Nurseries in Southampton

There are 165 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Southampton, and 91 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Southampton

Ofsted report cards: 24 settings (15 Strong standard, 110 Expected standard, 15 Needs attention, 4 Urgent improvement)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 119 settings (13 Outstanding, 106 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Childminders and home childcarers

86 registered childminders in Southampton (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
18 registered home childcarers in Southampton (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

Nurseries and pre-schools

Ace Sports at Bartley Junior School - Pre-school, Southampton SO40 2HR
Acorns Community Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO40 3BA, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 9 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Alphabets Preschool - Day nursery, Southampton SO30 2ES, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 25 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Applemore Early Years Centre - Pre-school, Southampton SO45 5TN, ages 2 to 4
Ofsted, 17 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Applemore Early Years Centre - Day nursery, Southampton SO45 4RQ, 64 places
Ashurst Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO40 7ED, ages 2 to 4
Ofsted, 27 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Barn Owls Pre School - Day nursery, Southampton SO15 7QE, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 12 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bevois Town Community Pre-School (With extended Day Care Provisions) - Day nursery, Southampton SO14 6RU, ages 2 to 4, 46 places
Ofsted, 16 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Big Mouth Theatre, Totton - Pre-school, Southampton SO40 9FT
Bishops Waltham Montessori - Pre-school, Southampton SO32 1ED, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 10 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bitterne Park Holiday Club - Pre-school, Southampton SO18 1BU
Bracken Place Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 3NG, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
Ofsted, 20 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Brambles Community Pre-school - Pre-school, Southampton SO19 6FH, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 23 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bright Horizons Chilworth Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 7PT, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
Ofsted, 3 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bright Horizons Hedge End Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Southampton SO30 2LF, ages 0 to 4, 57 places
Ofsted, 11 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Southampton SO52 9DT, ages 0 to 4, 58 places
Ofsted, 25 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bright Horizons Portswood Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Southampton SO17 1EJ, ages 0 to 5, 69 places
Ofsted, 5 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bright Horizons Southampton Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Hampshire SO15 5DF, ages 1 to 4, 81 places
Ofsted report card, 10 August 2026: Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
Bright Horizons Southampton Nursling Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 0XS, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
Ofsted report card, 27 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Brook Early Years - Day nursery, Southampton SO18 4EG, ages 2 to 4, 52 places
Ofsted, 14 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Busikids Limited - Day nursery, Southampton SO30 4BG, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
Ofsted, 7 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Busy Bee Preschool - Pre-school, Southampton SO15 3ND, ages 2 to 5, 120 places
Ofsted, 14 December 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Busy Bee Pre School Millbrook - Pre-school, Millbrook SO16 9JA, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 22 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Busy Bees Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO45 3QR, ages 2 to 3, 26 places
Ofsted report card, 1 July 2026: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
Caterpillars Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO40 2ZZ, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 25 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Dingley Family And Specialist Early Years Centres - Pre-school, Southampton SO14 0EL, ages 2 to 5, 10 places
Ofsted, 3 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Ducklings Pre-School Ltd - Day nursery, Southampton SO31 7DU, ages 1 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 10 July 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Earlystarts Childcare - Day nursery, Southampton SO18 4DJ, ages 0 to 8, 110 places
Ofsted, 24 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Explorers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 0AS, ages 0 to 4, 90 places
Ofsted, 1 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Fairlands Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO32 2HY, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
Ofsted, 23 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Foundry Lane Preschool - Pre-school, Southampton SO15 3JT, ages 2 to 3, 30 places
Ofsted report card, 9 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Fun Box Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO40 8DA, ages 2 to 5, 36 places
Ofsted, 31 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Good Shepherd Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO45 2JP, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
Ofsted, 16 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hamble Early Years - Day nursery, Southampton SO31 4NE, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
Ofsted, 2 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hamble Village Playschool - Pre-school, Southampton SO31 4JE, ages 2 to 5, 26 places
Ofsted, 7 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Happy Bunnies Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 8FJ, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 4 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO32 2SH, 84 places
Hardmoor Early Years Centre (Daycare) - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 3EP, ages 0 to 2, 45 places
