Best nurseries in Peterborough
84 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 | Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Shooting Stars Pre-School Nursery Sessional day care · 34 places · PE4 7YH | Outstanding (2025) |
| 2 | Shiny Stars Pre-School Full day care · 27 places · PE1 2EA | Outstanding (2025) |
| 3 | Stars Pre-School Paston Ridings Sessional day care · 30 places · PE4 7XG | Outstanding (2024) |
| 4 | Cygnets Pre-School and Breakfast Club Sessional day care · 66 places · PE7 8BZ | Outstanding (2024) |
| 5 | Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Stars Day Nursery - Bushfield Full day care · 55 places · PE2 5RQ | Outstanding (2024) |
| 6 | Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Shining Stars Pre-School Nursery Sessional day care · 24 places · PE1 4EZ | Outstanding (2023) |
| 7 | Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Stars Pre-School Dogsthorpe Sessional day care · 42 places · PE1 4LJ | Outstanding (2023) |
| 8 | Longthorpe Preschool Sessional day care · 30 places · PE3 9QW | Outstanding (2022) |
| 9 | Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Stars Pre-School Parnwell Sessional day care · 52 places · PE1 4YH | Outstanding (2022) |
| 10 | Stars Day Nursery Oakdale Full day care · 26 places · PE2 8TD | Outstanding (2022) |
| 11 | Orton Longueville Playgroup Sessional day care · 48 places · PE2 7EA | Outstanding (2022) |
| 12 | Stanground St. John's Pre-school Sessional day care · 25 places · PE2 8JG | Outstanding (2022) |
| 13 | The Village Playgroup Sessional day care · 26 places · PE4 6QE | Outstanding (2022) |
| 14 | Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Dogsthorpe) Full day care · 65 places · PE1 3SF | Outstanding (2022) |
| 15 | Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Bright Stars Day Nursery Full day care · 52 places · PE1 2UT | Outstanding (2022) |
| 16 | St Michael's Pre-School Sessional day care · 26 places · PE2 8RQ | Outstanding (2021) |
| 17 | Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Little Stars Day Nursery Full day care · 90 places · PE1 3AL | Outstanding (2020) |
| 18 | The Day Nursery Full day care · 64 places · PE1 1JA | Report card: 5 strong (Jan 2026) |
| 19 | Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Orton Southgate Full day care · 57 places · PE2 6XU | Report card: 3 strong, 2 expected (Feb 2026) |
| 20 | West Town Pre-School Sessional day care · 44 places · PE3 6DD | Good (2025) |
| 21 | Acorn Academy Day Nursery Full day care · 80 places · PE1 2PL | Good (2025) |
| 22 | Park Lane Nursery Sessional day care · 75 places · PE1 5JW | Good (2025) |
| 23 | Alpha Kindergarten (Fletton) Full day care · 113 places · PE2 8AU | Good (2025) |
| 24 | Bee Bright Day Nursery Full day care · 34 places · PE4 6JU | Good (2025) |
| 25 | Herlington Pre-School Sessional day care · 155 places · PE2 5PW | Good (2025) |
| 26 | Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Stars Pre-School Welland Full day care · 48 places · PE1 4TR | Good (2025) |
| 27 | Beeches Preschool Full day care · 26 places · PE1 2EL | Good (2024) |
| 28 | Busy Bunnies Hampton Water Full day care · 52 places · PE7 8QL | Good (2024) |
| 29 | Alpha Kindergarten Stanground Full day care · 80 places · PE2 8LR | Good (2024) |
| 30 | Young Generation Sessional day care · 30 places · PE3 7ER | Good (2024) |
| 31 | Apricot Nursery and Jumping Jacks After School and Holiday Club Full day care · 83 places · PE2 7BU | Good (2024) |
| 32 | Anna-Ca-Soo Day Nursery Full day care · 50 places · PE1 4RA | Good (2024) |
| 33 | Bright Bambini Montessori (Eastfield) Full day care · 32 places · PE1 5EN | Good (2024) |
| 34 | Busy Bunnies Braybrook Full day care · 34 places · PE2 5QL | Good (2024) |
| 35 | Paston Fundays Pre-School Sessional day care · 26 places · PE4 7DH | Good (2024) |
| 36 | Stars Pre-School Woodston Sessional day care · 60 places · PE2 9ER | Good (2023) |
| 37 | South Bretton Preschool Sessional day care · 30 places · PE3 9XJ | Good (2023) |
| 38 | The Teddy Bears Inn Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 39 places · PE6 7QW | Good (2023) |
| 39 | Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Stars Pre-School Westwood/Ravensthorpe Sessional day care · 42 places · PE3 7NB | Good (2023) |
| 40 | Stars and Sparkles Day Nursery Full day care · 54 places · PE2 5YQ | Good (2023) |
| 41 | The Learning Tree Kindergarten & Nursery School Full day care · 48 places · PE3 6JQ | Good (2023) |
| 42 | Kiddi Caru Nursery Full day care · 121 places · PE2 9QB | Good (2023) |
| 43 | Parcs Nursery Full day care · 72 places · PE1 4DZ | Good (2023) |
| 44 | Busy Bunnies Nursery Full day care · 60 places · PE1 3HA | Good (2022) |
| 45 | Woodfield Park Pre-School Sessional day care · 20 places · PE1 4XE | Good (2022) |
| 46 | Bees in the Hive Pre-School Sessional day care · 30 places · PE3 8DX | Good (2022) |
