# Nurseries in Dorset We list 123 nurseries in Dorset (92 full-day, 31 sessional), with 5,324 registered places. Figures as of November 2026. Page: https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset Updated November 2026. ## At a glance - Nurseries: 123 (92 full-day · 31 sessional) - Registered places: 5,324 (about 43 per nursery) ## Nurseries (page 1 of 5) | Nursery | Type | Ofsted | Day fee from | Hours | Ages | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/shaftesbury-children-centre-nursery-2535359) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [The Caterpillar Club](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-caterpillar-club-144322) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Tops Gillingham](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/tops-gillingham-2649112) | Full-day nursery | Good | | 06:00–20:00 | | | [Blandford Opportunity Group](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/blandford-opportunity-group-141094) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding | | | | | [Bradford Abbas Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/bradford-abbas-pre-school-139320) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | 08:30–15:00 | | | [Fontmell Magna Under Fives](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/fontmell-magna-under-fives-ey413949) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Mosterton Preschool](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/mosterton-preschool-ey554763) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | 08:45–15:15 | | | [Muddy Monkies](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/muddy-monkies-2556170) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Kids Love Nature Kindergarten Lytchett](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/kids-love-nature-kindergarten-lytchett-ey561513) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Beaminster Playgroup](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/beaminster-playgroup-ey378660) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding | | | | | [Charminster Preschool](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/charminster-preschool-ey337568) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Forget Me Not Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/forget-me-not-day-nursery-2623955) | Full-day nursery | Good | | 08:00–18:00 | | | [Judy's House Ltd](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/judys-house-ltd-2693295) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Little Acorns Playgroup](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/little-acorns-playgroup-ey281575) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Pamphill Pre School Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/pamphill-pre-school-nursery-144301) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Rainbow's End Montessori School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/rainbows-end-montessori-school-ey344005) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Stalbridge Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/stalbridge-pre-school-ey419797) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Wrens Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/wrens-nursery-ey539930) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding | | | | | [Chesil Bank Pre School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/chesil-bank-pre-school-ey271243) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Dorchester Community Nursery School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/dorchester-community-nursery-school-139333) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Jelly Babies Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/jelly-babies-day-nursery-140994) | Full-day nursery | Good | | | | | [Kingswood Day Nurseries Limited](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/kingswood-day-nurseries-limited-ey280673) | Full-day nursery | Good | | | | | [Little Firs Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/little-firs-day-nursery-141017) | Full-day nursery | Good | | | | | [Little Owls Pre-School and Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/little-owls-pre-school-and-nursery-2603857) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Scallywags Child Care Centre](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/scallywags-child-care-centre-ey384987) | Full-day nursery | Good | | | | | [Sturminster Marshall Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/sturminster-marshall-pre-school-144318) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Sunbeams Shillingstone](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/sunbeams-shillingstone-2659314) | Full-day nursery | Good | | | | | [The Elves and Fairies Woodland Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-elves-and-fairies-woodland-nursery-ey422487) | Full-day nursery | Good | | | | | [Upton Methodist Church Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/upton-methodist-church-pre-school-153445) | Sessional pre-school | Good | | | | | [Little Birds Pre-school](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/little-birds-pre-school-2634135) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | Next page: /nurseries/south-west/dorset?page=2 ## Filters - [Full-day](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/full-day.md) (92) - [Sessional / pre-school](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/sessional.md) (31) - [Rated Outstanding](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/outstanding.md) (15) ## Areas within Dorset - [Charlestown](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/charlestown.md) (4) - [Dorchester](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/dorchester.md) (4) - [Sherborne](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/sherborne.md) (4) - [Verwood](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/verwood.md) (4) - [Corfe Mullen](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/corfe-mullen.md) (3) - [Ferndown](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/ferndown.md) (3) - [Upton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/upton.md) (3) - [Blandford Forum](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/blandford-forum.md) (2) - [Canford Bottom](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/canford-bottom.md) (2) - [Coneygar](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/coneygar.md) (2) - [Dudsbury](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/dudsbury.md) (2) - [Easton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/easton.md) (2) - [Mount