53 nurseries in Rotherham

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

53 day nurseries

11 rated Outstanding

3 with a new report card (6%)

2,947 places in total

£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Rotherham

12 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 Rotherham
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Lime Trees at Bramton Cortonwood Infant School Barnsley, S73	Strong standard in all 6	3 June 2026	15
2	The Fun Hub Rotherham, S65	Outstanding	17 June 2025	97
3	Little Explorers Nursery Sheffield, S26	Outstanding	7 May 2025	59
4	Lime Tree Day Nursery (Thrybergh) Rotherham, S65	Outstanding	18 March 2025	100
5	Kiveton & Wales Nursery Sheffield, S26	Outstanding	14 August 2024	40
6	Aughton Early Years Centre Daycare Sheffield, S26	Outstanding	26 June 2024	9
7	Nurtured @ Northfield Rotherham, S66	Outstanding	14 November 2023	49
8	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Rotherham Rotherham, S60	Outstanding	17 October 2023	74
9	Dearne Valley Day Nursery Rotherham, S63	Outstanding	8 September 2023	120
10	Wonder Years Inspirational Day Care Centre Rotherham, S65	Outstanding	28 October 2022	48
11	Granby House Nursery Rotherham, S62	Outstanding	1 July 2022	98
12	All Children Great And Small Mexborough, S64	Outstanding	11 May 2022	64

Day nurseries in Rotherham, best rated first

All 53 day nurseries in Rotherham
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Lime Trees at Bramton Cortonwood Infant School Barnsley, S73	Strong standard in all 6	3 June 2026	15
2	The Fun Hub Rotherham, S65	Outstanding	17 June 2025	97
3	Little Explorers Nursery Sheffield, S26	Outstanding	7 May 2025	59
4	Lime Tree Day Nursery (Thrybergh) Rotherham, S65	Outstanding	18 March 2025	100
5	Kiveton & Wales Nursery Sheffield, S26	Outstanding	14 August 2024	40
6	Aughton Early Years Centre Daycare Sheffield, S26	Outstanding	26 June 2024	9
7	Nurtured @ Northfield Rotherham, S66	Outstanding	14 November 2023	49
8	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Rotherham Rotherham, S60	Outstanding	17 October 2023	74
9	Dearne Valley Day Nursery Rotherham, S63	Outstanding	8 September 2023	120
10	Wonder Years Inspirational Day Care Centre Rotherham, S65	Outstanding	28 October 2022	48
11	Granby House Nursery Rotherham, S62	Outstanding	1 July 2022	98
12	All Children Great And Small Mexborough, S64	Outstanding	11 May 2022	64
13	Dream Catchers Day Nursery Rotherham, S60	Strong standard in 4 of 6	14 May 2026	87
14	All Children Great and Small Maltby Rotherham, S66	Expected standard in 5 of 6	19 March 2026	52
15	Fenwood House Day Nursery Swinton Mexborough, S64	Good	20 June 2025
16	Kiddiwinks Day Nursery Dinnington, S25	Good	19 June 2025	51
17	Todwick Early Years Ltd Sheffield, S26	Good	15 May 2025	26
18	Dream Catchers Nursery Rotherham, S65	Good	9 May 2025	34
19	Once Upon A Time Nursery Rotherham, S66	Good	27 February 2025	89
20	Granby House Nursery Rotherham, S66	Good	30 January 2025	41
21	Tiny Tots Greasbrough Rotherham, S61	Good	6 November 2024	81
22	Happy Kids Thurcroft Rotherham, S66	Good	1 October 2024	32
23	Lime Tree Nursery (Eastwood) Rotherham, S65	Good	15 May 2024	65
24	Maisie Days Ltd T/A The Nursery Sheffield, S26	Good	30 November 2023	46
25	Railway Children Nursery Treeton Rotherham, S60	Good	25 October 2023	54
26	Happy Kids East Dene Rotherham, S65	Good	8 September 2023	40
27	Victoria Park Hall Day Nursery Rotherham, S62	Good	6 September 2023	44
28	Hopscotch Rotherham, S66	Good	2 August 2023	42
29	The Meadows Community Pre-school Rotherham, S60	Good	12 July 2023	20
30	Harthill Pre-School Harthill, Sheffield, S26	Good	23 June 2023	26
31	Lime Tree Early Years Centre Rotherham, S66	Good	31 March 2023	65
32	Dar Ul Madinah Rotherham Rotherham, S60	Good	28 November 2022	30
33	Fenwood House Day Nursery Wath Upon Dearne Rotherham, S63	Good	29 September 2022	64
34	Happy Kids Dalton Rotherham, S65	Good	12 September 2022	32
35	Just for Kidz Rotherham, S60	Good	13 July 2022	60
36	Fenwood House Day Nursery Rawmarsh Rotherham, S62	Good	5 July 2022	60
37	Little Plums Nursery Rotherham Rotherham, S60	Good	30 June 2022	100
38	Tiny Tots Day Nursery Rotherham, S63	Good	18 May 2022	72
39	Wickersley Nursery Ltd Rotherham, S66	Good	28 February 2022	52
40	Bright Skies Day Nursery Sheffield, S25	Good	25 February 2022	72
41	Moorgate Daycare Nursery Rotherham, S60	Good	22 February 2022	101
42	Dream Catchers Nursery Rotherham, S60	Good	20 October 2021	55
43	Kids World Kimberworth Rotherham, S61	Good	13 July 2021	100
44	Curiosity Cottage (Herringthorpe) Rotherham, S65	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
45	Curious Little Minds (Anston) Sheffield, S25	Not yet graded	Not yet	89
46	Curious Little Minds (Thorpe Hesley) Rotherham, S61	Not yet graded	Not yet	51
47	EmpowerEd Tuition Rotherham, S60	Not yet graded	Not yet
48	Fenwood House Day Nursery Blackburn Rotherham, S61	Not yet graded	Not yet	61
49	Happy Kids Clifton Rotherham, S65	Not yet graded	Not yet	75
50	Little Olives Day Nursery Rotherham, S60	Not yet graded	Not yet	55
51	Rainbow Friend Childcare Rotherham, S66	Not yet graded	Not yet	20
52	The Lime Trees At Monkwood Primary School Rotherham, S62	Not yet graded	Not yet	50
53	Wales Woodland Nursery Sheffield, S26	Not yet graded	Not yet	40

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

Towns in Rotherham

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Nurseries by postcode in Rotherham

Nursery fees in Rotherham

What day nurseries in Yorkshire and the Humber charge on average. Fees in Rotherham itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, Yorkshire and the Humber, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£156no funded hours	£126after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£154no funded hours	£124after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£59after the free 15 hours	£118after 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 Rotherham

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