Nurseries in West Northamptonshire

There are 164 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in West Northamptonshire council area, and 75 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in West Northamptonshire

Ofsted report cards: 11 settings (5 Exceptional, 19 Strong standard, 40 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 130 settings (13 Outstanding, 117 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

196 registered childminders in West Northamptonshire (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
42 registered home childcarers in West Northamptonshire (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
1 childcare setting in a private home in West Northamptonshire (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

ABC123 - Day nursery, Northampton NN2 6JA, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
Ofsted, 1 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Abington Vale PlaySchool - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 3AF, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 10 May 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn Child Care UK - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 2NS, ages 1 to 4, 120 places
Ofsted, 10 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn Day Nursery Brafield On The Green - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 1BA, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
Ofsted, 5 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Acorn Day Nursery, Deanshanger - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK19 6HT, 24 places
Adorables Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 3BU, ages 0 to 4, 27 places
Ofsted, 1 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Akeley Wood Nursery - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK19 6DA, 30 places
Alphabet Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN4 9UW, 75 places
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Millway - Day nursery, Northampton NN5 6ES, ages 1 to 11, 100 places
Ofsted, 30 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Pineham Village - Day nursery, Northampton NN4 9EH, ages 0 to 4, 127 places
Ofsted, 14 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Upton Meadows - Day nursery, Northampton NN5 4DD, ages 2 to 11, 60 places
Ofsted, 20 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bambooh Nursery - Day nursery, Banbury OX17 2NS, ages 1 to 7, 30 places
Ofsted, 27 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bellinge Community Pre-School - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 9AQ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 21 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bizzy Bears Preschool - Pre-school, Northampton NN3 9EF, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 14 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Blackthorn Good Neighbours Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 8QH, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 1 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Brixworth Centre Pre-School - Pre-school, Northampton NN6 9BZ, 30 places
Brixworth Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN6 9DX, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
Ofsted, 9 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bugbrooke Preschool - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 3PA, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 23 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Daventry - Day nursery, Daventry NN11 0XY, ages 0 to 4, 97 places
Ofsted, 29 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton, Riverside - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 9HW, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
Ofsted, 29 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Spinney Hill - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 6AA, ages 1 to 4, 111 places
Ofsted, 1 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Wootton Fields - Day nursery, Northampton NN4 6DY, ages 0 to 4, 104 places
Ofsted, 5 April 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
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
Camrose Early Years Centre - Day nursery, Northampton NN5 7DE, ages 0 to 2, 9 places
Ofsted, 6 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Caring Kindergartens - Day nursery, Daventry NN11 4NS, ages 0 to 4, 123 places
Ofsted report card, 17 February 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Caring Kindergartens - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 6HZ, ages 1 to 4, 72 places
Ofsted, 8 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Caring Kindergartens - Day nursery, Northampton NN5 6JB, ages 0 to 4, 104 places
Ofsted, 11 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Chacombe Preschool Group - Pre-school, Banbury OX17 2JA, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
Ofsted, 14 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Cherry Blossom Day Nursery - Day nursery, Daventry NN11 4BH, ages 0 to 4, 95 places
Ofsted, 23 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Chipping Warden School Kindergarten - Pre-school, Banbury OX17 1LD, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 1 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Clarecroft Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN6 7RD, ages 0 to 8, 73 places
Ofsted, 28 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Clarence House Northampton - Day nursery, Northampton NN2 6JF, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
Ofsted, 3 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Club V Northampton Collingtree Park - Pre-school, Collingtree Park NN4 0EB
Club V Northampton Riverside Park - Pre-school, Northampton NN3 9HX
Clubzone CZ Limited - Pre-school, Northampton NN2 6PB
Cogenhoe Preschool - Pre-school, Northampton NN7 1NB, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 8 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Collingtree Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN4 0NQ, ages 2 to 4, 17 places
Ofsted, 10 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
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
