Sign up free
Skip to main content

Nurseries in Wimborne

There are 23 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Wimborne, and 11 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Wimborne

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (12 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 18 settings (3 Outstanding, 15 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • 360 Sports - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 4FW
  • Chrysalis Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 2HN, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 28 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Colehill Nursery - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 2LZ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Down in The Woods Pre-School Ltd - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 1ST, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 10 December 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Feet Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 2DT, 50 places
  • Jack and Jill Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 3LB, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 7 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Judy's House Ltd - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 1EE, ages 0 to 4, 37 places
    Ofsted, 17 October 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Owls Pre-School and Nursery - Pre-school, Wimborne BH21 5AU, ages 2 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted, 24 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mini Munchkins Day Nursery And After School Club - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 3HU, ages 1 to 10, 20 places
    Ofsted, 19 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pamphill Pre School Nursery - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 4EE, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 10 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Poole Forest School Ltd - Pre-school, Wimborne BH21 3RZ
  • River House Nursery - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 1NN, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St John's Pre-School - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 1LQ, ages 2 to 3, 26 places
    Ofsted, 12 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sturminster Marshall Pre-School - Pre-school, Wimborne BH21 4AY, ages 1 to 5, 32 places
    Ofsted, 9 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Barn Nursery School - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 7BE, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 18 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Chapel In The Valley Pre School - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 3EY, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 19 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Children's House Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 3PX, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 22 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Elves and Fairies Woodland Nursery - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 5RF, ages 2 to 5, 16 places
    Ofsted, 28 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Lantern Preschool - Pre-school, Wimborne BH21 3AF, ages 2 to 3, 20 places
    Ofsted, 24 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tops Day Nurseries - Corfe Mullen - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 3HD, ages 0 to 10, 86 places
    Ofsted, 25 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tops Day Nurseries - Wimborne - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 2BX, ages 0 to 9, 80 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Verwood Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 6RS, ages 0 to 4, 78 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 December 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Wimborne Kindergarten - Day nursery, Wimborne BH21 1HQ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 12 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • 360 Hayeswood - Out-of-school club, Wimborne BH21 2HN
  • 360 Merley First - Out-of-school club, Wimborne BH21 1SD
  • 360 Sports Henbury - Out-of-school club, Wimborne BH21 3TR
  • 360 Witchampton - Out-of-school club, Wimborne BH21 5AP
  • Casa Go Play - Out-of-school club, Wimborne BH21 4AY
  • Debi Day Care Before & After School Club - Out-of-school club, Wimborne BH21 1XE, 30 places
  • Foundation Sports And Play - Out-of-school club, Wimborne BH21 3RF, 23 places
  • Foundation Sports And Play - Out-of-school club, Wimborne BH21 7LX, 20 places
  • Let's Get Loud Holiday Camp - Out-of-school club, Wimborne BH21 3AP
  • Outdoor Adventurers - Out-of-school club, Wimborne BH21 1SD, 30 places
  • Stagecoach Wimborne - Out-of-school club, Wimborne BH21 1AS

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 Wimborne

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