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Nurseries in Towcester

There are 15 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Towcester, and 7 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Towcester

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (8 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 10 settings (1 Outstanding, 9 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Buttons@Towcester Preschool - Pre-school, Towcester NN12 6AU, ages 1 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 July 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Crazy 4 Kids Nicholas Hawksmoor Out Of School Club & Pre-School - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 6JA, ages 2 to 10, 36 places
    Ofsted, 5 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Doves Day Nursery, Silverstone - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 8TN, 95 places
  • Greenacres Day Nursery - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 7QS, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 21 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hedgehog Hill Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 8BA, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 19 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • KidsStop - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 7FA, 40 places
  • KidsStop - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 6AF, ages 0 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 15 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Dragons Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 8NE, ages 0 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 18 August 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Paulerspury Pre-School - Pre-school, Towcester NN12 7NA, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 30 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Potterspury Pre-School - Pre-school, Towcester NN12 7PG, ages 2 to 5, 26 places
    Ofsted, 25 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rocking Horse Day Nursery - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 8FR, ages 1 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted, 31 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Performing Arts Towcester - Pre-school, Towcester NN12 6LZ
  • The Wildflowers Nature Nursery - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 7LS, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 24 August 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Towcester Tots Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 6AF, ages 0 to 4, 57 places
    Ofsted, 17 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Yardley Gobion Pre-School - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 7UL, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 24 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Freestyle Wraparound Care - Greens Norton Primary School - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 8DD, 15 places
  • NGS Towcester - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 8AW
  • Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 7SD, 15 places
  • Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 7UL, 12 places
  • S4a Group Ltd @ Blakesley CE Primary School - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 8RD, 30 places
  • S4a Group @ Marie Weller - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 6LZ, 35 places
  • SS ltd @ Silverstone Primary School - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 8UB, 30 places

Nursery groups with settings 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)

Council area

Schools in Towcester

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