120 nurseries in West Northamptonshire

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

120 day nurseries

9 rated Outstanding

5 with a new report card (4%)

6,435 places in total

£130 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in West Northamptonshire

10 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 West Northamptonshire
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Middleton Cheney Preschool Limited Banbury, OX17	Strong standard in all 6	4 December 2025	35
2	Nene Valley Day Nursery Northampton, NN1	Outstanding	24 March 2025	105
3	Orchard Day Nursery Daventry, NN11	Outstanding	20 July 2023	50
4	Little Learners Childcare Northampton, NN1	Outstanding	27 April 2023	105
5	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Wootton Fields Northampton, NN4	Outstanding	5 April 2023	104
6	Blackthorn Good Neighbours Nursery Northampton, NN3	Outstanding	1 February 2023	32
7	Kiddi Caru Nursery Northampton, NN4	Outstanding	23 August 2022	118
8	Little Dragons Day Nursery Limited Towcester, NN12	Outstanding	18 August 2022	32
9	Cherry Blossom Day Nursery Daventry, NN11	Outstanding	23 June 2022	95
10	Kings Sutton Pre-School Playgroup Banbury, OX17	Outstanding	21 June 2022	24

Day nurseries in West Northamptonshire, best rated first

All 120 day nurseries in West Northamptonshire
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Middleton Cheney Preschool Limited Banbury, OX17	Strong standard in all 6	4 December 2025	35
2	Nene Valley Day Nursery Northampton, NN1	Outstanding	24 March 2025	105
3	Orchard Day Nursery Daventry, NN11	Outstanding	20 July 2023	50
4	Little Learners Childcare Northampton, NN1	Outstanding	27 April 2023	105
5	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Wootton Fields Northampton, NN4	Outstanding	5 April 2023	104
6	Blackthorn Good Neighbours Nursery Northampton, NN3	Outstanding	1 February 2023	32
7	Kiddi Caru Nursery Northampton, NN4	Outstanding	23 August 2022	118
8	Little Dragons Day Nursery Limited Towcester, NN12	Outstanding	18 August 2022	32
9	Cherry Blossom Day Nursery Daventry, NN11	Outstanding	23 June 2022	95
10	Kings Sutton Pre-School Playgroup Banbury, OX17	Outstanding	21 June 2022	24
11	Monkey Puzzle Riverside Northampton, NN3	Expected standard in 5 of 6	20 March 2026	89
12	Caring Kindergartens Daventry, NN11	Expected standard in all 6	17 February 2026	123
13	Roade Rascals Northampton, NN7	Expected standard in all 6	2 February 2026	18
14	Silverstone Pre-School Silverstone, NN12	Expected standard in all 6	13 January 2026	37
15	Long Buckby Pre School Long Buckby, NN6	Good	18 September 2025	26
16	Readwell Care Northampton, NN3	Good	23 July 2025	50
17	Sunny Socks Nursery Schools Ltd Brixworth, NN6	Good	17 July 2025	60
18	Treasures Of Duston Northampton, NN5	Good	16 July 2025	45
19	Happy Days Nursery Northampton, NN2	Good	11 July 2025	43
20	Totstop Day Nursery Northampton, NN4	Good	27 June 2025	65
21	The Redbrick Day Nursery - Kingswell Road Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2	Good	23 June 2025	74
22	Kids Planet Duston Northampton, NN5	Good	11 June 2025	36
23	Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Millway Northampton, NN5	Good	30 April 2025	100
24	Abc123 Northampton, NN2	Good	1 April 2025	80
25	Adorables Day Nursery Northampton, NN7	Good	1 April 2025	27
26	Acorn Day Nursery Brafield On The Green Northampton, NN7	Good	5 March 2025	44
27	Weedon Bec Pre-School Weedon, NN7	Good	7 February 2025	26
28	The Parade Day Nursery ltd Northampton, NN1	Good	23 January 2025	60
