Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery
Full-day nurserySP7
Outstanding · Ofsted4.8 (8) on Google
Fees on request
Ofsted Outstanding nurseries in Dorset
15 nurseriesupdated November 2026
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15 nurseries
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Blandford Opportunity Group
Sessional pre-schoolDT11
Outstanding · Ofsted4.7 (3) on Google
Fees on request
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Fontmell Magna Under Fives
Full-day nurserySP7
Outstanding · Ofsted5.0 (1) on Google
Fees on request
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Kids Love Nature Kindergarten Lytchett
Full-day nurseryBH16
Outstanding · Ofsted4.6 on Google
Fees on request
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Neighbourhoods in Dorset
- Charlestown4
- Dorchester4
- Sherborne4
- Verwood4
- Corfe Mullen3
- Ferndown3
- Upton3
- Blandford Forum2
- Canford Bottom2
- Coneygar2
- Dudsbury2
- Easton2
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- Mount Pleasant2
- Poundbury2
- Shaftesbury2
- Southwell2
- Wareham2
- Westham2
- Wimborne Minster2
- Abbotsbury1
- Ashley Heath1
- Beaminster1
- Blandford St Mary1
- Bradford Abbas1
- Bridport1
- Bryanston1
- Charminster1
- Chickerell1
- Child Okeford1
- Chiswell1
- Daggons1
- East Brook1
- Ebblake1
- Edmondsham1
- Evershot1
- Fontmell Magna1
- Frome St Quintin1
- Gillingham1
- Grange Estate1
- Hayes1
- Herston1
- Hill Street1
- Hooke1
- Hopsfield1
- Iwerne Minster1
- Langton Long Blandford1
- Leigh1
- Lodbourne1
- Longburton1
- Lytchett Matravers & Upton1
- Lytchett Minster1
- Marnhull1
- Melcombe Regis1
- Mosterton1
- New Swanage1
- New Town1
- New Zealand1
- Newton1
- Pamphill1
- Peacemarsh1
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About nurseries in Dorset
We list 15 nurseries in Dorset that match “Rated Outstanding”, out of 123 nurseries in the area. Across all 123 nurseries in Dorset (92 full-day, 31 sessional) there are 5,324 registered places. Figures as of November 2026.
Updated November 2026
Questions parents ask about Dorset
How many Ofsted Outstanding nurseries are there in Dorset?
We list 15 nurseries in Dorset that match: rated outstanding.
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.
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