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27 nurseries in Wellingborough

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

27 day nurseries
4 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (4%)
1,383 places in total
£130 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Wellingborough

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Wellingborough
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Croyland Nursery School And Day Nursery NN8 2AXOutstanding9 January 202516
2Dream Days 2 NN8 1NBOutstanding2 December 202434
3Acorn Day Nursery NN9 6PSOutstanding28 July 202281
4Monkey Puzzle Irthlingborough NN9 5GFOutstanding18 October 2021145
5Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Wellingborough NN8 4LGGood3 September 202566

Day nurseries in Wellingborough, best rated first

All 27 day nurseries in Wellingborough
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Croyland Nursery School And Day Nursery NN8 2AXOutstanding9 January 202516
2Dream Days 2 NN8 1NBOutstanding2 December 202434
3Acorn Day Nursery NN9 6PSOutstanding28 July 202281
4Monkey Puzzle Irthlingborough NN9 5GFOutstanding18 October 2021145
5Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Wellingborough NN8 4LGGood3 September 202566
6Crazy 4 Kids Stanton Cross NN8 1GNGood2 July 202570
7Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wellingborough NN8 2DRGood18 November 2024100
8Dream Days Nursery Limited NN8 1NJGood30 October 202428
9Toad Hall Nursery Glenvale Park NN8 6BQGood23 September 2024100
10Vicarage Farm Pre-School NN8 5WAGood6 September 202426
11Victoria Centre NN8 1HRGood5 June 202425
12Playmates Childrens Day Nursery NN8 1HYGood13 July 202335
13Caring Kindergartens NN8 5ADGood11 May 2023120
14Wellingborough Day Nursery NN8 2AUGood22 March 202363
15Kiddi Caru Nursery NN8 4UFGood25 January 2023103
16Great Doddington Village Preschool NN29 7TRGood7 November 202224
17Grassroots Nursery NN9 6BEGood20 July 202245
18Stanwick Pre-school Playgroup NN9 6QJGood6 July 202226
19Our Ladys Preschool NN8 2BEGood20 June 202218
20Clarence House Wellingborough Nursery NN8 4SLGood4 April 202224
21Clarence House Wellingborough Preschool NN8 4SLGood4 April 202221
22Favours Day Nursery Limited NN9 5UBGood9 September 202148
23Little Stones Pre-School and Out of School Clubs NN8 4LDNeeds attention in 6 of 612 November 202524
24Articulate After School Club NN8 4PGNot yet gradedNot yet
25Pop Up Day Nursery NN8 4AHNot yet gradedNot yet33
26Pop Up Irchester NN29 7AWNot yet gradedNot yet48
27The Berrypatch NN9 5LGNot yet gradedNot yet60

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

Nurseries by postcode in Wellingborough

Wellingborough is in North Northamptonshire.

Nursery fees in Wellingborough

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

Average weekly price in term time, East Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£165no funded hours£128after 30 funded hours
2 years old£159no funded hours£130after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£62after the free 15 hours£123after 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 Wellingborough

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