49 nurseries in York

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

49 day nurseries

7 rated Outstanding

4 with a new report card (8%)

2,588 places in total

£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in York

8 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 York
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Liliput Day Nursery (York) Ltd York, YO26	Strong standard in all 6	31 March 2026	40
2	Little Green Rascals Bishopthorpe York, YO23	Outstanding	1 May 2025	61
3	Little Green Rascals Children's Organic Day Nursery York, YO19	Outstanding	3 December 2024	99
4	Muddy Boots Nursery Poppleton York, YO26	Outstanding	28 March 2023	110
5	Funfishers Out of School Club York, YO10	Outstanding	9 December 2022	38
6	Little Green Rascals Poppleton York, YO26	Outstanding	28 July 2022	42
7	Little Green Rascals Haxby York, YO32	Outstanding	1 July 2021	66
8	Sticky Fingers Tiny School York, YO32	Outstanding	1 July 2021	56

Day nurseries in York, best rated first

All 49 day nurseries in York
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Liliput Day Nursery (York) Ltd York, YO26	Strong standard in all 6	31 March 2026	40
2	Little Green Rascals Bishopthorpe York, YO23	Outstanding	1 May 2025	61
3	Little Green Rascals Children's Organic Day Nursery York, YO19	Outstanding	3 December 2024	99
4	Muddy Boots Nursery Poppleton York, YO26	Outstanding	28 March 2023	110
5	Funfishers Out of School Club York, YO10	Outstanding	9 December 2022	38
6	Little Green Rascals Poppleton York, YO26	Outstanding	28 July 2022	42
7	Little Green Rascals Haxby York, YO32	Outstanding	1 July 2021	66
8	Sticky Fingers Tiny School York, YO32	Outstanding	1 July 2021	56
9	Little Green Rascals - 7 Minster Yard York, YO1	Strong standard in 4 of 6	28 January 2026	125
10	Dinky Groves Day Nursery York, YO31	Expected standard in 3 of 6	8 May 2026	38
11	Muddy Boots Acomb York, YO24	Expected standard in 5 of 6	17 March 2026	131
12	Fulford Montessori Nursery Ltd York, YO10	Good	14 August 2025	69
13	York Campus Nursery Heslington, YO10	Good	7 August 2025	94
14	Little Green Rascals - Tadcaster Road York, YO24	Good	4 August 2025	131
15	Holgate Preschool York, YO24	Good	24 June 2025	24
16	The Wonder Years Preschool & Extended School CIO Wigginton, York, YO32	Good	30 April 2025	60
17	Little Bugs Childcare York, YO32	Good	14 April 2025	51
18	Joseph's Nursery York, YO30	Good	25 February 2025	38
19	Tiddlywinks York York, YO19	Good	4 February 2025	58
20	Busy Bees Day Nursery at York Rawcliffe, YO30	Good	21 January 2025	120
21	Clifton Day Nursery York, YO30	Good	8 January 2025	30
22	Wendy House Day Nursery York, YO24	Good	26 November 2024	22
23	Agility Tots Nether Poppleton, YO26	Good	17 October 2024	39
24	Little Years Nursery Acomb York, YO24	Good	10 October 2024	59
25	My Ohana York Nursery Hull Road, York, YO10	Good	18 September 2024	54
26	Acorn Family Centre York, YO23	Good	17 September 2024	11
27	Scarcroft Green Nursery York, YO23	Good	18 July 2024	51
28	Over the Rainbow York, YO19	Good	12 June 2024	36
29	Walmgate Day Nursery York, YO1	Good	7 February 2024	42
30	Adventurers Day Nursery Ltd York, YO10	Good	26 October 2023	51
31	Little Acorns New Earswick Ltd York, YO32	Good	17 July 2023	49
32	First for Childcare - York York, YO30	Good	6 June 2023	57
33	Askham Bryan Childcare Centre York, YO23	Good	14 March 2023	50
34	Copmanthorpe Childcare Centre Ltd Copmanthorpe, YO23	Good	31 January 2023	40
35	Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd York, YO31	Good	30 January 2023	45
36	Heather's Day Nursery York, YO24	Good	26 January 2023	36
37	Little Peanuts Day Nursery Wheldrake, YO19	Good	22 August 2022	77
38	Cheeky Monkeys York, YO24	Good	21 June 2022	24
39	Station House Children's Day Nursery York, YO19	Good	16 June 2022	80
40	Sunshine Day Nursery York Ltd York, YO31	Good	28 April 2022	50
41	Straylands Day Nursery York, YO31	Good	23 November 2021	24
42	Daisy Chain Day Nursery York, YO31	Good	27 September 2021	54
43	Burnholme Day Nursery York, YO31	Good	26 August 2021	30
44	Acomb Cricket Club York, YO26	Not yet graded	Not yet
45	Kip McGrath Education Centres York West York, YO24	Not yet graded	Not yet
46	Let's Thrive York, YO31	Not yet graded	Not yet
47	Osbaldwick Montessori York, YO10	Not yet graded	Not yet	50
48	Strensall Montessori Nursery LTD York, YO32	Not yet graded	Not yet	56
49	Total Sports @ Huntington Secondary York, YO32	Not yet graded	Not yet	20

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

Nurseries by postcode in York

Nursery fees in York

What day nurseries in Yorkshire and the Humber charge on average. Fees in York itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, Yorkshire and the Humber, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£156no funded hours	£126after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£154no funded hours	£124after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£59after the free 15 hours	£118after 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 York

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