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29 nurseries in Poole

Every day nursery in Poole on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in South West after the free hours.

29 day nurseries
3 rated Outstanding
5 with a new report card (17%)
1,945 places in total
£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Poole

The top of our Poole ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Poole
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Cuddles Day Nursery Parkstone BH12 4HRStrong standard in all 62 April 2026128
2Nemo's Nursery and Pre-School BH13 6DQStrong standard in all 66 January 202639
3Kids Love Nature Kindergarten Lytchett BH16 6JEOutstanding15 September 202364
4All Saints Nursery BH13 7BPOutstanding10 March 202334
5Puss 'n' Boots Day Nursery BH13 6AROutstanding18 August 202240

Day nurseries in Poole, best rated first

All 29 day nurseries in Poole
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Cuddles Day Nursery Parkstone BH12 4HRStrong standard in all 62 April 2026128
2Nemo's Nursery and Pre-School BH13 6DQStrong standard in all 66 January 202639
3Kids Love Nature Kindergarten Lytchett BH16 6JEOutstanding15 September 202364
4All Saints Nursery BH13 7BPOutstanding10 March 202334
5Puss 'n' Boots Day Nursery BH13 6AROutstanding18 August 202240
6Talbot Woods Day Nursery and Nursery School BH12 5BBExpected standard in 4 of 63 February 202691
7Tops Day Nursery BH15 2DGExpected standard in all 629 April 2026132
8The Old School House Nursery And Pre School BH14 0JWGood16 September 202580
9Happy Days Day Nursery Poole BH17 7FFGood23 July 202590
10Creekmoor Day Nursery Limited BH17 7XZGood7 May 202530
11St John's Church Pre-School Nursery BH14 0AAGood29 April 202560
12Ashley Cross Montessori BH14 0JUGood28 March 202530
13Bizzybeez Childcare Ltd BH16 6FEGood21 March 202531
14Rock a Tots UK Ltd BH13 7ESGood7 November 202432
15The Old School House Cabot Lane BH17 7BXGood5 November 202448
16Muddy Boots Nursery School BH16 5AHGood20 September 202435
17First Steps Day Nursery BH15 3LDGood9 April 202492
18Bright Horizons Poole Montessori Day Nursery BH14 9LYGood25 July 202340
19Cuddles Day Nursery Canford Heath BH17 8PJGood3 May 2023229
20Sunbeams Day Care BH12 2BGGood30 November 202252
21Flying Start Nursery - Cornwall College TR15 3FGGood11 April 202296
22Muddy Boots Nursery School BH15 4BSGood2 February 202240
23Little Stars Education Limited BH14 9LUGood26 January 202273
24Three Gables Day Nursery & Pre-School Ashley Cross BH14 0LPGood8 December 202142
25Rainbow Day Nursery School Ltd BH15 1TPGood10 September 202165
26Little Beans Day Care (Garland) Limited BH15 2LDSafeguarding not met14 April 202658
27Adventure Play Daycare TR15 3RUNot yet gradedNot yet27
28Bibury Kindergarten BH12 2LHNot yet gradedNot yet77
29Greenwood Nursery BH16 5EUNot yet gradedNot yet90

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

Nurseries by postcode in Poole

Poole is in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset and Cornwall.

Nursery fees in Poole

What day nurseries in South West charge on average. Fees in Poole 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 Poole

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