# Sessional nurseries and pre-schools in Southampton We list 29 nurseries in Southampton that match “Sessional / pre-school”, out of 80 nurseries in the area. Across all 80 nurseries in Southampton (51 full-day, 29 sessional) there are 4,269 registered places. Figures as of November 2026. Page: https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/sessional Updated November 2026. ## At a glance - Nurseries: 80 (51 full-day · 29 sessional) - Registered places: 4,269 (about 53 per nursery) ## Nurseries | Nursery | Type | Ofsted | Day fee from | Hours | Ages | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [Little Berries Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/little-berries-pre-school-ey411784) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding | | | | | [Busy Bee Preschool](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/busy-bee-preschool-2633742) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding | | | | | [Paint Pots Preschool @ Harefield](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/paint-pots-preschool-harefield-2596331) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding | | | | | [Paint Pots Preschool @ St Marks](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/paint-pots-preschool-st-marks-ey427548) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding | | | | | [The Shore Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-shore-pre-school-148858) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding | | | | | [Shirley Preschool](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/shirley-preschool-2632174) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Sholing Community Centre Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/sholing-community-centre-pre-school-131556) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Brambles Community Pre-school](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/brambles-community-pre-school-2648058) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Squirrels Corner Pre School 2](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/squirrels-corner-pre-school-2-2502594) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Busy Bee Pre School Millbrook](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/busy-bee-pre-school-millbrook-ey555386) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Dingley Family And Specialist Early Years Centres](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/dingley-family-and-specialist-early-years-centres-2732317) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Honeybeez Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/honeybeez-pre-school-148853) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Ladybirds Pre-school (Porchester Road)](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/ladybirds-pre-school-porchester-road-ey423715) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Ladybirds Preschool Parkside](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/ladybirds-preschool-parkside-2531700) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Lordswood Community Centre Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/lordswood-community-centre-pre-school-131542) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Oasis Academy Lord's Hill Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/oasis-academy-lords-hill-pre-school-ey466044) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Paint Pots Preschool And Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/paint-pots-preschool-and-nursery-2532943) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [St Christopher's Pre-school](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/st-christophers-pre-school-131564) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Sticky Fingers Pre-school Tanners Brook](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/sticky-fingers-pre-school-tanners-brook-2730272) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [The Shore Woolston](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-shore-woolston-2736142) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Paint Pots Preschool @ St Joseph's](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/paint-pots-preschool-st-josephs-2809604) | Sessional pre-school | | | | | | [Paint Pots Bitterne](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/paint-pots-bitterne-2788603) | Sessional pre-school | Report card, Apr 2026 | | | | | [Start Point Northam](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/start-point-northam-131570) | Sessional pre-school | Report card, Dec 2025 | | | | | [Foundry Lane Preschool](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/foundry-lane-preschool-2744945) | Sessional pre-school | Report card, Nov 2025 | | | | | [Little Caterpillars Preschool](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/little-caterpillars-preschool-2776077) | Sessional pre-school | Report card, Jan 2026 | | | | | [Sticky Fingers Pre-school Spring Road](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/sticky-fingers-pre-school-spring-road-2750099) | Sessional pre-school | Report card, Nov 2025 | | | | | [St Francis Pre School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/st-francis-pre-school-2894656) | Sessional pre-school | | | | | | [New Forest Child Care CIC Banister](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/new-forest-child-care-cic-banister-2892908) | Sessional pre-school | | | | | | [Sticky Fingers Pre-School Portswood](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/sticky-fingers-pre-school-portswood-2866498) | Sessional pre-school | | | | | ## Filters - [Full-day](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/full-day.md) (51) - [Sessional / pre-school](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/sessional.md) (29) - [Rated Outstanding](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/outstanding.md) (10) ## Areas within Southampton - [Sholing](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/sholing.md) (6) - [Hill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/hill.md) (4) - [Merry Oak](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/merry-oak.md) (4) - [Millbrook](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/millbrook.md) (4) - [Redbridge](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/redbridge.md) (4) - [Itchen](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/itchen.md) (3) - [Midanbury](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/midanbury.md) (3) - [Regents Park](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/regents-park.md) (3) - [Shirley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/shirley.md) (3) - [Shirley Park](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/shirley-park.md) (3) - [Shirley Warren](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/shirley-warren.md) (3) - [Thornhill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/thornhill.md) (3) - [Weston](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/weston.md) (3) - [Woolston](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/woolston.md) (3) - [Bitterne](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/bitterne.md) (2) - [Hampton Park](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/hampton-park.md) (2) - [Harefield](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/harefield.md) (2) - [Hightown](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/hightown.md) (2) - [St Mary's](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/st-marys.md) (2) - [Swaythling](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/swaythling.md) (2) - [Upper Shirley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/upper-shirley.md) (2) - [Westwood Park](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/westwood-park.md) (2) - [Aldermoor](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/aldermoor.md) (1) - [Banister's Park](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/banisters-park.md) (1) - [Bevois Mount](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/bevois-mount.md) (1) - [Bevois Valley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/bevois-valley.md) (1) - [Crosshouse](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/crosshouse.md) (1) - [Freemantle](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/freemantle.md) (1) - [Highfield](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/highfield.md) (1) - [Lord's Hill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/lords-hill.md) (1) - [Lordswood](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/lordswood.md) (1) - [Maybush](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/maybush.md) (1) - [Nichols Town](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/nichols-town.md) (1) - [Northam](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/northam.md) (1) - [Portswood](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/portswood.md) (1) - [Southampton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/southampton.md) (1) - [Townhill Park](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton/townhill-park.md) (1) ## Postcode districts - [SO14](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/so14.md) (7) - [SO15](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/so15.md) (13) - [SO16](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/so16.md) (26) - [SO17](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/so17.md) (5) - [SO18](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/so18.md) (8) - [SO19](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/so19.md) (25) ## Neighbouring areas - [Hampshire](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/hampshire.md) (572) - [Portsmouth](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/portsmouth.md) (71) - [Isle of Wight](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/isle-of-wight.md) (35) - [Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole.md) (126) - [West Berkshire](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/west-berkshire.md) (58) - [Wiltshire](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/wiltshire.md) (217) ## Frequently asked questions ### How many sessional nurseries and pre-schools are there in Southampton? We list 29 nurseries in Southampton that match: sessional / pre-school. ### How many nurseries are there in Southampton? We list 80 nurseries in Southampton: 51 full-day and 29 sessional, with 4,269 registered places between them (as of November 2026). ### Which areas are near Southampton? Neighbouring areas include Hampshire, Portsmouth, Isle of Wight and Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. ## Sources Ofsted register and inspections, nursery websites, Google Maps (ratings only) and DfE data, as dated on each nursery page. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.