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9 nurseries in SO30 (Botley, Hedge End, West End)

Every day nursery with a SO30 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

9 day nurseries
596 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in SO30 (Botley, Hedge End, West End), best rated first

All 9 day nurseries in SO30 (Botley, Hedge End, West End)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1The Mulberry Bush Hedge End SO30 4AFGood13 May 202560
2Busikids Limited SO30 4BGGood7 February 202572
3Paint Pots Pre School and Nursery SO30 3HNGood2 May 202461
4Alphabets Preschool SO30 2ESGood25 March 202426
5Bright Horizons Hedge End Day Nursery and Preschool SO30 2LFGood11 December 202357
6Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd SO30 3FEGood6 March 2023100
7Hedge End Village Hall Preschool SO30 4AFGood9 March 202224
8YMCA Fairthorne Manor Day Nursery SO30 2GHGood15 February 2022150
9Smiles Pre-School SO30 0LEGood18 January 202246

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

SO30 is in Hampshire.

Nursery fees in SO30

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in SO30 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 SO30

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in SO30 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.