Pleasant](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/mount-pleasant.md) (2) - [Poundbury](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/poundbury.md) (2) - [Shaftesbury](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/shaftesbury.md) (2) - [Southwell](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/southwell.md) (2) - [Wareham](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/wareham.md) (2) - [Westham](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/westham.md) (2) - [Wimborne Minster](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/wimborne-minster.md) (2) - [Abbotsbury](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/abbotsbury.md) (1) - [Ashley Heath](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/ashley-heath.md) (1) - [Beaminster](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/beaminster.md) (1) - [Blandford St Mary](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/blandford-st-mary.md) (1) - [Bradford Abbas](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/bradford-abbas.md) (1) - [Bridport](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/bridport.md) (1) - [Bryanston](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/bryanston.md) (1) - [Charminster](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/charminster.md) (1) - [Chickerell](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/chickerell.md) (1) - [Child Okeford](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/child-okeford.md) (1) - [Chiswell](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/chiswell.md) (1) - [Daggons](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/daggons.md) (1) - [East Brook](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/east-brook.md) (1) - [Ebblake](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/ebblake.md) (1) - [Edmondsham](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/edmondsham.md) (1) - [Evershot](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/evershot.md) (1) - [Fontmell Magna](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/fontmell-magna.md) (1) - [Frome St Quintin](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/frome-st-quintin.md) (1) - [Gillingham](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/gillingham.md) (1) - [Grange Estate](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/grange-estate.md) (1) - [Hayes](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/hayes.md) (1) - [Herston](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/herston.md) (1) - [Hill Street](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/hill-street.md) (1) - [Hooke](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/hooke.md) (1) - [Hopsfield](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/hopsfield.md) (1) - [Iwerne Minster](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/iwerne-minster.md) (1) - [Langton Long Blandford](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/langton-long-blandford.md) (1) - [Leigh](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/leigh.md) (1) - [Lodbourne](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/lodbourne.md) (1) - [Longburton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/longburton.md) (1) - [Lytchett Matravers & Upton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/lytchett-matravers-and-upton.md) (1) - [Lytchett Minster](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/lytchett-minster.md) (1) - [Marnhull](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/marnhull.md) (1) - [Melcombe Regis](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/melcombe-regis.md) (1) - [Mosterton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/mosterton.md) (1) - [New Swanage](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/new-swanage.md) (1) - [New Town](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/new-town.md) (1) - [New Zealand](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/new-zealand.md) (1) - [Newton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/newton.md) (1) - [Pamphill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/pamphill.md) (1) - [Peacemarsh](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/dorset/peacemarsh.md) (1) ## Postcode districts - [BH16](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/bh16.md) (8) - [BH19](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/bh19.md) (3) - [BH20](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/bh20.md) (6) - [BH21](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/bh21.md) (22) - [BH22](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/bh22.md) (8) - [BH24](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/bh24.md) (8) - [BH31](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/bh31.md) (4) - [DT1](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dt1.md) (6) - [DT10](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dt10.md) (3) - [DT11](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dt11.md) (13) - [DT2](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dt2.md) (7) - [DT3](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dt3.md) (5) - [DT4](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dt4.md) (10) - [DT5](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dt5.md) (5) - [DT6](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dt6.md) (6) - [DT8](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dt8.md) (3) - [DT9](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dt9.md) (8) - [SP6](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/sp6.md) (5) - [SP7](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/sp7.md) (3) - [SP8](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/sp8.md) (4) ## Neighbouring areas - [Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole.md) (126) - [Somerset](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/somerset.md) (177) - [Southampton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/southampton.md) (80) - [Wiltshire](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/wiltshire.md) (217) - [Bath and North East Somerset](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-west/bath-and-north-east-somerset.md) (67) - [Isle of Wight](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/south-east/isle-of-wight.md) (35) ## Frequently asked questions ### How many nurseries are there in Dorset? We list 123 nurseries in Dorset: 92 full-day and 31 sessional, with 5,324 registered places between them (as of November 2026). ### Which areas are near Dorset? Neighbouring areas include Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, Somerset, Southampton and Wiltshire. ## 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.