Crazy 4 Kids Radstone Nursery & Out Of School Club - Day nursery, Brackley NN13 6RG, ages 2 to 10, 50 places
Ofsted, 5 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Crick Pre-School - Day nursery, Northampton NN6 7TU, ages 2 to 4
Ofsted, 22 September 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Daffodils Outdoor Nursery - Day nursery, Arthingworth LE16 8JT, ages 0 to 4, 39 places
Ofsted, 6 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Daisy Chain Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN4 7AG, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
Ofsted, 23 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Daisy Chain Pre-School (Rectory Farm) - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 5DD, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 19 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Daisy Chain Pre-School (Southfields) - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 5LH, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 20 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Davey Day Care - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 2EG, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
Ofsted, 3 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Doves Corner Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 7SR, 75 places
Doves Day Nursery, Silverstone - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 8TN, 95 places
Doves View Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 7TP, ages 1 to 4, 65 places
Ofsted report card, 17 June 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
Eldean Childcare - Pre-school, New Duston NN5 6PP, ages 2 to 11, 32 places
Ofsted, 21 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Elkington Road Montessori School - Pre-school, Northampton NN6 6HD, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
Ofsted, 24 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Favours Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 7RT, ages 0 to 8, 85 places
Ofsted, 9 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Flore Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 4LU, ages 0 to 4, 54 places
Ofsted, 31 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Footsteps Daycare 2018 Ltd - Day nursery, Northampton NN1 1TP, ages 0 to 4
Ofsted, 4 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Fountain Of Knowledge Montessori Nursery School - Day nursery, Bugbrooke, Northampton NN7 3PL, ages 0 to 8, 29 places
Ofsted, 6 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Freestyle Wraparound Care - Old Stratford Primary School - Day nursery, Milton Keynes MK19 6AZ, 20 places
Freestyle Wraparound Care - The Duston School Primary Phase - Day nursery, Northampton NN5 6XA, 25 places
Giggles Pre-School - Pre-school, Daventry NN11 0QE, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 24 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Grange Pre School - Pre-school, Northampton NN4 5FZ, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
Ofsted report card, 4 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Greatworth Pre-School - Day nursery, Banbury OX17 2DR, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 16 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Greenacres Day Nursery - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 7QS, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 21 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hackleton Pre School Playgroup - Day nursery, Hackleton,Northampton NN7 2AH, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
Ofsted, 14 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Happy Days Childcare - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 5DY, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 28 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Happy Days Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN2 8LB, ages 0 to 5, 43 places
Ofsted, 11 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Happy Hands Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN5 5LE, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
Ofsted, 19 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hardingstone Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hardingstone NN4 6DE, ages 0 to 4, 76 places
Ofsted, 22 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Harpole Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 4BZ, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
Ofsted, 27 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Harpole Pre-School - Pre-school, Northampton NN7 4DR, ages 2 to 4, 47 places
Ofsted, 13 September 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Hartwell Nursery & Preschool - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 2HL, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 11 July 2023: 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
Helmdon Acorns Pre-School - Pre-school, Brackley NN13 5QP, 30 places
Hickory House Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Daventry NN11 4BG, ages 0 to 4
Ofsted, 28 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Highfield Pre-School - Pre-school, Kingsthorpe, Northampton NN2 8PN, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 22 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Holbourn House Day Nursery LTD - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 4SX, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
Ofsted report card, 14 August 2026: Exceptional in 5 areas, Strong standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
JGB Active Daycare - Day nursery, Daventry NN11 0QE, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
Ofsted, 24 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
JJ's Kiddycare - Day nursery, Northampton NN6 6HF, ages 0 to 10, 64 places
Ofsted, 21 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Northampton NN1 4QU, ages 1 to 4, 59 places
Ofsted, 23 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, London Road NN11 4DY, ages 0 to 4, 66 places
Ofsted, 23 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 3HN, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
