Best nurseries in Milton Keynes
80 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, best Ofsted result first: the latest report card or overall grade, then the most recent inspection. Childminders are not listed (Ofsted does not publish their addresses).
| # | Nursery | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buttons @ Giffard Park Preschool Sessional day care · 60 places · MK14 5PY | Outstanding (2025) |
| 2 | Acorn at Kents Hill Full day care · 56 places · MK7 6JF | Outstanding (2025) |
| 3 | Buttons@Stony Stratford Sessional day care · 48 places · MK11 1JH | Outstanding (2025) |
| 4 | Acorn at Westcroft Full day care · 92 places · MK4 4DE | Outstanding (2025) |
| 5 | Chipmonks Pre-school Limited Full day care · 34 places · MK10 9NJ | Outstanding (2024) |
| 6 | Acorn At New Bradwell Full day care · 89 places · MK13 0BQ | Outstanding (2024) |
| 7 | Buttons@brooklands Sessional day care · 48 places · MK10 7HN | Outstanding (2024) |
| 8 | Ducklings Bow Brickhill Sessional day care · 30 places · MK17 9LH | Outstanding (2023) |
| 9 | Buttons@ Stacey Bushes Sessional day care · 36 places · MK12 6HX | Outstanding (2023) |
| 10 | Aristotots Nursery School Full day care · 99 places · MK14 6DP | Outstanding (2023) |
| 11 | Buttons @ Great Linford Sessional day care · 40 places · MK14 5AX | Outstanding (2023) |
| 12 | Acorn Day Nursery (Stony Stratford) Full day care · 40 places · MK11 1BN | Outstanding (2022) |
| 13 | Buttons@Wavendon Gate Sessional day care · 36 places · MK7 7RZ | Outstanding (2021) |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Montessori Preschool Full day care · 24 places · MK11 1ED | Report card: 5 strong (Dec 2025) |
| 15 | Kids Play Childcare Hub Full day care · 181 places · MK5 8HL | Report card: 2 strong, 3 expected (Feb 2026) |
| 16 | Rugrats Preschool @ Old Farm Park Sessional day care · 40 places · MK7 8QU | Good (2025) |
| 17 | Acorn at Wolverton Mill Full day care · 78 places · MK12 5TW | Good (2025) |
| 18 | Ducklings Pre-School Sessional day care · 40 places · MK4 4DB | Good (2025) |
| 19 | Caring Kindergartens Full day care · 131 places · MK10 7HB | Good (2025) |
| 20 | Nurtureville Nursery Loughton Full day care · 60 places · MK5 8AJ | Good (2025) |
| 21 | Acorn Day Nursery Shenley Full day care · 48 places · MK5 6AB | Good (2025) |
| 22 | Tik Tak Childcare Full day care · 30 places · MK15 9EY | Good (2025) |
| 23 | Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Full day care · 97 places · MK7 7AN | Good (2025) |
| 24 | Little Rascals Preschool Sessional day care · 35 places · MK4 1NA | Good (2024) |
| 25 | Acorn at Mulberry Bear Full day care · 52 places · MK7 6AA | Good (2024) |
| 26 | Growing Tiny Minds Sessional day care · 30 places · MK13 0QB | Good (2024) |
| 27 | Acorn at Hedgerows Full day care · 42 places · MK6 4NP | Good (2024) |
| 28 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Milton Keynes Browns Wood Full day care · 101 places · MK7 8HT | Good (2024) |
| 29 | Jumpstart Pre-School Sessional day care · 30 places · MK7 7ED | Good (2024) |
| 30 | Small Wonders Pre-school Full day care · 30 places · MK8 0AS | Good (2024) |
| 31 | Ducklings Limited Sessional day care · 40 places · MK6 2QA | Good (2024) |
| 32 | Woodlands Day Nursery (MK) Full day care · 83 places · MK14 7QE | Good (2024) |
| 33 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Milton Keynes Hospital Full day care · 96 places · MK6 5LS | Good (2023) |
| 34 | Acorn at the Rowans Full day care · 46 places · MK11 2BD | Good (2023) |
| 35 | Two Mile Ash Pre-School Sessional day care · 26 places · MK8 8LH | Good (2023) |
| 36 | Ducklings Monkston @ St Barts Full day care · 43 places · MK10 9FJ | Good (2023) |
| 37 | Bright Horizons Wavendon Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 63 places · MK17 8AE | Good (2023) |
| 38 | Headstart Day Nursery and Preschool Sessional day care · 39 places · MK10 9AF | Good (2023) |
| 39 | Tiny Steps Day Nursery Full day care · 82 places · MK6 2TG | Good (2023) |
| 40 | Great Holm Pre-School Sessional day care · 26 places · MK8 9AY | Good (2023) |
| 41 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Milton Keynes Oldbrook Full day care · 100 places · MK6 2RX | Good (2023) |
| 42 | Milton Keynes College Little Explorers Nursery Full day care · 70 places · MK6 5LP | Good (2023) |
| 43 | Ducklings @ Monkston Park Sessional day care · 40 places · MK10 9PN | Good (2023) |
| 44 | Acorn At Jubilee Wood Full day care · 64 places · MK6 2LB | Good (2023) |
| 45 | Hampstead Gate Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 97 places · MK13 8RD | Good (2023) |
| 46 | Walton Nursery Full day care · 106 places · MK7 6BB | Good (2023) |
| 47 | The Wendy House Full day care · 34 places · MK4 2AS | Good (2023) |
| 48 | Kiddi Caru Nursery Full day care · 89 places · MK7 8FD | Good (2022) |
| 49 | Twinkle Tots Pre School Sessional day care · 32 places · MK13 7PG | Good (2022) |
| 50 | Ashbourne Day Nurseries Full day care · 107 places · MK4 4TJ | Good (2022) |