Ofsted, 18 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Harefield Community Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO18 5NZ, ages 2 to 4, 52 places
Ofsted, 5 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hawthorn Learning - Pre-school, Southampton SO45 2HD
Hayfield Forest School - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 7GQ, 41 places
Hayfield Forest School - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 0SG, 51 places
Hedge End Village Hall Preschool - Day nursery, Southampton SO30 4AF, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 9 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Heritage House - Day nursery, Southampton SO14 3HY, ages 1 to 3, 31 places
Ofsted report card, 25 August 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Highfield Primary Wraparound and Holiday Club - Day nursery, Southampton SO17 1PX
Hive Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Southampton SO45 6EA, 52 places
Hollytree Community Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO52 9AQ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 27 May 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Holy Family Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 9LP, ages 3 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 8 July 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Honeybeez Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO16 3BZ, ages 2 to 4, 46 places
Ofsted, 24 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Portswood) Ltd - Day nursery, Southampton SO17 1DP, ages 0 to 4, 76 places
Ofsted, 7 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) Ltd - Day nursery, Southampton SO15 8NY, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
Ofsted, 16 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hopscotch Day Nursery Botley - Day nursery, Southampton SO32 2DR, ages 0 to 5, 120 places
Ofsted, 6 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hopscotch Day Nursery (Sholing) Ltd - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 8LW, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
Ofsted report card, 25 November 2025: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Horns Drove Community Childcare - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 8AD, ages 2 to 11, 30 places
Ofsted report card, 6 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Hounds Owls Preschool - Pre-school, Southampton SO31 5FR, ages 2 to 5, 40 places
Ofsted, 29 March 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Hythe Primary School Holiday Club - Pre-school, Southampton SO45 6BL
ID PE & Sport's Brookfield Course Centre - Pre-school, Southampton SO31 7DU
Kanes Hill Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 6FW, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 9 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Southampton SO31 7GQ, ages 0 to 5, 60 places
Ofsted, 23 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Incorporated - Day nursery, Southampton SO40 9HL, ages 0 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 18 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Ladybirds Preschool Parkside - Pre-school, Southampton SO19 7QR, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 22 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Ladybirds Pre-school (Porchester Road) - Pre-school, Southampton SO19 2JB, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 8 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Learningland Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 4QF, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted, 13 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Lilypad Preschool - Day nursery, Southampton SO32 1EP, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 3 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Berries Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO16 6RL, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 3 November 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 7DE, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
Ofsted, 27 June 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Caterpillars Preschool - Pre-school, Southampton SO16 6AB, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
Ofsted report card, 23 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Little Drummers Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO30 2AD, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 16 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Gardners Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO40 4ZH, ages 1 to 4, 46 places
Ofsted report card, 18 June 2026: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
Little Gems Pre-School, Hedge End - Pre-school, Southampton SO30 2TL, 55 places
Little Gems Pre-School, West End - Pre-school, Southampton SO30 3EG, 47 places
Little Nest Childcare - Day nursery, Southampton SO31 1BS, ages 0 to 4, 33 places
Ofsted report card, 11 June 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Little Owls Woodland Preschool - Pre-school, Southampton SO30 3HQ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 30 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Shipmates Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO45 5DB, ages 0 to 4, 61 places
Ofsted, 19 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Shipmates Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO45 6ET, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
Ofsted, 15 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Stars Preschool - Pre-school, Southampton SO45 6DU, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 17 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Wisp Hedge End Preschool - Pre-school, Southampton SO30 2GL, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
Ofsted, 10 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Longoak Pre-school - Day nursery, Southampton SO31 8DT, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 11 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Lordswood Community Centre Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO16 8FD, ages 2 to 5, 36 places
Ofsted, 25 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Mansbridge Community Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO18 2LX, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 16 May 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Mulberry Preschool - Pre-school, Southampton SO40 4WB, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 4 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
My Ohana IKEA Southampton - Pre-school, Southampton SO15 1GY
Netley Abbey Pre-school - Day nursery, Southampton SO31 5EL, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 18 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