| 47 | Daisy Chain Day Nursery Full day care · 30 places · PE1 5YF | Good (2022) |
| 48 | Little Poppets Day Nursery Full day care · 15 places · PE1 3LD | Good (2022) |
| 49 | The Discovery Pre-School Full day care · 26 places · PE4 6HX | Good (2022) |
| 50 | Welbourne Primary Academy Nursery Full day care · 28 places · PE4 6NR | Good (2022) |
| 51 | ABC Kids Nursery Full day care · 62 places · PE3 6AR | Good (2022) |
| 52 | Little Tigers Day Nursery Full day care · 90 places · PE3 7NB | Good (2022) |
| 53 | Saint Michael's Ark Sessional day care · 24 places · PE2 8SZ | Good (2022) |
| 54 | Longthorpe Preschool Sessional day care · 30 places · PE3 6LU | Good (2022) |
| 55 | Jungle Tots Day Nursery Full day care · 125 places · PE3 8SB | Good (2022) |
| 56 | Broadway Nursery Full day care · 140 places · PE1 4DG | Good (2022) |
| 57 | Friends Play Pre School Sessional day care · 24 places · PE1 2NP | Good (2022) |
| 58 | Bretton Community Pre-School Sessional day care · 66 places · PE3 8NX | Good (2022) |
| 59 | Zig Zag Day Nursery Full day care · 75 places · PE1 2AU | Good (2022) |
| 60 | The Hampton Day Nursery Full day care · 104 places · PE7 8BZ | Good (2022) |
| 61 | Blackberry House Day Nursery (Peterborough) Full day care · 100 places · PE2 8XA | Good (2022) |
| 62 | Nene Valley Day Nursery Full day care · 50 places · PE1 2TG | Good (2021) |
| 63 | Castor and Ailsworth Preschool Sessional day care · 30 places · PE5 7AX | Good (2021) |
| 64 | Bright Bambini Montessori Full day care · 28 places · PE1 3DE | Good (2021) |
| 65 | Manor House Nursery School Full day care · 72 places · PE4 6RT | Good (2021) |
| 66 | Play House Pre-School and Out of School Club Full day care · 99 places · PE4 7TS | Good (2021) |
| 67 | New Ark Play Association Full day care · 40 places · PE1 5LZ | Good (2021) |
| 68 | Little Seedlings Nursery Sessional day care · 18 places · PE7 8LS | Report card: 1 strong, 4 expected (Feb 2026) |
| 69 | Belsize Day Nursery Full day care · 64 places · PE2 9JA | Report card: 5 expected (Dec 2025) |
| 70 | Lilliput Day Nursery Peterborough Full day care · 27 places · PE4 6LA | Requires improvement (2025) |
| 71 | Newborough Pre-School Playgroup Sessional day care · 35 places · PE6 7RX | Inadequate (2025) |
| 72 | Birchtree Pre-School Sessional day care · 24 places · PE1 4LH | Not yet inspected |
| 73 | Cozee Cubs Nursery and Sensory Full day care · 36 places · PE4 6NB | Not yet inspected |
| 74 | Families First Peterborough C.I.C. Sessional day care · PE3 8JD | Not yet inspected |
| 75 | Kip McGrath Tuition Peterborough LP Sessional day care · PE1 5TX | Not yet inspected |
| 76 | Little Acorns Day Nursery and Montessori School Hampton Full day care · 100 places · PE7 8SJ | Not yet inspected |
| 77 | Little Tots – Peterborough Mother & Baby Nursery Full day care · 13 places · PE3 7PD | Not yet inspected |
| 78 | Rise and Shine Day Nursery Peterborough Ltd Full day care · 36 places · PE3 9PN | Not yet inspected |
| 79 | Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Stars Preschool Eyrescroft Sessional day care · 75 places · PE3 8EZ | Not yet inspected |
| 80 | The Peterborough School Nursery Full day care · 56 places · PE3 6AP | Not yet inspected |
| 81 | Tiny Steps Nursery and Pre-School Full day care · 60 places · PE4 6NB | Not yet inspected |
| 82 | Twizzle Tops day Nursery Full day care · 124 places · PE2 6FL | Not yet inspected |
| 83 | WestRaven Community Cafe Sessional day care · PE3 7JA | Not yet inspected |
| 84 | WestRaven Community Garden Sessional day care · PE3 7LF | Not yet inspected |
How much does nursery cost in Peterborough?
Typical weekly nursery prices for a child under two in East of England, 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 Peterborough?
Of 84 nurseries and pre-schools in Peterborough, 18 have Ofsted's top results (Outstanding, or mostly strong or exceptional on the new report card). Listed first: Stars Day Nurseries Ltd t/a Shooting Stars Pre-School Nursery, Shiny Stars Pre-School, Stars Pre-School Paston Ridings.
How much does nursery cost in Peterborough?
In East of England, a part-time place (25 hours a week) for a child under two typically costs £192 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 Peterborough?
84 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 71 of them inspected so far.
Nurseries nearby
Bretton · Orton · Bourges Boulevard · Central Park · Fengate · Paston · Stanground · Woodston
Neighbourhoods
Bretton Park · Central Park · Dogsthorpe · Fengate & Parnwell · Fletton · Hampton Vale · Hargate & Orton Longueville · Longthorpe & Netherton · Millfield & Bourges Boulevard · Newborough & Peakirk · North Bretton & Westwood · Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Orton West & Castor · Paston · Peterborough Central · Stanground · Walton · Werrington · West Town & Woodston
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.