| 51 | Webber Independent School Nursery Full day care · 54 places · MK14 6DP | Good (2022) |
| 52 | Ducklings Shenley Brook End Full day care · 40 places · MK5 7AX | Good (2022) |
| 53 | Bradwell Common Pre School Sessional day care · 35 places · MK13 8DY | Good (2022) |
| 54 | Mini Monsters Preschool Ltd Sessional day care · 42 places · MK5 6LS | Good (2022) |
| 55 | Little Oaks Community Nursery Sessional day care · 55 places · MK17 8LH | Good (2022) |
| 56 | Ducklings Sessional day care · 48 places · MK4 2DF | Good (2021) |
| 57 | Ducklings@TattenhoePark Full day care · 36 places · MK4 3GE | Good (2021) |
| 58 | Crosslands Nursery Full day care · 24 places · MK14 6AY | Good (2021) |
| 59 | Ashbourne Day Nurseries At Central Milton Keynes Full day care · 80 places · MK6 2PN | Good (2021) |
| 60 | Mini Monsters Preschool Ltd Sessional day care · 24 places · MK4 4TA | Good (2021) |
| 61 | Adorable Nurseries Full day care · 74 places · MK11 1JA | Report card: 5 expected (Feb 2026) |
| 62 | Childcare Pathways Full day care · 43 places · MK12 5HX | Report card: 3 expected, 2 needs attention (Dec 2025) |
| 63 | Brooksward School, Nursery and Pre-School Full day care · 42 places · MK14 6JZ | Not yet inspected |
| 64 | Broughton Manor Nursery Full day care · 48 places · MK10 9AA | Not yet inspected |
| 65 | Buttons@ Shenley Church End Sessional day care · 37 places · MK5 6HF | Not yet inspected |
| 66 | Buttons@Springfield Sessional day care · 33 places · MK6 3JH | Not yet inspected |
| 67 | Code Ninjas Milton Keynes Full day care · MK10 7DP | Not yet inspected |
| 68 | Ducklings @ Lynmouth Crescent Furzton Sessional day care · 48 places · MK4 1ND | Not yet inspected |
| 69 | Ducklings @ Shenley Lodge Sessional day care · 45 places · MK5 7DE | Not yet inspected |
| 70 | Ducklings Bradwell Village Sessional day care · 39 places · MK13 9AG | Not yet inspected |
| 71 | Ducklings Furzton Sessional day care · 39 places · MK4 1DS | Not yet inspected |
| 72 | Eduplus Learning Centre Sessional day care · MK14 6LJ | Not yet inspected |
| 73 | Greenleys Community Pre School Sessional day care · 48 places · MK12 6AT | Not yet inspected |
| 74 | Kumon MK Central Study Centre Sessional day care · MK10 9PN | Not yet inspected |
| 75 | Larchfield Day Nursery Limited Full day care · 61 places · MK17 8QH | Not yet inspected |
| 76 | Lets Kick It Full day care · MK10 9LS | Not yet inspected |
| 77 | Nurture and Grow Childcare Ltd Full day care · 80 places · MK8 0LW | Not yet inspected |
| 78 | SA Education Westcroft Full day care · MK4 4DE | Not yet inspected |
| 79 | Stagecoach Milton Keynes Sessional day care · MK11 1EF | Not yet inspected |
| 80 | Twinkle Tots Pre School Sessional day care · 32 places · MK13 7PG | Not yet inspected |
How much does nursery cost in Milton Keynes?
Typical weekly nursery prices for a child under two in South East, from the Coram Childcare Survey 2026. A guide only: ask each nursery for its own fees.
Working parents in England can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from when their child is 9 months old, so a 25-hour place can cost little or nothing in term time. Every 3 and 4 year old gets at least 15 funded hours. Funded hours cover 38 weeks a year; nurseries can charge for extra hours, meals and activities. Check what you can get at Childcare Choices.
Questions
What are the best nurseries in Milton Keynes?
Of 80 nurseries and pre-schools in Milton Keynes, 14 have Ofsted's top results (Outstanding, or mostly strong or exceptional on the new report card). Listed first: Buttons @ Giffard Park Preschool, Acorn at Kents Hill, Buttons@Stony Stratford.
How much does nursery cost in Milton Keynes?
In South East, a part-time place (25 hours a week) for a child under two typically costs £202 a week without funded hours (Coram Childcare Survey 2026). Working parents can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from 9 months.
How many nurseries are there in Milton Keynes?
80 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 62 of them inspected so far.
Nurseries nearby
Bletchley · Hanslope · Bradwell · Broughton · Bow Brickhill · Coffee Hall · Denbigh · Old Wolverton
Neighbourhoods
Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands · Bradwell Common · Bradwell Village · Broughton East · Broughton West & Milton Keynes Village · Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Eaglestone & Fishermead · Fairfields & Grange Farm · Furzton · Great Linford & Giffard Park · Kents Hill · Linford Wood · Loughton · Oldbrook & Coffee Hall · Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Stacey Bushes & Fullers Slade · Stantonbury & Bradville · Stony Stratford & Old Wolverton · Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Two Mile Ash
Source: Ofsted early years inspections. Ofsted's report card (from November 2025) grades curriculum, achievement, behaviour, children's welfare and leadership as exceptional, strong, expected, needs attention or urgent improvement; earlier inspections gave one overall grade.