New Forest Child Care CIC Banister - Pre-school, Southampton SO15 2LS, 50 places
Noah's Ark Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO31 8ES, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
Ofsted, 18 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Nursery @ Itchen College - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 7TB, ages 0 to 4, 47 places
Ofsted report card, 29 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO16 9FQ, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 14 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Olive Tree Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 9DD, ages 1 to 4, 33 places
Ofsted, 3 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Orchard Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO45 4SB, 45 places
Outdoor Adventurers - Pre-school, Southampton SO31 1BH
Paint Pots Bitterne - Pre-school, Southampton SO19 7BX, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
Ofsted report card, 30 April 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Paint Pots Preschool And Nursery - Pre-school, Southampton SO15 8RL, ages 2 to 4, 38 places
Ofsted, 15 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Paint Pots Pre School and Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO30 3HN, ages 0 to 4, 61 places
Ofsted, 2 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Paint Pots Preschool @ Harefield - Pre-school, Southampton SO18 5NZ, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 18 October 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 8NG, ages 0 to 8, 54 places
Ofsted, 1 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO15 3AR, ages 0 to 5, 55 places
Ofsted, 4 July 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO15 5BB, ages 0 to 8, 51 places
Ofsted, 15 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 3AU, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
Ofsted, 14 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Paint Pots Preschool & Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO17 2FZ, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
Ofsted, 6 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Paint Pots Preschool @ St Joseph's - Pre-school, Southampton SO14 2AH, ages 2 to 4, 54 places
Ofsted report card, 17 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Paint Pots Preschool @ St Marks - Pre-school, Southampton SO15 5TE, ages 2 to 4, 31 places
Ofsted, 21 September 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Piglets Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO31 1BH, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
Ofsted, 12 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Pinecones Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO40 3ZX, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 10 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Pixies Day Nursery and Pixies Too Ltd - Day nursery, Southampton SO31 6NS, ages 0 to 7, 99 places
Ofsted, 8 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Pixies Tree - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 9BE, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 27 April 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd - Day nursery, Southampton SO30 3FE, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
Ofsted, 6 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd - Day nursery, Southampton SO14 5FE, ages 0 to 4, 102 places
Ofsted, 22 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd - Day nursery, Southampton SO40 9HL, ages 0 to 4, 122 places
Ofsted report card, 2 April 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Priory Park Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO31 6PT, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 6 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Redbridge Preschool - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 9RJ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 13 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Redroofs Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 2NX, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
Ofsted report card, 25 November 2025: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Rose Road Playscheme - Bradbury Centre - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 5NA
Saplings (Childrens) Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Southampton SO45 2HW, ages 1 to 4, 38 places
Ofsted, 25 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Seedlings Montessori at Moorlands - Day nursery, Southampton SO18 5RJ, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
Ofsted, 26 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Shirley Preschool - Pre-school, Southampton SO15 5HE, ages 2 to 5, 40 places
Ofsted, 28 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Sholing Community Centre Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO19 1BN, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 12 May 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Smiles Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO30 0LE, ages 2 to 4, 46 places
Ofsted, 18 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Southampton Tuition Centre - Pre-school, Southampton SO15 1HY
Southampton University Early Years Centre - Day nursery, Southampton SO17 1BJ, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
Ofsted, 2 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Squirrels Corner Pre School 2 - Pre-school, Southampton SO18 2FH, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
Ofsted, 27 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Squirrels Preschool - Pre-school, Southampton SO40 8WU, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 25 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Start Point Northam - Pre-school, Southampton SO14 5SP, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted report card, 4 December 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
St Christopher's Pre-school - Pre-school, Southampton SO19 6PJ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 20 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Totton) Ltd - Day nursery, Southampton SO40 9GF, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 7 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Stepping Stones Preschool - Day nursery, Southampton SO45 2QG, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 11 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
St Francis Pre School - Pre-school, Southampton SO19 0EQ, 40 places
