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43 nurseries in Salisbury

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

43 day nurseries
7 rated Outstanding
2 with a new report card (5%)
2,388 places in total
£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Salisbury

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Salisbury
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Golden Acorns Nursery SP2 0AWStrong standard in all 620 March 202677
2Happy Days Nursery and Preschool SP4 6SAOutstanding1 April 202581
3South Hills Nursery (Salisbury) SP2 9DYOutstanding7 March 202354
4Farley Steeple Langford Outdoor Nursery School SP3 4NQOutstanding26 August 202272
5Dinton Pre-School SP3 5RROutstanding14 June 202241

Day nurseries in Salisbury, best rated first

All 43 day nurseries in Salisbury
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Golden Acorns Nursery SP2 0AWStrong standard in all 620 March 202677
2Happy Days Nursery and Preschool SP4 6SAOutstanding1 April 202581
3South Hills Nursery (Salisbury) SP2 9DYOutstanding7 March 202354
4Farley Steeple Langford Outdoor Nursery School SP3 4NQOutstanding26 August 202272
5Dinton Pre-School SP3 5RROutstanding14 June 202241
6South Hills Burcombe SP2 0ESOutstanding10 June 202218
7Busy Bees Day Nursery at Salisbury SP1 3YUOutstanding5 May 202293
8Brambles Figheldean SP4 8JXOutstanding21 April 202252
9Kindred Durrington SP4 8HJExpected standard in 5 of 617 March 202652
10Brambles Cholderton SP4 0EWGood23 September 202540
11Kindred Odstock SP5 4JAGood15 August 202560
12Melrose Nursery SP2 8ANGood6 August 202564
13First Steps Nursery SP1 2ASGood3 June 202576
14RAFA Kidz Boscombe Down SP4 0JFGood9 May 202554
15Eco Montessori Limited SP5 1NHGood25 March 202572
16Winterslow Pre-School SP5 1PQGood12 February 202520
17Finkley Hudson's Field Nursery & Preschool SP1 3SAGood4 February 202560
18Alderbury Preschool SP5 3BDGood9 January 202550
19Tops Salisbury SP2 8BJGood6 December 2024104
20Farley Salisbury Outdoor Nursery School SP5 1AHGood10 October 202470
21Giant Steps At River Bourne Farm SP1 2SRGood9 July 202441
22Finkley Amesbury Nursery and Pre-School SP4 7RTGood9 January 202465
23York House Day Nursery And Nursery School SP1 2PHGood11 December 202346
24Old Sarum Nursery SP4 6GHGood24 November 202326
25South Hills City Nursery SP2 7SNGood26 June 202369
26Wind In The Willows Preschool Ltd SP4 7XTGood3 May 202361
27Wind In The Willows Preschool Ltd @ ABC Durrington SP4 8HHGood19 April 202324
28Manor Farm Nursery School SP2 8PUGood26 January 202354
29Giant Steps Nursery SP5 3HNGood16 January 202338
30Brambles Wilton SP2 0JSGood13 January 202330
31South Hills Nursery School SP2 8PJGood24 May 2022100
32Chalke Valley Playschool SP5 5DSGood10 May 202220
33Kindred Salisbury SP1 3BQGood25 April 202254
34Kindred Winterbourne Earls SP4 6HAGood13 April 2022117
35Windrush Nursery SP5 1HRGood29 March 202225
36St. Osmund's Preschool SP1 2SGGood17 March 2022104
37St. Marks Pre-School SP1 3BLGood10 March 202240
38The Haig Day Nursery SP4 9FDGood22 February 202264
39Busy Bees Preschool SP2 7EJGood27 January 202244
40Golden Acorns SP3 5ARGood12 October 202116
41South Hills Nursery St. Peters SP2 9FLGood22 July 202136
42Giant Steps on The Borough SP5 3NBNot yet gradedNot yet32
43Puddleducks Day Nursery Amesbury SP4 7AXNot yet gradedNot yet72

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

Nurseries by postcode in Salisbury

Salisbury is in Wiltshire and Hampshire.

Nursery fees in Salisbury

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

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