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31 nurseries in Shrewsbury

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

31 day nurseries
7 rated Outstanding
3 with a new report card (10%)
1,871 places in total
£138 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Shrewsbury

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Shrewsbury
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Farm Friends SY5 7BTOutstanding16 July 202568
2Explorers Childcare LTD SY1 4QNOutstanding24 July 202480
3Shrewsbury Prepatoria Limited SY1 3AFOutstanding24 August 202324
4Happy Faces Day Care Nursery Ltd SY4 1HXOutstanding8 June 202335
5Shrewsbury Prepatoria Limited SY1 3AFOutstanding23 May 202390

Day nurseries in Shrewsbury, best rated first

All 31 day nurseries in Shrewsbury
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Farm Friends SY5 7BTOutstanding16 July 202568
2Explorers Childcare LTD SY1 4QNOutstanding24 July 202480
3Shrewsbury Prepatoria Limited SY1 3AFOutstanding24 August 202324
4Happy Faces Day Care Nursery Ltd SY4 1HXOutstanding8 June 202335
5Shrewsbury Prepatoria Limited SY1 3AFOutstanding23 May 202390
6Daisy Chain at Mytton Oak SY3 8XDOutstanding1 November 202272
7Busy Bees Day Nursery at Shrewsbury SY2 6LGOutstanding15 August 2022119
8RAFA Kidz Shawbury SY4 4DZExpected standard in 3 of 615 April 202660
9The Ark SY5 0RFGood1 August 202593
10Kids Planet Shrewsbury SY1 4ANGood23 July 2025120
11Canopy Shrewsbury SY3 8EFGood20 January 202599
12Dorrington Nursery SY5 7JLGood10 October 202420
13Earlyworld Nursery SY3 5HJGood30 August 2024142
14Orchard Early Years SY2 5STGood8 August 202456
15Wem Playmates Nursery SY4 5JXGood20 May 202450
16Mulberry Bush Nursery SY1 4DQGood1 August 202372
17The Column Nursery SY2 5HJGood31 May 202344
18Twyford Tots Nursery SY3 7NPGood3 May 202397
19Hazles Farm SY4 4HEGood14 March 202398
20Explorers At Hadnall SY4 4AGGood24 February 202325
21Kingfisher Nursery SY2 6LEGood4 November 202232
22Crowmoor Day Nursery And Out Of School Club SY2 5JJGood24 October 202274
23Sunshine Pre-School SY4 3PQGood5 October 202220
24Radbrook Nursery and Pre-School SY3 6DUGood9 June 202218
25Bojangles Nursery (West Midlands) Ltd SY4 2HLGood11 January 202235
26Stargazers Nursery SY3 9EWGood10 November 202136
27Hillside House Nursery SY3 0AUNeeds attention in 6 of 623 January 202690
28Hillside House Nursery SY5 8BERequires improvement15 September 202560
29Tiddlywinks Nursery Ltd SY1 3EHSafeguarding not met15 April 202642
30Stagecoach Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury College Of Arts & Technology SY2 6PRNot yet gradedNot yet
31Stagecoach Shrewsbury - Sixth Form College SY2 6AANot yet gradedNot yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is in Shropshire.

Nursery fees in Shrewsbury

What day nurseries in West Midlands charge on average. Fees in Shrewsbury itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, West Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£175no funded hours£142after 30 funded hours
2 years old£171no funded hours£138after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£66after the free 15 hours£133after 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 Shrewsbury

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