Sticky Fingers Pre-School - Day nursery, Millbrook SO16 9BB, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 7 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Sticky Fingers Pre-School - Day nursery, Millbrook SO16 9QX, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 23 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Sticky Fingers Pre-School Portswood - Pre-school, Southampton SO17 3AA, 35 places
Sticky Fingers Pre-school Spring Road - Pre-school, Southampton SO19 2NZ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted report card, 11 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Sticky Fingers Pre-school Tanners Brook - Pre-school, Southampton SO15 4PF, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 11 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
St James Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 6UG, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 12 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Sunrise Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO14 1AR, ages 1 to 4, 81 places
Ofsted report card, 21 August 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Sunshine Pre-School and Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO15 5BR, ages 1 to 4, 35 places
Ofsted, 25 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Swanmore Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO32 2PA, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 27 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Taplins Day Nursery SGH - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 6YD, ages 0 to 4, 63 places
Ofsted, 25 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Testwood Baptist Church Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO40 3LZ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 30 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Co-operative Childcare Southampton - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 6AY, ages 1 to 4, 100 places
Ofsted, 18 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Forest Pre-School at Copythorne and Embers - Day nursery, Southampton SO40 2PB, ages 2 to 5, 24 places
Ofsted, 23 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Kindergarten - Pre-school, Southampton SO45 1EB, ages 2 to 3, 26 places
Ofsted, 11 September 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
The Mulberry Bush - Day nursery, Southampton SO31 6NS, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
Ofsted, 5 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Mulberry Bush Bitterne Park - Day nursery, Southampton SO18 4QG, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
Ofsted, 30 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Mulberry Bush Hedge End - Day nursery, Southampton SO30 4AF, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 13 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Shore Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO19 9JQ, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted, 28 November 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
The Shore Woolston - Pre-school, Southampton SO19 9FU, ages 2 to 4, 47 places
Ofsted, 12 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Valley Preschool - Pre-school, Southampton SO32 3NJ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted report card, 21 April 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
The Village Pre-School, Upham - Pre-school, Southampton SO32 1HF, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 18 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Tickleford Preschool - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 9QP, ages 2 to 5, 30 places
Ofsted, 27 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Tiny Toes Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 8GA, ages 0 to 4, 126 places
Ofsted report card, 4 August 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Tiny Toes (Warren Avenue) - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 6AG, ages 0 to 4, 140 places
Ofsted report card, 29 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Tops Fawley - Day nursery, Southampton SO45 1DZ, ages 0 to 7, 67 places
Ofsted, 2 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Trust Taplins Childcare - Day nursery, Southampton SO16 4XE, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
Ofsted, 15 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Twiggs Lane Pre-School - Day nursery, Southampton SO40 4ZE, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
Ofsted, 2 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Valentine Primary School Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 0EQ, ages 1 to 3, 48 places
Ofsted report card, 23 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Waltham Chase Preschool - Pre-school, Southampton SO32 2LX, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 5 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
West End Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO30 3DU, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 21 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Wildern Opportunity Group - Pre-school, Southampton SO30 4AF, ages 0 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 30 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Woodberry Day Nursery and Pre-School- Fawley - Day nursery, Southampton SO45 2GD, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
Ofsted, 8 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Woodberry Day Nursery and Preschool-Peartree - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 7JJ, ages 0 to 4, 74 places
Ofsted report card, 1 October 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Woodberry Day Nursery and Preschool-Sholing - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 0NL, ages 0 to 7, 73 places
Ofsted, 18 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Woodlands Early Learning - Day nursery, Southampton SO31 7BJ, ages 0 to 4, 132 places
Ofsted, 16 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Woodlands Pre-School - Pre-school, Southampton SO40 7GE, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 21 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Woolston Preschool - Day nursery, Woolston, Southampton SO19 9DB, ages 2 to 5, 28 places
Ofsted, 13 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
YMCA Fairthorne Manor Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO30 2GH, ages 0 to 4, 150 places
Ofsted report card, 27 April 2026: Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 areas; safeguarding standards not met
YMCA Woolston Day Nursery - Day nursery, Southampton SO19 9EF, ages 1 to 4, 108 places
Ofsted, 1 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

