club Plymouth, PL7Good18 September 202548
15Little Orchard Montessori Chaddlewood Plymouth, PL7Good28 August 202533
16Happy Days Nursery Derriford Plymouth, PL6Good14 July 2025146
17Compton Pre-School Plymouth, PL3Good19 May 202526
18The Cabin At Tamar View Plymouth, PL5Good1 May 202538
19The Cabin at Wolseley Hub Plymouth, PL2Good29 April 202540
20Nomony Nursery Plymouth, PL4Good25 April 202559
21Playbox Nursery Plymouth, PL2Good8 April 202548
22Jack & Jill's Childcare Plympton Plymouth, PL7Good17 January 202520
23Flying Start Nursery - Marjon Plymouth, PL6Good19 November 202459
24Little Stars Nursery - Stonehouse Plymouth, PL1Good6 November 202433
25Widey Court Pre-School Plymouth, PL6Good15 October 202430
26Tops Prince Rock Plymouth, PL4Good1 October 202442
27Rock A Tots (UK) Ltd Plymouth, PL5Good9 August 202479
28Kenleys Day Nursery Plymouth, PL9Good26 June 2024120
29Bobtails Full Day Care Plymouth, PL4Good25 June 202440
30Bambinos Day Nursery Plymouth, PL9Good11 June 202464
31Pixieland Stoke Village Ltd Plymouth, PL3Good22 April 2024120
32Plympton St Maurice Childcare Centre Plymouth, PL7Good17 April 202464
33Little Blossoms Day Nursery Plymouth, PL6Good7 March 2024
34Plym Bridge Nursery and Day Care Plymouth, PL6Good10 January 202438
35Pathways Day Nursery Plymouth, PL3Good29 November 202316
36St Paul's Playgroup Plymouth, PL5Good22 June 202324
37The Cabin Childcare Centre, YMCA Plymouth, PL5Good24 April 202338
38Little Nippers Childcare Ltd Plymouth, PL7Good27 March 202362
39Mama Bear's Day Nursery Plymouth, PL6Good20 March 202329
40Sunbeams Plymouth, PL3Good9 March 202344
41Pixieland Mannamead Plymouth, PL3Good15 February 202379
42Little Squirrels - Community Nursery Plymouth, PL1Good12 January 202330
43Bright Sparks Children's Centre LTD Plymouth, PL3Good2 December 202255
44Jack & Jill's Childcare Radford Plymouth, PL9Good14 November 202224
45Margaret McMillan Nursery School Plymouth, PL1Good20 May 202262
46Jack & Jills Childcare Goosewell Plymouth, PL9Good11 May 202225
47Playdays Pre-School (new Cio) Plymouth, PL9Good26 April 202235
48Toad Hall Pre-School Plymouth, PL3Good6 April 202226
49Roger's Burrow Day Nursery Plymouth, PL2Good11 March 202236
50Four Woods Nursery Plymouth, PL5Good14 October 202115
51Bright Stars Plymouth, PL7Good16 August 202133
52Tops Devonport Plymouth, PL1Good10 June 202153
53King's School Nursery Plymouth, PL3Good12 March 2009330
54Newlife Nursery and Preschool Plymouth, PL7Needs attention in 1 of 621 April 202650
55Alexandra House Plymouth, PL6Not yet gradedNot yet60
56Bright Beams (Billacombe Road) Plymouth, PL9Not yet gradedNot yet40
57Devonport Park Activity Centre Plymouth, PL1Not yet gradedNot yet
58Ham Drive Nursery Daycare Plymouth, PL2Not yet gradedNot yet15
59Honeyshute Day Nursery Compton Plymouth, PL3Not yet gradedNot yet43
60Honeyshute Day Nursery Eggbuckland Plymouth, PL6Not yet gradedNot yet34
61Honeyshute Day Nursery Thornbury Plymouth, PL6Not yet gradedNot yet46
62Honeyshute Day Nursery and Preschool Eggbuckland Plymouth, PL6Not yet gradedNot yet55
63PL6 Learning Hub Plymouth, PL6Not yet gradedNot yet
64Premier Wraparound @ Morley Meadow Plymouth, PL9Not yet gradedNot yet11

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

Nurseries by postcode in Plymouth

Nursery fees in Plymouth

What day nurseries in South West charge on average. Fees in Plymouth itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£181no funded hours£145after 30 funded hours
2 years old£165no funded hours£133after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£61after the free 15 hours£122after 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 Plymouth

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

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 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.