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Nurseries for babies in Southampton

There are 143 nurseries for babies registered with Ofsted within 5 miles of Southampton, Hampshire, and 111 of them are rated Good or Outstanding. Compare inspection reports, the ages they take, opening hours and how far they are from you.

Nurseries
143
Outstanding
14
Good
97

143 nurseries near Southampton

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Peartree, Southampton

Paint Pots Bitterne

Bitterne C E Primary School, Brownlow Avenue · SO19 7BX

0.7 miles from Southampton
Inspected April 2026Sessional50 places

A sessional nursery in Southampton, last inspected by Ofsted in April 2026. Registered for 50 places and run by Paint Pots Pre-School & Nursery Limited.

Ages
0 – 5 years
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Peartree, Southampton

Pixies Tree

63 Portsmouth Road, Southampton · SO19 9BE

0.9 miles from Southampton
OfstedOutstandingApr 2023Full day care60 places

A full day care nursery in Southampton, rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2023. Registered for 60 places and run by Pixies Day Nursery and Pixies Too Limited.

Ages
0 – 5 years
Hours
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Woolston, Southampton

Woolston Preschool

Woolston Infants School, Florence Road · SO19 9DB

0.9 miles from Southampton
OfstedGoodJun 2025Full day care28 places

A full day care nursery in Woolston, Southampton, rated Good by Ofsted in June 2025. Registered for 28 places and run by Woolston And Woolston Adventure Pre-Schools Committee.

Ages
0 – 8 years
Hours
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Bargate, Southampton

Sunrise Day Nursery

Southampton City College, St. Mary Street · SO14 1AR

1.0 mile from Southampton
OfstedGoodFeb 2022Full day care81 places

A full day care nursery in Southampton, rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Registered for 81 places and run by Little Shipmates Group Limited.

Ages
0 – 8 years
Hours
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Woolston, Southampton

The Shore Woolston

Southampton Day Services, The Woolston Centre · SO19 9FU

1.0 mile from Southampton
OfstedGoodJun 2025Sessional47 places

A sessional nursery in Southampton, rated Good by Ofsted in June 2025. Registered for 47 places and run by The Shore Pre-School Committee.

Ages
0 – 5 years
Hours
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Southampton

Earlystarts Childcare

Charlton House Independant School, 57 Midanbury Lane · SO18 4DJ

1.1 miles from Southampton
OfstedGoodJul 2023Full day care110 places

A full day care nursery in Southampton, rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Registered for 110 places and run by Hammond, Claire.

Ages
0 – 8 years
Hours
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Childcare in Southampton at a glance

Inspection results
111 of the 143 nurseries for babies within 5 miles of Southampton (78%) were rated Good or Outstanding at their latest graded Ofsted inspection: 14 Outstanding and 97 Good.
Ages taken
143 list babies under 2, 144 take 2 to 3-year-olds, 144 take 3 to 5-year-olds. Registered age ranges are a guide, so check the room your child would join with each setting.
Funded hours
Working parents apply for funded hours on GOV.UK. For the 15 hours for eligible 2-year-olds, contact Southampton's Family Information Service.

Read our guides to choosing a nursery and funded hours

Questions parents ask about nurseries for babies in Southampton

Straight answers from the Ofsted register, updated as inspections come in.

There are 143 Ofsted-registered nurseries for babies within 5 miles of Southampton. 14 are rated Outstanding and 97 are rated Good at their latest inspection.