Ofsted, 18 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kiddi Caru Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN4 5DW, ages 0 to 4, 118 places
Ofsted, 23 August 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Kiddies@home - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 2HT, ages 0 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 8 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Planet Duston - Day nursery, Northampton NN5 6DT, ages 0 to 10, 36 places
Ofsted, 11 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
KidsStop - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 6AF, ages 0 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 15 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
KidsStop - Day nursery, Northampton NN1 5JS, ages 2 to 10, 24 places
Ofsted, 13 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
KidsStop - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 7FA, 40 places
Kings Pre-School - Day nursery, Northampton NN2 7AJ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 2 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kings Sutton Pre-School Playgroup - Day nursery, Banbury OX17 3RT, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 21 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Lily Pad Day Nursery - Day nursery, Brackley NN13 6EQ, ages 0 to 4, 115 places
Ofsted, 9 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Acorns - Day nursery, Northampton NN6 9BS, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
Ofsted, 30 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Acorns Pre-School Moulton - Pre-school, Northampton NN3 7AX, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 18 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Barn Owls Pre-School Ltd - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 8JR, ages 2 to 4, 16 places
Ofsted, 14 June 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
Little Fishes Pre-School - Day nursery, Lings NN3 8JJ, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
Ofsted, 12 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Fishes Pre-School (Brackley) - Pre-school, Brackley NN13 6AE, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 6 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Houghton Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 1AB, ages 0 to 4, 62 places
Ofsted, 21 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Learners Childcare - Day nursery, Northampton NN1 5BE, ages 1 to 4, 105 places
Ofsted, 27 April 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Oaks Pre-School - Pre-school, Brackley NN13 6EE, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
Ofsted, 11 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Long Buckby Pre School - Day nursery, Long Buckby NN6 7RR, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 18 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Manor Farm Day Care - Day nursery, Banbury OX17 1LH, ages 0 to 3, 72 places
Ofsted, 21 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Messy Hands - Pre-school, Daventry NN11 4RB, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 15 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Middleton Cheney Preschool Limited - Day nursery, Banbury OX17 2PD, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
Ofsted report card, 4 December 2025: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Monkey Puzzle Riverside - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 9BX, ages 1 to 4, 89 places
Ofsted report card, 20 March 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Monksmoor Activity Camp - Pre-school, Daventry NN11 2PD
Muddy Boots Pre-School - Pre-school, Walgrave NN6 9PH, 40 places
Nene Valley Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN1 5HL, ages 0 to 4, 105 places
Ofsted, 24 March 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Nether Heyford Pre-School - Pre-school, Northampton NN7 3LQ, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
Ofsted, 1 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Newbottle and Charlton Pre-School - Day nursery, Banbury OX17 3DL, ages 1 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 4 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Noah's Ark Playgroup - Pre-school, Northampton NN5 4UL, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 17 May 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Old Stratford Pre School - Pre-school, Milton Keynes MK19 6NL, ages 2 to 4, 27 places
Ofsted, 12 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Omnipresence Children's Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN2 6EF, ages 0 to 9, 60 places
Ofsted, 12 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Orchard Day Nursery - Day nursery, Daventry NN11 3TR, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
Ofsted, 20 July 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Owls Nest Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 2PT, ages 0 to 9, 64 places
Ofsted, 27 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Pacesetter Sports - Pre-school, Northampton NN1 5JS
Paulerspury Pre-School - Pre-school, Towcester NN12 7NA, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 30 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Piglets Of Weedon - Day nursery, Weedon NN7 4PN, ages 0 to 4, 31 places
Ofsted, 18 July 2024: 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
Puddleducks - Day nursery, Northampton NN4 0WP, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
Ofsted, 3 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Puddleducks Day Nursery - Day nursery, Brackley NN13 5LT, ages 0 to 2, 34 places
Ofsted, 24 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Puddleducks Pre School - Day nursery, Brackley NN13 5LT, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 20 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Readwell Care - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 3QZ, ages 1 to 11, 50 places
Ofsted, 23 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Rhymetime Northampton - Day nursery, Northampton NN5 4BW, 90 places
Ofsted, 26 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Roade Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 2LP, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
