Find nurseries near you.

Pick your county or town on this page, or search by town or postcode in Toddle's nursery search. Each location page lists every nursery we have there, best rated first, with Ofsted grades, published day rates, ages, opening times and funded hours, and Doddle can narrow them down to your child's age and the days you need.

Among the 315 nurseries on Toddle that publish a day rate, a typical full day costs about £71, and most charge between £58 and £84. Five days a week at £71 comes to roughly £1,540 a month before funded hours. Of the counties where at least 5 nurseries publish a rate, the typical day rate is lowest in Bedfordshire (£47), Lincolnshire (£47) and Derbyshire (£50) and highest in Surrey (£105), Greater London (£90) and Essex (£86).

310 of the 1,014 nurseries on Toddle (31%) are rated Outstanding by Ofsted, and 614 are rated Good. Of the counties with 10 or more nurseries, the highest shares rated Outstanding are in Greater London (62%), Surrey (46%) and Warwickshire (40%). Each nursery page links to its latest Ofsted report.

A day nursery is usually private and open all day, all year, often from around 6 months to 5 years, which suits working parents. A nursery school, or a nursery class in a primary school, takes 3 and 4 year olds and usually follows school terms. A pre-school (or playgroup) is often run by a charity or committee, takes 2 to 5 year olds for shorter sessions and mostly closes in the school holidays. All of them follow the Early Years Foundation Stage and are inspected by Ofsted.

851 of the nurseries on Toddle say they accept funded hours. In England every 3 and 4 year old can get 15 hours a week for 38 weeks a year, some 2 year olds qualify too, and eligible working parents can get 30 hours a week from when their child is 9 months old until they start school. Nurseries can charge for extras such as meals, but paying for them can't be a condition of getting the funded hours.

As early as you can, especially for a baby place. Baby rooms are small and often fill first, so many parents start looking 6 to 12 months before they go back to work. 809 of the nurseries on Toddle take babies, usually from around 6 months.

Most are: 799 of the nurseries on Toddle are open all year round, which suits working parents, while 172 run in term time only, as many pre-schools and nursery schools do. Opening hours are on each nursery's page, so you can check early drop-off and late pick-up times before you visit.

Yes. Searching, comparing and sending enquiries to nurseries is free for parents. Nurseries list on Toddle directly, and you contact them yourself to visit or book a place.