29	Greenacres Day Nursery Towcester, NN12	Good	21 January 2025	24
30	Lily Pad Day Nursery Brackley, NN13	Good	9 January 2025	115
31	Ryehills Farm Day Nursery Northampton, NN6	Good	7 January 2025	103
32	Daisy Chain Pre-School (Rectory Farm) Northampton, NN3	Good	19 November 2024	24
33	Stonewell Cottage Day Nursery Northampton, NN3	Good	1 November 2024	38
34	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton, Riverside Northampton, NN3	Good	29 October 2024	92
35	Yardley Gobion Pre-School Towcester, NN12	Good	24 October 2024	28
36	Manor Farm Day Care Banbury, OX17	Good	21 October 2024	72
37	Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Pineham Village Northampton, NN4	Good	14 October 2024	127
38	KidsStop Northampton, NN1	Good	13 September 2024	24
39	Little Fishes Pre-School Lings, NN3	Good	12 September 2024	28
40	Crazy 4 Kids Nicholas Hawksmoor Out Of School Club & Pre-School Towcester, NN12	Good	5 September 2024	36
41	Roade Day Nursery Northampton, NN7	Good	13 August 2024	68
42	Fountain Of Knowledge Montessori Nursery School Bugbrooke, Northampton, NN7	Good	6 August 2024	29
43	Rothersthorpe Nursery Ltd Northampton, NN7	Good	5 August 2024	55
44	Puddleducks Day Nursery Brackley, NN13	Good	24 July 2024	34
45	Daisy Chain Nursery Northampton, NN4	Good	23 July 2024	52
46	Piglets Of Weedon Weedon, NN7	Good	18 July 2024	31
47	JGB Active Daycare Daventry, NN11	Good	24 June 2024	65
48	The Red Brick Day Nursery Northampton, NN2	Good	25 April 2024	54
49	Greatworth Pre-School Banbury, OX17	Good	16 April 2024	24
50	Hickory House Day Nursery Limited Daventry, NN11	Good	28 March 2024
51	Hardingstone Day Nursery Hardingstone, NN4	Good	22 March 2024	76
52	Omnipresence Children's Nursery Northampton, NN2	Good	12 March 2024	60
53	Camrose Early Years Centre Northampton, NN5	Good	6 March 2024	9
54	Daffodils Outdoor Nursery Arthingworth, LE16	Good	6 March 2024	39
55	Happy Days Childcare Northampton, NN3	Good	28 February 2024	30
56	Hackleton Pre School Playgroup Hackleton,Northampton, NN7	Good	14 February 2024	28
57	Towcester Tots Day Nursery Ltd Towcester, NN12	Good	17 January 2024	57
58	School House Day Care Northampton, NN6	Good	14 December 2023	27
59	Rhymetime Northampton Northampton, NN5	Good	26 September 2023	90
60	Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Northampton, NN1	Good	23 August 2023	59
61	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Spinney Hill Northampton, NN3	Good	1 August 2023	111
62	Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Northampton, NN3	Good	18 July 2023	100
63	Hartwell Nursery & Preschool Northampton, NN7	Good	11 July 2023	24
64	Newbottle and Charlton Pre-School Banbury, OX17	Good	4 July 2023	26
65	Clarence House Northampton Northampton, NN2	Good	3 July 2023	56
66	Davey Day Care Northampton, NN7	Good	3 July 2023	100
67	Happy Hands Day Nursery Northampton, NN5	Good	19 June 2023	100
68	Woodleys Village Day Nursery Northampton, NN7	Good	15 June 2023	35
69	Little Barn Owls Pre-School Ltd Northampton, NN3	Good	14 June 2023	16
70	Welford Pre-School Northampton, NN6	Good	14 June 2023	24
71	Caring Kindergartens Northampton, NN3	Good	8 June 2023	72
72	Collingtree Day Nursery Northampton, NN4	Good	10 May 2023	17
73	Favours Day Nursery Ltd Northampton, NN3	Good	9 May 2023	85
74	Puddleducks Northampton, NN4	Good	3 May 2023	28
75	Hedgehog Hill Day Nursery & Pre-School Towcester, NN12	Good	19 April 2023	50
76	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Daventry Daventry, NN11	Good	29 March 2023	97
77	Bambooh Nursery Banbury, OX17	Good	27 March 2023	30
