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53 nurseries in Southampton

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

53 day nurseries
5 rated Outstanding
3 with a new report card (6%)
3,134 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Southampton

5 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 Southampton
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Holy Family Pre-School Southampton, SO16Outstanding8 July 202540
2Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery Southampton, SO15Outstanding4 July 202555
3Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett Southampton, SO16Outstanding27 June 202534
4Mansbridge Community Pre-School Southampton, SO18Outstanding16 May 202530
5Pixies Tree Southampton, SO19Outstanding27 April 202360

Day nurseries in Southampton, best rated first

All 53 day nurseries in Southampton
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Holy Family Pre-School Southampton, SO16Outstanding8 July 202540
2Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery Southampton, SO15Outstanding4 July 202555
3Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett Southampton, SO16Outstanding27 June 202534
4Mansbridge Community Pre-School Southampton, SO18Outstanding16 May 202530
5Pixies Tree Southampton, SO19Outstanding27 April 202360
6Hopscotch Day Nursery (Sholing) Ltd Southampton, SO19Expected standard in 5 of 625 November 202592
7Redroofs Day Nursery Southampton, SO19Expected standard in 5 of 625 November 202565
8Sticky Fingers Pre-School Millbrook, SO16Good23 September 202540
9Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) Ltd Southampton, SO15Good16 July 202580
10Woolston Preschool Woolston, Southampton, SO19Good13 June 202528
11Harefield Community Pre-School Southampton, SO18Good5 June 202552
12Sticky Fingers Pre-School Millbrook, SO16Good7 May 202532
13St James Nursery and Pre-School Southampton, SO16Good12 February 202540
14Olive Tree Pre-School Southampton, SO16Good3 February 202533
15Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd Southampton, SO14Good22 January 2025102
16Learningland Day Nursery Southampton, SO16Good13 November 202445
17Woodberry Day Nursery and Preschool-Peartree Southampton, SO19Good6 June 202474
18Happy Bunnies Pre-School Southampton, SO19Good4 June 202432
19Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery Southampton, SO19Good1 May 202454
20Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery Southampton, SO16Good14 March 202468
21Seedlings Montessori at Moorlands Southampton, SO18Good26 February 202425
22Southampton University Early Years Centre Southampton, SO17Good2 February 2024120
23Taplins Day Nursery SGH Southampton, SO16Good25 January 202463
24The Co-operative Childcare Southampton Southampton, SO16Good18 December 2023100
25Woodberry Day Nursery and Preschool-Sholing Southampton, SO19Good18 December 202373
26Bright Horizons Southampton Day Nursery and Preschool Hampshire, SO15Good19 September 202381
27Barn Owls Pre School Southampton, SO15Good12 September 202340
28Earlystarts Childcare Southampton, SO18Good24 July 2023110
29Hardmoor Early Years Centre (Daycare) Southampton, SO16Good18 July 202345
30Redbridge Preschool Southampton, SO16Good13 July 202324
31Tickleford Preschool Southampton, SO19Good27 June 202330
32Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery Southampton, SO15Good15 May 202351
33Bright Horizons Portswood Day Nursery and Preschool Southampton, SO17Good5 April 202369
34Kanes Hill Pre-School Southampton, SO19Good9 March 202326
35Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Portswood) Ltd Southampton, SO17Good7 March 202376
36The Mulberry Bush Bitterne Park Southampton, SO18Good30 January 2023100
37Bright Horizons Southampton Nursling Day Nursery and Preschool Southampton, SO16Good2 December 202275
38Nursery @ Itchen College Southampton, SO19Good30 September 202247
39Brook Early Years Southampton, SO18Good14 September 202252
40Sunshine Pre-School and Day Nursery Southampton, SO15Good25 April 202235
41Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery Southampton, SO17Good6 April 202264
42Bevois Town Community Pre-School (With extended Day Care Provisions) Southampton, SO14Good16 March 202246
43Sunrise Day Nursery Southampton, SO14Good1 February 202281
44YMCA Woolston Day Nursery Southampton, SO19Good1 July 2021108
45Trust Taplins Childcare Southampton, SO16Good15 June 2021100
46Tiny Toes Day Nursery Southampton, SO16Safeguarding not met12 March 2026126
47Hayfield Forest School Southampton, SO19Not yet gradedNot yet51
48Hayfield Forest School Southampton, SO19Not yet gradedNot yet41
49Heritage House Southampton, SO14Not yet gradedNot yet31
50Highfield Primary Wraparound and Holiday Club Southampton, SO17Not yet gradedNot yet
51Rose Road Playscheme - Bradbury Centre Southampton, SO16Not yet gradedNot yet
52Tiny Toes (Warren Avenue) Southampton, SO16Not yet gradedNot yet140
53Valentine Primary School Nursery Southampton, SO19Not yet gradedNot yet48

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

Nurseries by postcode in Southampton

Nursery fees in Southampton

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Southampton 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 Southampton

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