Nurseries in Nottingham

Yes. Since September 2025, eligible working parents in Nottingham can receive 30 funded hours a week for 38 weeks a year from the term after their child turns 9 months until they start school.

Yes. Nottingham City Council administers early-years funding and SEND provision within the city. Nottinghamshire County Council covers surrounding districts such as Rushcliffe, Gedling, Broxtowe, Mansfield and Newark and Sherwood, so parents should not use Nottinghamshire funding arrangements for a Nottingham City address.

From 1 April 2026, Nottingham City's base rate is £8.73 per hour for the working-parent 2-year-old entitlement and £6.05 per hour for universal and extended 3- and 4-year-old hours. The separate Early Learning for 2 Year Olds entitlement attracts a higher base rate of £9.85 per hour. These are provider funding rates, not private nursery fees charged to parents.

Yes. Nottingham operates Early Learning for 2 Year Olds for children who meet the additional-support eligibility rules. This is separate from the working-parent entitlement, which is why Nottingham City has different provider funding rates for the two 2-year-old schemes in 2026–27.

For 2026–27, Nottingham City's Early Years Pupil Premium is £1.15 per eligible hour for up to 15 hours a week. Eligible 3- and 4-year-olds can also attract a £1.15-per-hour deprivation supplement, while the Disability Access Fund is £975 per eligible child per year.

Nottingham City has a dedicated Early Years SEND Support Pathway giving early-years settings a single route into council specialist services. Support includes specialist early-years practitioners, educational psychologists, help for children with complex needs, transition support and weekly SEND drop-ins at each Nottingham Family Hub during term time.

Yes. Nottingham City Council's four Family Hubs are in Bestwood, Broxtowe, Hyson Green and The Meadows. Their council-backed early-years offer includes child-development support, early-years SEND drop-ins, speech and language support and parenting services.

The latest full published Nottingham Childcare Sufficiency Assessment is currently the 2023 report; the council says its new 2026 full assessment is due in the autumn term. The 2023 assessment recorded 8,309 registered childcare places, including 971 places for under-2s, 1,543 for 2-year-olds and 6,228 for 3- and 4-year-olds. Because these figures are historical, parents should use ToddleKids for current individual nursery options rather than treating them as live availability data.

No. Nottingham City's current 2026–27 provider rules state that places receiving early-years entitlement funding must be available free of mandatory additional charges. Providers can charge for food or other consumables only where those charges are optional rather than a condition of receiving the funded hours.

Nottingham City nursery searches span several NG districts. Common city areas include NG1 for the city centre, NG2 for areas including The Meadows, NG3 for St Ann's and Mapperley, NG5 for Sherwood and Bestwood, NG6 for Bulwell and Basford, NG7 for Radford and Lenton, NG8 for Wollaton and Aspley, and NG11 for Clifton and nearby southern areas. ToddleKids can be used to compare settings within the exact part of Nottingham needed for a family's home or work route.