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24 nurseries in Scarborough

Every day nursery in Scarborough on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in Yorkshire and the Humber after the free hours.

24 day nurseries
5 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (4%)
960 places in total
£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Scarborough

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Scarborough
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Happy Jays YO11 3LROutstanding29 September 202530
2Buttercup Pre School YO11 3NNOutstanding3 June 202527
3Hayleys Little Munchkins YO12 7JHOutstanding18 March 202445
4Newby Early Years YO12 5JAOutstanding17 January 202330
5Seamer Pre-School YO12 4RFOutstanding8 September 202230

Day nurseries in Scarborough, best rated first

All 24 day nurseries in Scarborough
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Happy Jays YO11 3LROutstanding29 September 202530
2Buttercup Pre School YO11 3NNOutstanding3 June 202527
3Hayleys Little Munchkins YO12 7JHOutstanding18 March 202445
4Newby Early Years YO12 5JAOutstanding17 January 202330
5Seamer Pre-School YO12 4RFOutstanding8 September 202230
6Harlequin Day Nursery YO12 6LAGood21 August 202548
7Happy Jays YO11 3YSGood20 August 202585
8Jitterbugs Day Nursery YO11 2TDGood18 July 202572
9Wise Owls Educational Play YO11 3LJGood19 May 202522
10The Wooden Horse - Wykeham YO13 9QBGood15 May 202530
11MadHatters Pre School Nursery YO12 7SZGood24 April 202534
12Buckets & Spades Nursery YO11 1SQGood4 February 202598
13Hackness and District Under Fives YO13 0JWGood1 October 202424
14Kiddiwinks Nursery YO12 5PBGood1 May 202436
15Seedlings Nursery and Pre-school YO12 7BEGood30 January 202448
16Little Footsteps Nursery YO12 7JTGood30 October 202360
17Skylark Day Nursery YO12 5ABGood28 April 202244
18Amazing Owls Educational Play YO11 3LJGood3 February 202220
19Kinder Place YO12 6QNGood10 November 202140
20Green Hedges Day Nursery YO11 2BJNeeds attention in 4 of 630 January 202669
21Childhaven Under Two's YO11 1UBNot yet gradedNot yet12
22Friarage Nursery YO11 1HSNot yet gradedNot yet18
23Little Learners Nursery and Preschool YO12 7RXNot yet gradedNot yet38
24Mencap YO11 2JENot yet gradedNot yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Scarborough

Scarborough is in North Yorkshire.

Nursery fees in Scarborough

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

Average weekly price in term time, Yorkshire and the Humber, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 Scarborough

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