46 nurseries in Telford and Wrekin

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

46 day nurseries

7 rated Outstanding

2 with a new report card (4%)

3,138 places in total

£138 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Telford and Wrekin

7 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 Telford and Wrekin
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	ABC Day Nursery Ltd Hadley Telford, TF1	Outstanding	26 August 2025	72
2	ABC Day Nursery Ltd, Hollinswood Telford, TF3	Outstanding	22 August 2025	66
3	ABC Day Nursery Ltd Lightmoor Telford, TF4	Outstanding	2 April 2025	87
4	Chec Mates Day Care Telford, TF7	Outstanding	3 April 2024	38
5	ABC Children's Day Nursery @ Hoo Telford, TF6	Outstanding	14 September 2023	60
6	Smiley Faces Day Nursery Ltd Telford, TF1	Outstanding	28 July 2023	50
7	Tortoise Nursery Telford, TF1	Outstanding	17 March 2023	42

Day nurseries in Telford and Wrekin, best rated first

All 46 day nurseries in Telford and Wrekin
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	ABC Day Nursery Ltd Hadley Telford, TF1	Outstanding	26 August 2025	72
2	ABC Day Nursery Ltd, Hollinswood Telford, TF3	Outstanding	22 August 2025	66
3	ABC Day Nursery Ltd Lightmoor Telford, TF4	Outstanding	2 April 2025	87
4	Chec Mates Day Care Telford, TF7	Outstanding	3 April 2024	38
5	ABC Children's Day Nursery @ Hoo Telford, TF6	Outstanding	14 September 2023	60
6	Smiley Faces Day Nursery Ltd Telford, TF1	Outstanding	28 July 2023	50
7	Tortoise Nursery Telford, TF1	Outstanding	17 March 2023	42
8	Nic and Tim Childcare Newport, TF10	Expected standard in 3 of 6	10 November 2025	48
9	Aqueduct After Hours Telford, TF4	Expected standard in all 6	6 May 2026	50
10	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Telford Priorslee Telford, TF2	Good	18 September 2025	108
11	Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Nursery Telford, TF8	Good	18 September 2025	24
12	Family Nurseries Ltd Newport, TF10	Good	2 July 2025	59
13	Chipmunks Nursery Osc Ltd Telford, TF3	Good	9 April 2025	63
14	Kids Planet Apley Telford, TF1	Good	25 March 2025	194
15	Church Street Day Nursery Telford, TF1	Good	24 January 2025	110
16	Honeybuns Day Nursery Telford, TF1	Good	11 December 2024	128
17	Daisy Chain at Wrekin Prep Wellington, TF1	Good	12 November 2024	91
18	Trench Tots Nursery Telford, TF2	Good	4 November 2024	78
19	Earlyworld Nursery Telford, TF3	Good	2 August 2024	130
20	Little Dragons Child Care Centre Telford, TF2	Good	30 July 2024	28
21	Twiggy's Day Nursery Telford, TF2	Good	23 July 2024	32
22	Earlyworld Nursery Telford, TF1	Good	4 June 2024	115
23	Chec Mates Day Care Telford, TF7	Good	13 May 2024	27
24	Club 0-5 limited Telford, TF7	Good	5 April 2024	114
25	Dothill Pre-School and Childcare Telford, TF1	Good	31 January 2024	32
26	Longford Pre-School Playgroup Newport, TF10	Good	14 December 2023	36
27	Puddleducks Under Fives Ltd Telford, TF4	Good	9 October 2023	26
28	Wooden Tops Day Nursery Telford, TF7	Good	15 August 2023	65
29	Castle House Nursery School Newport, TF10	Good	4 August 2023	75
30	Chipmunks Nursery OSC Ltd Telford, TF3	Good	30 June 2023	50
31	The Learning Tree Pre-School Telford, TF2	Good	24 April 2023	32
32	Twiggys Day Nursery Telford, TF7	Good	19 April 2023	52
33	Play-Days Corporation Ltd Newport, TF10	Good	13 April 2023	36
34	Central Park Nursery Ltd Telford, TF2	Good	14 March 2023	105
35	Twiggys Day Nursery Ltd Telford, TF7	Good	9 January 2023	42
36	Halesfield Day Nursery Centre Telford, TF7	Good	28 October 2022	54
37	Little Chicks Pre-School Telford, TF5	Good	13 September 2022	46
38	High Ercall Day Nursery And Holiday Club Telford, TF6	Good	20 July 2022	21
39	Childrensworld Newport Newport, TF10	Good	28 October 2021	99
40	Small Talk Nurseries Telford, TF4	Requires improvement	23 September 2025	50
41	Kaleidoscope Nursery, Oakengates Oakengates, TF2	Not yet graded	Not yet	37
42	Kids Planet Lawley Telford, TF3	Not yet graded	Not yet	116
43	Little Seeds Telford Telford, TF1	Not yet graded	Not yet	39
44	Oakengates Nursery school Telford, TF2	Not yet graded	Not yet	117
45	Snuggle Bugs Nursery Telford, TF2	Not yet graded	Not yet	94
46	Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Apley Telford, TF1	Not yet graded	Not yet	100

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

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Nursery fees in Telford and Wrekin

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

Average weekly price in term time, West Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 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 Telford and Wrekin

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Telford and Wrekin 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

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 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.