Nurseries in Dorset
123 nurseriesupdated November 2026
91–120 of 123 nurseries
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Happy Days Nursery and Pre-school
Full-day nurseryBH31
Not yet inspected4.7 (12) on Google
Fees on request
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Wonderland Day Nursery and Pre-school
Full-day nurseryDT6
Not yet inspected5.0 (4) on Google
Fees on request
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Busy Bees Day Nursery at Weymouth
Full-day nurseryDT4
Ofsted report card 20264.3 (11) on Google
Fees on request
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Tops Day Nurseries - Wimborne
Full-day nurseryBH21
Ofsted report card 20264.5 on Google
Fees on request
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Chipmunks Day Nursery
Full-day nurseryDT1
Requires improvement · Ofsted5.0 (3) on Google
Fees on request
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Humpty's House Pre-school & Kool Kidz Club
Sessional pre-schoolDT4
Not yet inspected
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
Postcodes in Dorset
Nearby council areas
About nurseries in Dorset
We list 123 nurseries in Dorset (92 full-day, 31 sessional), with 5,324 registered places. Figures as of November 2026.
Updated November 2026
Dorset funding rate: The council is paid £6.01 an hour by government for funded 3- and 4-year-old places (2026–27). Department for Education
Nurseries
123
92 full-day · 31 sessional
Registered places
5,324
about 43 per nursery
Questions parents ask about Dorset
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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Tools for parents in Dorset
- Childcare cost calculatorMonthly cost with funded hours
- Funded hours checkerWhich schemes you qualify for
- Funded hours start dateWhen your child's hours begin
- Tax-Free Childcare calculatorThe 20% top-up on your bill
- Nursery visit checklistPrintable questions to ask
- Cost of nursery in DorsetFees by age in Dorset