360 Degree Sports Coaching - Beechwood - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO18 4EG, 15 places
360 Degree Sports Coaching - Blackfield - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO45 1XA, 20 places
360 Degree Sports Coaching - Glenfield - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO18 4RN, 40 places
360 Degree Sports Coaching - LIFT - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO45 2PA, 15 places
4Wards Multi-Activity - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO30 2LE, 45 places
Active8 Minds Droxford Wraparound Care - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO32 3QR, 60 places
Active8 Minds Winchester - Upham Wraparound Care - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO32 1JD, 48 places
ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Bassett Green Primary School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO16 3BZ, 50 places
ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Ludlow Junior School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO19 2DW, 40 places
ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Mason Moor Primary School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO16 4AS, 35 places
ActiveMe 360 CIC @ St John The Baptist CE Primary - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO32 2LY, 40 places
ActiveMe 360 CIC @ St Mary's CE Primary School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO14 1LU, 40 places
ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Swanmore College - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO32 2RB, 236 places
ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Swanmore Primary - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO32 2PA, 50 places
ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Valentine Primary School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO19 0EQ, 40 places
Bishops Waltham Jnr School (ActiveMe 360) - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO32 1EP
Bitterne Park After School Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO18 1PH, 40 places
Calmore Holiday Club NFCC - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO40 2ZZ, 51 places
Calshot Activities Centre - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO45 1BR
Choice - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO15 5HE
Choice Childcare Breakfast Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO15 5LA
Cm Sports After School Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO31 7BJ
CM Sports After School Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO30 2TL
CM Sports After School Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO31 9NZ
CM Sports After School Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO32 2LY
CM Sports After School Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO32 1EP
CM Sports after school club & holiday camp - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO31 4ND
CM Sports Wrap Around and After School Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO32 1EP, 45 places
ComputerXplorers - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO17 3SZ
Creative Kidz Childcare at Boorley Park Primary School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO32 2SH, 50 places
Creative Kidz Childcare at Portswood Primary School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO17 3AA, 15 places
Creative Kidz Childcare-Hamble - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO31 4ND, 30 places
Creative Kidz Childcare Kings Copse - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO30 0PQ, 30 places
Creative Kidz Childcare-Netley Abbey - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO31 5EL, 40 places
Explore Learning Southampton - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO15 3NF
FairPlay Junior Scheme - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO17 2NF
Freegrounds Juniors Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO30 0GG
Globe Fit Kids Clubs - Bursledon - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO31 8BZ
Globe Fit Kids Clubs - West End - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO30 3EG
GoSport Activity Centre - The Gregg School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO18 3RR
HAF Genesis Centre - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO31 6DX
Hants Tutoring And Childcare Services - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO17 1RL
Highfield After School Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO17 1RL, 300 places
Hythe Primary School Breakfast Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO45 6BL, 20 places
ID PE & Sport's Hamble Holiday Course Centre - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO31 4NE
JCSD Noadswood School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO45 4ZF
Jubilee Sports Centre - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO17 1BJ
Kumon Southampton Study Centre - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO16 3GJ
Let's Work Together Building Communities Limited After School Care - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO14 1NF
Little Oaks Out of School Club Limited - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO40 2PB, 50 places
Meonstoke Church of England Infant School Wraparound Care - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO32 3NJ, 80 places
Netley Marsh - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO40 7GY, 30 places
New Forest Child Care Abbotswood - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO40 8EB, 37 places
New Forest Child Care CIC Cadland - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO45 2HW, 30 places
New Forest Child Care Cic - Oakfield - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO40 3LN, 25 places
New Forest Child Care Foxhills - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO40 7ED, 40 places
North Baddesley Junior Kidz Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO52 9EP
Oakwood Kidz Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO16 8FD, 30 places
Planet Kids - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO45 4LG, 32 places
Planet Kids - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO40 4ZE, 32 places
Planet Kids CIC - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO45 1XA, 32 places
Planet Kids - Manor Infants School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO45 2QG, 10 places
Premier Education at Bitterne Manor Primary - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO18 1DP, 20 places
Premier Education at St Denys - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO17 2ND, 20 places
SPROUTS CHILDCARE LIMITED - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO31 7BJ, 50 places
SPROUTS CHILDCARE LIMITED - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO30 2EA, 50 places
SPROUTS CHILDCARE LIMITED - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO31 7AP
Stagecoach Hedge End - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO30 4EJ
Stagecoach Totton - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO40 3ZW
St. John's Wraparound Care - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO14 2AU
St Marks Kidz Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO15 5TE, 15 places
St Monica Kidz Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO19 8ES, 24 places
Superstar Sports - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO16 9HZ, 60 places
Superstar Sports Bitterne - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO18 1NX, 100 places
Superstar Sports Hardmoor - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO16 3EP, 50 places
Superstar Sports Redbridge - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO16 9BB, 20 places
Testlands Holiday Club - Banister Primary School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO15 2LS
Testlands Holiday Club - Bevois Town - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO14 6RU
Testlands Holiday Club - Green Lane - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO16 9FQ, 50 places
Testlands Holiday Club - Oakwood Primary School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO16 8FD
Testlands Holiday Club - Oasis Academy Lordshill - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO16 8FA
Testlands Holiday Club - St Denys Primary School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO17 2ND
Testlands Holiday Club - Tanners Brook - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO15 4PF
The Gregg Prep Wraparound Care - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO17 1EJ
The Play Team / Fair Oak Junior School - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO50 7AN
Time Out Childcare Locks Heath - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO31 9NZ, 50 places
Time Out Childcare Park Gate - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO31 6LX, 20 places
Waterside Breakfast and After School Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO45 6ET, 32 places
Wordsworth Kidz Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO15 5LH, 60 places
Wordsworth Primary Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO15 5LH
YMCA Fairthorne Manor Daycamps - Out-of-school club, Southampton SO30 2GH

