55 nurseries in Portsmouth

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

55 day nurseries

5 rated Outstanding

3 with a new report card (5%)

2,918 places in total

£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Portsmouth

5 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 Portsmouth
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Play Academy Southsea, PO5	Outstanding	23 January 2024	80
2	Canoe Lake Nursery Southsea, PO4	Outstanding	7 August 2023	56
3	Dolls House Nursery Portsmouth, PO6	Outstanding	18 April 2023	55
4	Leapfrog Neighbourhood Nursery Southsea, PO5	Outstanding	1 June 2022	80
5	Stubbington Lodge Portsmouth, PO2	Outstanding	17 January 2022

Day nurseries in Portsmouth, best rated first

All 55 day nurseries in Portsmouth
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Play Academy Southsea, PO5	Outstanding	23 January 2024	80
2	Canoe Lake Nursery Southsea, PO4	Outstanding	7 August 2023	56
3	Dolls House Nursery Portsmouth, PO6	Outstanding	18 April 2023	55
4	Leapfrog Neighbourhood Nursery Southsea, PO5	Outstanding	1 June 2022	80
5	Stubbington Lodge Portsmouth, PO2	Outstanding	17 January 2022
6	Little Peoples Nursery Portsmouth, PO6	Expected standard in 5 of 6	20 February 2026	60
7	Cherry Tree Day Nursery (Portsmouth) Limited Portsmouth, PO2	Expected standard in all 6	8 May 2026	86
8	Oliver's Rainbow Nursery Portsmouth, PO17	Expected standard in all 6	11 February 2026	100
9	Milton Park Pre-School Portsmouth, PO4	Good	22 September 2025	30
10	The Haven Portsmouth, PO1	Good	22 September 2025	56
11	Leapfrog Neighbourhood Nursery Southsea, PO5	Good	3 September 2025	40
12	Roberts Day Nursery Portsmouth, PO1	Good	12 August 2025	41
13	Farlington Day Nursery Portsmouth, PO6	Good	21 July 2025	65
14	Top Tots Day Nursery Portsmouth, PO1	Good	17 June 2025	53
15	Little Sunbeams Pre School Portsmouth, PO2	Good	19 May 2025	45
16	Twinkle Star Nursery Portsmouth, PO2	Good	19 May 2025	46
17	The Corner Pre-School Portsmouth, PO3	Good	15 May 2025	26
18	Little Learners Day Care Ltd Portsmouth, PO1	Good	24 April 2025	63
19	Little Lambs Nursery Portsmouth, PO2	Good	1 April 2025	46
20	Dream Catchers Play House Portsmouth, PO6	Good	25 March 2025	30
21	Leapfrog Neighbourhood Nursery Southsea, PO5	Good	5 March 2025	54
22	Drayton Daisychain Preschool Portsmouth, PO6	Good	12 December 2024	24
23	Cherubz Daycare Paulsgrove Portsmouth, PO6	Good	8 November 2024	60
24	Apple Tree Day Nursery Portsmouth, PO2	Good	12 September 2024	45
25	Tops Southsea Southsea, PO4	Good	6 August 2024	78
26	Carousel Nursery School Portsmouth, PO2	Good	11 July 2024	60
27	WillowTree Nursery Portsmouth Limited Southsea, PO4	Good	26 June 2024	54
28	Little Spinnakers Pre-School Portsmouth, PO4	Good	12 June 2024	40
29	Honeypot Nursery Portsmouth, PO6	Good	3 June 2024	54
30	Highbury Nursery & Day Care Portsmouth, PO6	Good	2 May 2024	10
31	YMCA Little Whale Day Nursery Portsmouth, PO2	Good	19 March 2024	62
32	St Jude's Church Nursery Portsmouth, PO5	Good	18 January 2024	95
33	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Portsmouth Portsmouth, PO6	Good	7 August 2023	126
34	Puffin Pre-School Portsmouth, PO2	Good	5 July 2023	14
35	Wind In The Willows Portsmouth Ltd Southsea, PO4	Good	19 June 2023	88
36	Tops Day Nurseries - Portsmouth Portsmouth, PO6	Good	31 May 2023	115
37	Bramble Infant School and Nursery (Early Years Childcare) Portsmouth, PO4	Good	11 May 2023	46
38	Peacock Pre-School Portsmouth, PO6	Good	14 March 2023	16
39	Rainbow Corner Nursery School Southsea, PO5	Good	10 March 2023	60
40	Top Tots Day Nursery Hedgerow House Limited Southsea, PO4	Good	30 January 2023	41
41	Top Tots Day Nursery MLC Limited Portsmouth, PO2	Good	6 January 2023	69
42	Tops Day Nursery - Lakeside Portsmouth, PO6	Good	6 December 2022	93
43	Tops Copnor Portsmouth, PO3	Good	24 August 2022	35
44	Twinkle Cottage Day Nursery Portsmouth, PO1	Good	7 March 2022	48
45	Get Set Play Portsmouth, PO3	Good	2 June 2017	30
46	'Little Thinkers' at New Horizons Portsmouth Portsmouth, PO2	Requires improvement	31 July 2025	87
47	ASC Portsmouth Portsmouth, PO3	Not yet graded	Not yet
48	Binsteed Childcare Services Ltd Portsmouth, PO1	Not yet graded	Not yet	39
49	Discovery Nursery School (Portsmouth) Portsmouth, PO2	Not yet graded	Not yet	42
50	Dysart Nursery Limited Portsmouth, PO6	Not yet graded	Not yet	42
51	Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School, Portsmouth Portsmouth, PO6	Not yet graded	Not yet	52
52	Landport Playscheme Portsmouth, PO1	Not yet graded	Not yet	17
53	North End Nursery Portsmouth, PO2	Not yet graded	Not yet	70
54	The Play Corner Hillside Portsmouth, PO6	Not yet graded	Not yet	34
55	Top Tots Day Nursery Northern Parade Ltd Portsmouth, PO2	Not yet graded	Not yet	60

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

Towns in Portsmouth

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Nurseries by postcode in Portsmouth

Nursery fees in Portsmouth

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

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£202no funded hours	£161after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£185no funded hours	£152after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£72after the free 15 hours	£144after 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 Portsmouth

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