25 nurseries in Winchester

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

25 day nurseries

3 rated Outstanding

6 with a new report card (24%)

1,294 places in total

£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Winchester

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Winchester
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Woodhams Farm Day Nursery SO23 7LB	Outstanding	12 September 2025	116
2	Kids Love Nature Kindergarten at Marwell Zoo SO21 1JH	Outstanding	21 October 2022	70
3	Bright Horizons Winchester Day Nursery and Preschool SO23 0ET	Outstanding	1 June 2022	79
4	RAFA Kidz Worthy Down SO21 2RG	Strong standard in 4 of 6	1 December 2025	37
5	Farley Sparsholt Outdoor Nursery School SO21 2NB	Expected standard in 4 of 6	20 January 2026	76

Day nurseries in Winchester, best rated first

All 25 day nurseries in Winchester
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Woodhams Farm Day Nursery SO23 7LB	Outstanding	12 September 2025	116
2	Kids Love Nature Kindergarten at Marwell Zoo SO21 1JH	Outstanding	21 October 2022	70
3	Bright Horizons Winchester Day Nursery and Preschool SO23 0ET	Outstanding	1 June 2022	79
4	RAFA Kidz Worthy Down SO21 2RG	Strong standard in 4 of 6	1 December 2025	37
5	Farley Sparsholt Outdoor Nursery School SO21 2NB	Expected standard in 4 of 6	20 January 2026	76
6	Ampfield Childcare Hub SO21 2LD	Expected standard in 5 of 6	12 March 2026	65
7	Maples Day Nursery SO22 6RS	Expected standard in 5 of 6	11 March 2026	136
8	St Paul's Pre-School SO22 5AB	Expected standard in 5 of 6	19 January 2026	28
9	All Saints Preschool SO23 0JD	Good	13 May 2025	26
10	Harestock Nursery SO22 6NX	Good	5 November 2024	50
11	Kingsworthy Early Years Centre Limited SO23 7QS	Good	5 June 2024	31
12	Eco Montessori Limited SO23 0HF	Good	23 January 2024
13	Badger Farm Pre-School Playgroup SO22 4QB	Good	12 December 2023	28
14	Poppins Nursery and After School Care SO22 4EJ	Good	15 November 2023	32
15	Rotherly Day Nursery, Winchester SO22 5AZ	Good	13 November 2023	100
16	Kings Burrow Nursery SO22 6JJ	Good	25 September 2023	46
17	Kingsmead Day Nursery Limited SO23 7DD	Good	4 April 2023	59
18	Finkley Weeke Nursery and Pre School SO22 6EE	Good	23 January 2023	40
19	Tops Day Nurseries - Winchester SO22 5DG	Good	27 July 2022	61
20	South Wonston Day Nursery SO21 3EP	Requires improvement	22 September 2025	26
21	Bright Horizons Otterbourne Day Nursery and Preschool SO21 2HJ	Safeguarding not met	30 March 2026	106
22	Bloom Education SO21 1DQ	Not yet graded	Not yet
23	Busy Bees Sutton Scotney SO21 3JW	Not yet graded	Not yet	62
24	Integr8 Dance Camps at Unit 12 SO23 0LD	Not yet graded	Not yet	20
25	Kip McGrath Professional Tuition Centre Winchester SO23 7TA	Not yet graded	Not yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Winchester

Winchester is in Hampshire.

Nursery fees in Winchester

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

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

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