Nurseries in Dorset: 130 early years settings

130 nurseries in Dorset, 1 to 48

Highest Ofsted rating first, then A to Z. Only Good or Outstanding.

Ofsted: Outstanding

Beaminster Playgroup

Sessional day care · 21 places · Beaminster · DT8 3BY

Last inspected May 2024

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Blandford Opportunity Group

Sessional day care · 26 places · Blandford Forum · DT11 7BU

Last inspected March 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Charminster Preschool

Full day care · 34 places · Dorchester · DT2 9RD

Last inspected November 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Dorchester Opportunity Preschool Group Ltd

Sessional day care · 20 places · Dorchester · DT1 2HH

Last inspected November 2023

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Fontmell Magna Under Fives

Full day care · 32 places · Shaftesbury · SP7 0PF

Last inspected November 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Humptys house pre-school and Kool kids after school club

Sessional day care · 30 places · Weymouth · DT4 9UF

Last inspected February 2023

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Judy's House Ltd

Full day care · 37 places · Wimborne · BH21 1EE

Last inspected October 2024

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Kids Love Nature Kindergarten at Avon Heath

Full day care · 40 places · Ringwood · BH24 2DH

Last inspected February 2020

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Kids Love Nature Kindergarten Lytchett

Full day care · 64 places · Poole · BH16 6JE

Last inspected September 2023

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Little Acorns Playgroup

Full day care · 26 places · Dorchester · DT2 0JY

Last inspected June 2024

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Little Birds Pre-school

Full day care · 26 places · Swanage · BH19 1QE

Last inspected July 2023

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Muddy Monkies

Full day care · 30 places · Blandford Forum · DT11 9HN

Last inspected July 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Orchard Day Nursery

Full day care · 80 places · Verwood · BH31 7PG

Last inspected March 2020

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Pamphill Pre School Nursery

Full day care · 25 places · Wimborne · BH21 4EE

Last inspected June 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Rainbow's End Montessori School

Full day care · 27 places · Ferndown · BH22 8QE

Last inspected June 2024

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery

Full day care · 45 places · Shaftesbury · SP7 8PZ

Last inspected June 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Stalbridge Pre-School

Full day care · 42 places · Stalbridge · DT10 2LP

Last inspected October 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

The Caterpillar Club

Full day care · 22 places · Ferndown · BH22 9FB

Last inspected March 2025

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Outstanding

Wrens Nursery

Sessional day care · 27 places · Beaminster · DT8 3NX

Last inspected January 2025

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Allsorts

Full day care · 32 places · Weymouth · DT4 0RH

Last inspected January 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Allsorts

Full day care · 42 places · Weymouth · DT4 0HS

Last inspected July 2021

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Allsorts Brackenbury

Full day care · 38 places · Portland · DT5 1JN

Last inspected June 2021

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Barn Owls Nursery

Full day care · 30 places · Dorchester · DT2 0HG

Last inspected August 2024

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Bizzybeez Childcare Ltd

Full day care · 31 places · Poole · BH16 6FE

Last inspected March 2025

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Blossom Childcare Nature Nursery Limited

Full day care · 30 places · Wareham · BH20 7BD

Last inspected November 2021

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Blossoms Day Nursery

Full day care · 17 places · Corfe Mullen · BH21 3LE

Last inspected August 2021

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Bovington Nursery

Full day care · 135 places · Bovington · BH20 6FD

Last inspected January 2020

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Bradford Abbas Pre-School

Sessional day care · 24 places · Sherborne · DT9 6RF

Last inspected November 2021

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Bradpole Preschool

Full day care · 26 places · Bridport · DT6 3DT

Last inspected March 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Broadmayne & West Knighton Pre-School

Sessional day care · 20 places · Dorchester · DT2 8PH

Last inspected November 2023

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Weymouth

Full day care · 59 places · Weymouth · DT4 9TT

Last inspected June 2023

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Cherry Tree Montessori Nursery

Full day care · 24 places · Ringwood · BH24 2HP

Last inspected July 2023

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Chesil Bank Pre School

Sessional day care · 16 places · Weymouth · DT3 4JR

Last inspected January 2024

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Chipmunks Day Nursery

Full day care · 121 places · Weymouth · DT4 9PJ

Last inspected October 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Chrysalis Montessori Nursery

Full day care · 25 places · Wimborne · BH21 2HN

Last inspected February 2023

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Chuckles Day Nursery

Full day care · 59 places · Weymouth · DT4 9SY

Last inspected June 2024

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Colehill Nursery

Full day care · 26 places · Wimborne · BH21 2LZ

Last inspected March 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Doodlebugs Preschool

Sessional day care · 16 places · Portland · DT5 2NA

Last inspected September 2025

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Dorchester Community Nursery School

Sessional day care · 32 places · Dorchester · DT1 1QA

Last inspected November 2021

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Ducklings Pre-School

Sessional day care · 21 places · Weymouth · DT3 4DX

Last inspected May 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Elestar Services Ltd T/A Flying Start Nursery

Sessional day care · 31 places · Gillingham · SP8 4AZ

Last inspected February 2023

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Explorers at Herston

Sessional day care · 24 places · Swanage · BH19 2PH

Last inspected September 2023

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Explorers Childcare Group

Full day care · 49 places · Swanage · BH19 2PW

Last inspected November 2024

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Ferndown Day Nursery

Full day care · 45 places · Ferndown · BH22 9BG

Last inspected September 2023

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Flying Start Nurseries

Full day care · 55 places · Shaftesbury · SP7 8AE

Last inspected May 2025

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Focus Nursery School

Full day care · 18 places · Wareham · BH20 4PH

Last inspected March 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Forget Me Not Day Nursery

Full day care · 66 places · Sherborne · DT9 4EQ

Last inspected August 2022

Ofsted report Directions

Ofsted: Good

Harlequins Pre-School

Sessional day care · 24 places · Sherborne · DT9 6AU

Last inspected April 2024

Ofsted report Directions

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