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15 nurseries in Southport

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

15 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
2 with a new report card (13%)
982 places in total
£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Southport

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Southport
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1St Cuthberts Pre-School Playgroup PR9 7NNOutstanding7 January 202535
2Kids Count Pre-School PR9 0TSOutstanding22 April 202220
3Cherubs Day Nursery PR8 6DXExpected standard in all 624 February 202625
4Kids Planet Hoghton House PR9 0PQExpected standard in all 66 January 202695
5Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southport PR8 2ATGood10 September 2025111

Day nurseries in Southport, best rated first

All 15 day nurseries in Southport
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1St Cuthberts Pre-School Playgroup PR9 7NNOutstanding7 January 202535
2Kids Count Pre-School PR9 0TSOutstanding22 April 202220
3Cherubs Day Nursery PR8 6DXExpected standard in all 624 February 202625
4Kids Planet Hoghton House PR9 0PQExpected standard in all 66 January 202695
5Busy Bees Day Nursery at Southport PR8 2ATGood10 September 2025111
6Sunflowers Southport Ltd PR8 4TBGood9 April 202536
7Kids Planet Southport PR9 9BJGood21 March 2025168
8Rocking Horse Nursery (Southport) Limited PR9 7EQGood6 March 202532
9Chatterbox Day Nursery PR9 0NDGood21 February 202526
10Partou Curiosity Corner Day Nursery & Pre-School PR8 6PAGood4 November 202478
11Natterjacks Day Nursery at St Johns PR8 3NGGood5 June 202451
12Lucy Lockets Day Nursery PR8 6QNGood26 February 202436
13Kids Planet Ainsdale PR8 2RFGood14 November 202347
14Hazeldene Day Nursery PR8 6AEGood31 August 202249
15Kinderworld Montessori Nursery PR9 7BLGood29 July 2022173

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

Nurseries by postcode in Southport

Southport is in Sefton.

Nursery fees in Southport

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

Average weekly price in term time, North West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£178no funded hours£136after 30 funded hours
2 years old£158no funded hours£124after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£62after the free 15 hours£120after 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 Southport

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