Ofsted, 13 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Roade Rascals - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 2LS, ages 1 to 10, 18 places
Ofsted report card, 2 February 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Rocking Horse Day Nursery - Day nursery, Towcester NN12 8FR, ages 1 to 4, 64 places
Ofsted, 31 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Rothersthorpe Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 3JD, ages 0 to 10, 55 places
Ofsted, 5 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Ryehills Farm Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN6 7AS, ages 0 to 4, 103 places
Ofsted, 7 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Samuels Christian Nursery - Pre-school, Northampton NN3 2QY, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 16 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
School House Day Care - Day nursery, Northampton NN6 8PT, ages 1 to 10, 27 places
Ofsted, 14 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
SHDC Baby Barn / SHDC Little Paddocks - Day nursery, Northampton NN6 8QP, 36 places
Silverstone Pre-School - Day nursery, Silverstone NN12 8UT, ages 1 to 4, 37 places
Ofsted report card, 13 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Simon De Senlis Pre-School - Pre-school, Northampton NN4 0PH, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 1 July 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Stagecoach Performing Arts Towcester - Pre-school, Towcester NN12 6LZ
Stepping Stones (Bracken Leas School) - Pre-school, Brackley NN13 6LF, ages 3 to 3, 24 places
Ofsted, 7 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Stepping Stones Pre-School - Pre-school, Market Harborough LE16 9RU, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 27 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Stepping Stones Preschool (Brackley) - Pre-school, Brackley NN13 6JJ, ages 2 to 11, 68 places
Ofsted, 25 August 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
St Mary's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN4 8EZ, ages 2 to 4, 38 places
Ofsted, 5 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
St Matthews Nursery and Pre-school - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 2JB, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 17 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Stonewell Cottage Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 7SW, ages 0 to 4, 38 places
Ofsted, 1 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
St Paul's Playgroup - Pre-school, Northampton NN2 6HS, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted report card, 1 December 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Sun Beams - Pre-school, Northampton NN4 8JA, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 12 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Sunnyside Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, Northampton NN2 8QS, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 13 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Sunny Socks Nursery Schools Ltd - Day nursery, Brixworth NN6 9DS, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 17 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Theatretrain Northampton - Pre-school, Northampton NN3 7SD
The Curiosity Corner Preschool - Pre-school, Northampton NN4 9RR, 20 places
The Old Rectory Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Northampton NN3 9AF, 75 places
The Parade Day Nursery ltd - Day nursery, Northampton NN1 4EY, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 23 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Red Brick Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN2 8AG, ages 0 to 11, 54 places
Ofsted, 25 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Redbrick Day Nursery - Kingswell Road - Day nursery, Kingsthorpe, Northampton NN2 6QB, ages 0 to 8, 74 places
Ofsted, 23 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
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
Totstop Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN4 7EB, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
Ofsted, 27 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
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
Treasures Of Duston - Day nursery, Northampton NN5 6YR, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted, 16 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Tudor Manor Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN5 6JU, 92 places
Weedon Bec Pre-School - Day nursery, Weedon NN7 4QU, ages 2 to 11, 26 places
Ofsted, 7 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Welford Pre-School - Day nursery, Northampton NN6 6HU, ages 2 to 11, 24 places
Ofsted, 14 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Wildlings Preschool - Pre-school, Barby CV23 8TR, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
Ofsted, 22 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Wildlings Preschool Braunston - Pre-school, Daventry NN11 7HW, 40 places
Willow Tree Pre School - Pre-school, Milton Keynes MK19 6HJ, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 28 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Woodleys Farm Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 2LW, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 23 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Woodleys Park Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN5 4DR, ages 0 to 10, 74 places
Ofsted, 30 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Woodleys Village Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northampton NN7 2AB, ages 1 to 10, 35 places
Ofsted, 15 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Wooldale Early Care and Education Centre - Day nursery, Northampton NN4 6TP, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 2 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Wootton Playgroup - Pre-school, Northampton NN4 6LW, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 8 May 2025: 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
Yelvertoft Pre-School - Pre-school, Northampton NN6 6LJ, ages 2 to 4, 14 places
Ofsted, 19 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