78	Woodleys Farm Day Nursery Northampton, NN7	Good	23 March 2023	40
79	Kings Pre-School Northampton, NN2	Good	2 March 2023	30
80	Harpole Day Nursery Northampton, NN7	Good	27 February 2023	50
81	Owls Nest Nursery Northampton, NN3	Good	27 February 2023	64
82	KidsStop Towcester, NN12	Good	15 February 2023	32
83	Woodleys Park Day Nursery Northampton, NN5	Good	30 January 2023	74
84	Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool London Road, NN11	Good	23 January 2023	66
85	Crazy 4 Kids Radstone Nursery & Out Of School Club Brackley, NN13	Good	5 December 2022	50
86	St Matthews Nursery and Pre-school Northampton, NN3	Good	17 October 2022	40
87	Kiddies@home Northampton, NN3	Good	8 September 2022	24
88	Flore Day Nursery Northampton, NN7	Good	31 August 2022	54
89	Rocking Horse Day Nursery Towcester, NN12	Good	31 August 2022	64
90	Caring Kindergartens Northampton, NN5	Good	11 August 2022	104
91	Acorn Child Care UK Northampton, NN3	Good	10 August 2022	120
92	St Mary's Day Nursery Northampton, NN4	Good	5 August 2022	38
93	Wooldale Early Care and Education Centre Northampton, NN4	Good	2 August 2022	48
94	Clarecroft Day Nursery Northampton, NN6	Good	28 July 2022	73
95	Little Acorns Northampton, NN6	Good	30 June 2022	44
96	Bugbrooke Preschool Northampton, NN7	Good	23 June 2022	30
97	Bellinge Community Pre-School Northampton, NN3	Good	21 June 2022	30
98	JJ's Kiddycare Northampton, NN6	Good	21 June 2022	64
99	Little Houghton Day Nursery Northampton, NN7	Good	21 June 2022	62
100	Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton Meadows Northampton, NN5	Good	20 June 2022	60
101	Daisy Chain Pre-School (Southfields) Northampton, NN3	Good	20 June 2022	26
102	Puddleducks Pre School Brackley, NN13	Good	20 June 2022	40
103	Brixworth Day Nursery Northampton, NN6	Good	9 May 2022	80
104	Footsteps Daycare 2018 Ltd Northampton, NN1	Good	4 May 2022
105	Crick Pre-School Northampton, NN6	Good	22 September 2021
106	Abington Vale PlaySchool Northampton, NN3	Good	10 May 2021	24
107	Acorn Day Nursery, Deanshanger Milton Keynes, MK19	Not yet graded	Not yet	24
108	Akeley Wood Nursery Milton Keynes, MK19	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
109	Alphabet Day Nursery Northampton, NN4	Not yet graded	Not yet	75
110	Doves Corner Day Nursery Northampton, NN3	Not yet graded	Not yet	75
111	Doves Day Nursery, Silverstone Towcester, NN12	Not yet graded	Not yet	95
112	Doves View Day Nursery Northampton, NN3	Not yet graded	Not yet	65
113	Freestyle Wraparound Care - Old Stratford Primary School Milton Keynes, MK19	Not yet graded	Not yet	20
114	Freestyle Wraparound Care - The Duston School Primary Phase Northampton, NN5	Not yet graded	Not yet	25
115	Holbourn House Day Nursery LTD Northampton, NN7	Not yet graded	Not yet	50
116	KidsStop Towcester, NN12	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
117	SHDC Baby Barn / SHDC Little Paddocks Northampton, NN6	Not yet graded	Not yet	36
118	The Old Rectory Day Nursery Ltd Northampton, NN3	Not yet graded	Not yet	75
119	The Wildflowers Nature Nursery Towcester, NN12	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
120	Tudor Manor Day Nursery Northampton, NN5	Not yet graded	Not yet	92

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

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Nurseries by postcode in West Northamptonshire

Nursery fees in West Northamptonshire

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

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

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