Nursery groups with settings here

Paint Pots Pre-School & Nursery Limited (11 here)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (6 here)
Play Away Day Nurseries Limited (6 here)
Green Lane Playgroup (Southampton) Committee (5 here)
Little Shipmates Group Limited (4 here)
TMB Day Nurseries Limited (3 here)
YMCA Fairthorne Group (3 here)
Buffer Bear Limited (1 here)
Dingley Family and Specialist Early Years Centres (1 here)
Happy Days Day Nurseries Limited (1 here)
The Childcare Corporation Limited (1 here)
Tinies U.K. Limited (1 here)
Tops Day Nursery Limited (1 here)
Willow The Wisp Ltd (1 here)

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Towns in Southampton

Nurseries in Millbrook (3)
Nurseries in Hampshire (1)

Schools in Southampton

Schools in Southampton
Schools in Southampton council area
Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools - Nursery
Abbotswood Junior School - Primary
Banister Primary School - Primary
Bartley Church of England Junior School - Primary
Bassett Green Primary School - Primary
Beechwood Junior School - Primary
Berrywood Primary School - Primary
Bevois Town Primary School - Primary
Bishops Waltham Infant School - Primary
Bishop's Waltham Junior School - Primary
Bitterne Church of England Primary School - Primary
Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School - Primary

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.