Acorn Forest Schools Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN7 2HX, 32 places
Bauhaus Educational Services - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN1 2BG
Braunston Holiday Camp - Out-of-school club, Daventry NN11 7HF
East Hunsbury Primary School Kids Club - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN4 0QW, 40 places
First Class Learning - Kingsthorpe - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN2 8PN
Freestyle Wraparound Care - Brackley Junior School - Out-of-school club, Brackley NN13 6EE, 25 places
Freestyle Wraparound Care - Deanshanger Primary School - Out-of-school club, Milton Keynes MK19 6HJ, 25 places
Freestyle Wraparound Care - Greens Norton Primary School - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 8DD, 15 places
Genius Abington Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN3 2HH
Genius St James Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN5 5LQ
Happy Hols Ltd - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN1 2JW, 20 places
Happy Hols Ltd - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN7 2HL, 25 places
High Flyers Oxford Limited - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX17 2PD, 30 places
Jack in the box 2022 - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN2 8DF, 30 places
Kidz Zone Club - DSLV - Out-of-school club, Daventry NN11 4LJ, 12 places
Kidz Zone Club - The Grange - Out-of-school club, Daventry NN11 4HW, 15 places
Kings Camps - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN1 5PH
Kings Park Tennis Coaching - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN3 6LL
Kip McGrath Education Centre Northampton South - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN4 6FF
Kip McGrath Northampton North - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN3 6WL
Kool4kids - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN2 7QL, 20 places
Kumon Northampton South Study Centre - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN4 5FZ
Legacy @ Clipston - Out-of-school club, Market Harborough LE16 9RU
Legacy @ DSLV - Out-of-school club, Daventry NN11 4LJ
Legacy @ Harpole - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN7 4DP
Legacy @ KVPS - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN2 6QL
Legacy @ West Haddon - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN6 7AN
Mighty Oaks After School Club - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN6 9BG, 45 places
My-STS Wonderland Daycare - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN4 0WP, 85 places
NGS Quinton House - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN5 4UX
NGS Towcester - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 8AW
Northampton Tennis Coaching - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN3 3HH
OAK Holiday Clubs - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN4 0QW
Oscars All Saints - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN2 7AJ, 45 places
Oscars Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN3 2JF, 26 places
Oscar's Out Of School Club - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN2 7EE, 40 places
Pacesetter Sports & Wellbeing - Bridgewater Primary School - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN3 3AF
Pacesetter Sports & Wellbeing - East Haddon C of E Primary School - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN6 8DB
Pacesetter Sports & Wellbeing - Kingsthorpe Village Primary School - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN2 6QL
Pacesetter Sports & Wellbeing - Spratton C of E Primary School - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN6 8HY
Picnics After School Club - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN3 7BD, 20 places
Picnics After School Club (Malcolm Arnold) - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN2 6JW, 35 places
Premier @ Briar Hill - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN4 8SW, 12 places
Premier @ Croughton - Out-of-school club, Brackley NN13 5LT, 20 places
Premier @ Culworth - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX17 2BB, 15 places
Premier @ Malcolm Arnold - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN2 6JW
Radstone School Hall Karate Club - Out-of-school club, Brackley NN13 6GA
R.D. Out of School Care - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN2 8RG, 30 places
R.D. Out of School Care - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN6 0AG, 22 places
Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN4 9RR, 45 places
Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX17 3DN, 40 places
Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN6 6BZ, 20 places
Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 7UL, 12 places
Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN5 4UL, 60 places
Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN2 7BH, 17 places
Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN7 4LZ, 25 places
Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN7 3DD, 70 places
Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 7SD, 15 places
Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN4 0HZ, 70 places
S4A@ Brackley Church of England Junior School - Out-of-school club, Brackley NN13 6EE, 40 places
S4A@ Falconer's Hill - Out-of-school club, Daventry NN11 0QF, 40 places
S4a Group Ltd @ Blakesley CE Primary School - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 8RD, 30 places
S4A Group Ltd @ Radstone Primary School - Out-of-school club, Brackley NN13 6GA, 40 places
S4a Group @ Marie Weller - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 6LZ, 35 places
SB Learning Hub Northampton - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN4 9RR
Schools Out Yardley Gobion - Out-of-school club, Yardley Gobion NN12 7UL, 40 places
School Wrap Ltd - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN6 7QB, 60 places
SS ltd @ Silverstone Primary School - Out-of-school club, Towcester NN12 8UB, 30 places
Super Camps- Northampton - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN4 6UU, 54 places
The Drop Off - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN7 1AF, 20 places
The Roundabout Club - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN5 7DF, 32 places
Trilogy Playscheme Duston - Out-of-school club, Duston NN5 6DP
Wild Wanderers - Out-of-school club, Duncote NN12 8AQ, 25 places
Woody's OSC - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN4 5FZ, 45 places
Woodys @ Upton Meadows - Out-of-school club, Northampton NN5 4EZ, 45 places

Nursery groups with settings here

The Childcare Corporation Limited (4 here)
Acorn Early Years Foundation (3 here)
Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (3 here)
Climbing High Nurseries Limited (3 here)
Daisy Chain Pre-School Playgroup Committee (3 here)
Woodleys Farm Day Nursery Limited (3 here)
Avenue Nannies Limited (2 here)
Bambino Limited (2 here)
Caring Kindergartens Limited (2 here)
Crazy 4 Kids Ltd (2 here)
Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited (1 here)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (1 here)
Busy Bees Day Nurseries (Trading) Limited (1 here)
Buttons Preschools Limited (1 here)
Childbase Partnership Limited (1 here)
Clarence House Day Nurseries Ltd (1 here)
Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (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 West Northamptonshire

Schools in West Northamptonshire

Schools in West Northamptonshire council area
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families - Nursery
Gloucester Nursery School - Nursery
Parklands Nursery School - Nursery
Wallace Road Nursery School - Nursery
Whitehills Nursery School - Nursery
Abbey CofE Academy - Primary
Abington Vale Primary School - Primary
All Saints CofE VA Primary School - Primary
Ashby Fields Primary School - Primary
Ashton CofE Primary School - Primary
Badby School - Primary
Barby Church of England Primary School - Primary

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