# Ofsted Outstanding nurseries in North Northamptonshire

We list 18 nurseries in North Northamptonshire that match “Rated Outstanding”, out of 106 nurseries in the area. Across all 106 nurseries in North Northamptonshire (83 full-day, 23 sessional) there are 5,720 registered places. Figures as of November 2026.

Page: https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/outstanding  
Updated November 2026.

## At a glance

- Nurseries: 106 (83 full-day · 23 sessional)
- Registered places: 5,720 (about 53 per nursery)

## Nurseries

| Nursery | Type | Ofsted | Day fee from | Hours | Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Busy Bees Day Nursery at Kettering Venture Park](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/busy-bees-day-nursery-at-kettering-venture-park-220026) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Croyland Nursery School And Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/croyland-nursery-school-and-day-nursery-ey539655) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Little Learners Childcare](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/little-learners-childcare-ey417494) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Monkey Puzzle Irthlingborough](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/monkey-puzzle-irthlingborough-ey486073) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Pen Green Centre for Children And Families](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/pen-green-centre-for-children-and-families-ey356011) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Windermere Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/windermere-day-nursery-260738) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [The Udder Pre School Day Nursery Limited](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-udder-pre-school-day-nursery-limited-ey489442) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Dream Days 2](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/dream-days-2-2686964) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Rhymetime Rushden](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/rhymetime-rushden-ey320449) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Little Steps (Higham Ferrers) Ltd](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/little-steps-higham-ferrers-ltd-ey378109) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Stepping Stones Pre-school](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/stepping-stones-pre-school-ey390463) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Acorn Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/acorn-day-nursery-ey481831) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Acorn Day Nursery Burton Latimer](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/acorn-day-nursery-burton-latimer-ey542268) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Chirpy Chicks Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/chirpy-chicks-pre-school-ey452694) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Little Stars Kindergarten](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/little-stars-kindergarten-ey219888) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Little Wellies Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/little-wellies-day-nursery-2694966) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Rhymetime Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/rhymetime-nursery-ey258797) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Squirrels Day Nursery Corby Ltd](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/squirrels-day-nursery-corby-ltd-ey356271) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |

## Filters

- [Full-day](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/full-day.md) (83)
- [Sessional / pre-school](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/sessional.md) (23)
- [Rated Outstanding](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/outstanding.md) (18)

## Areas within North Northamptonshire

- [Wellingborough](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/wellingborough.md) (8)
- [Rushden](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/rushden.md) (7)
- [Hatton Park](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/hatton-park.md) (6)
- [Kettering](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/kettering.md) (6)
- [Burrow's Bush](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/burrows-bush.md) (5)
- [Corby](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/corby.md) (5)
- [Burton Latimer](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/burton-latimer.md) (4)
- [Earls Barton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/earls-barton.md) (4)
- [Great Oakley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/great-oakley.md) (4)
- [Barton Seagrave](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/barton-seagrave.md) (3)
- [Corby Old Village](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/corby-old-village.md) (3)
- [Desborough](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/desborough.md) (3)
- [Wadcroft](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/wadcroft.md) (3)
- [Weldon](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/weldon.md) (3)
- [Great Doddington](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/great-doddington.md) (2)
- [Irthlingborough](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/irthlingborough.md) (2)
- [Ise](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/ise.md) (2)
- [Raunds](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/raunds.md) (2)
- [Rothwell](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/rothwell.md) (2)
- [Stanwick](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/stanwick.md) (2)
- [Tansor](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/tansor.md) (2)
- [Thrapston](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/thrapston.md) (2)
- [Aldwincle](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/aldwincle.md) (1)
- [Bulwick](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/bulwick.md) (1)
- [Corby West](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/corby-west.md) (1)
- [Easton on the Hill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/easton-on-the-hill.md) (1)
- [Finedon](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/finedon.md) (1)
- [Geddington & Stanion](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/geddington-and-stanion.md) (1)
- [Great Harrowden](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/great-harrowden.md) (1)
- [Gretton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/gretton.md) (1)
- [Hargrave](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/hargrave.md) (1)
- [Higham Ferrers](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/higham-ferrers.md) (1)
- [Irchester](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/irchester.md) (1)
- [Kingswood](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/kingswood.md) (1)
- [Little Cransley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/little-cransley.md) (1)
- [Lloyds & Corby Village](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/lloyds-and-corby-village.md) (1)
- [Mawsley Village](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/mawsley-village.md) (1)
- [Nassington](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/nassington.md) (1)
- [Oundle](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/oundle.md) (1)
- [Ringstead](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/ringstead.md) (1)
- [Rothwell & Mawsley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/rothwell-and-mawsley.md) (1)
- [Rushden South](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/rushden-south.md) (1)
- [Stanion](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/stanion.md) (1)
- [Stoke Doyle](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/stoke-doyle.md) (1)
- [Sywell](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/sywell.md) (1)
- [Titchmarsh](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/titchmarsh.md) (1)
- [Victoria](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/victoria.md) (1)
- [Wollaston](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/north-northamptonshire/wollaston.md) (1)

## Postcode districts

- [NN10](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/nn10.md) (9)
- [NN14](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/nn14.md) (14)
- [NN15](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/nn15.md) (11)
- [NN16](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/nn16.md) (7)
- [NN17](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/nn17.md) (13)
- [NN18](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/nn18.md) (8)
- [NN29](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/nn29.md) (3)
- [NN6](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/nn6.md) (20)
- [NN8](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/nn8.md) (22)
- [NN9](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/nn9.md) (8)
- [PE8](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/pe8.md) (6)
- [PE9](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/pe9.md) (12)

## Neighbouring areas

- [West Northamptonshire](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/west-northamptonshire.md) (157)
- [Bedford](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-of-england/bedford.md) (59)
- [Rutland](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/rutland.md) (15)
- [Peterborough](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-of-england/peterborough.md) (88)
- [Milton Keynes](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/milton-keynes.md) (101)
- [Leicester](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/east-midlands/leicester.md) (102)

## Frequently asked questions

### How many Ofsted Outstanding nurseries are there in North Northamptonshire?

We list 18 nurseries in North Northamptonshire that match: rated outstanding.

### How many nurseries are there in North Northamptonshire?

We list 106 nurseries in North Northamptonshire: 83 full-day and 23 sessional, with 5,720 registered places between them (as of November 2026).

### Which areas are near North Northamptonshire?

Neighbouring areas include West Northamptonshire, Bedford, Rutland and Peterborough.

## Sources

Ofsted register and inspections, nursery websites, public Google ratings and DfE data, as dated on each nursery page.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
