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Nursery Awards
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Review for Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Surbiton, Surbiton
03 September 2025
Both of our children go to Monkey Puzzle and they love it. They love the staff and you can see they are very caring. They give us lots of updates and photos are uploaded everyday, giving us an insight into their fun everyday + lots of events (meet the team, stay and play, etc) for both parents and kids. We are happy we made the move to this nursery...
Review for Kids Planet Middlewich, Middlewich, Cheshire
03 September 2025
My daughter has been going for just under a year now and shes absolutely loved it from day 1. Shes so full of confidence and i truly believe this is from the fab expirence and the safety she feels from going to nursery. The staff in both the baby room and tots room has been amazing. She has no issues with going to nursery in the morning which makes...
Review for Paper Moon Day Nursery - Doddington Park, Lincoln
03 September 2025
Absolutely incredible nursery! Our son has attended since April 2024 and just loves it. His development has flourished and he is so well supported by all of the wonderful staff. Seeing how well he has come on developmentally since starting gives us that reassurance that we chose the perfect setting. All of the staff are so lovely and made the transition...
Review for Little Memories Day Nursery, Birmingham
03 September 2025
We have always found the nursery staff to be warm and welcoming. Our sons learning and development has progressed well. The nursery keep us updated on any news and relevant information regarding our son. He always comes out of nursery happy and saying he has had an enjoyable day
Review for Little Tots Nursery - Stoney Heath, Tadley
03 September 2025
Our son has finished his journey with Little Tots Montessori (Stoney Heath) and we could not have been more grateful for his journey. His confidence, learning and relationship building has soared at the nursery and the love, attention and focus given by every single member of staff has been like nothing we have ever experienced - every staff member...
Search all UK Nurseries by Location / Compare Average Review Score by Location
The review score shown is the average review score for all nurseries in the relevant country, region or county. The review score is a proprietary score that ranges from 1 - 10 and takes into account review recency, quantity and overall rating value.
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England
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8.9
Barking & Dagenham Borough
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9.3
Barnet Borough
114 Nurseries -
9.3
Bexley Borough
53 Nurseries -
9.2
Brent Borough
92 Nurseries -
9.3
Bromley Borough
97 Nurseries -
9.4
Camden Borough
79 Nurseries -
8.9
City of London Borough
7 Nurseries -
9.2
Croydon Borough
128 Nurseries -
9.2
Ealing Borough
116 Nurseries -
9.4
Enfield Borough
81 Nurseries -
9.4
Greenwich Borough
97 Nurseries -
9.0
Hackney Borough
80 Nurseries -
9.2
Hammersmith & Fulham Borough
61 Nurseries -
9.1
Haringey Borough
76 Nurseries -
9.3
Harrow Borough
85 Nurseries -
9.2
Havering Borough
83 Nurseries -
9.1
Hillingdon Borough
81 Nurseries -
9.4
Hounslow Borough
64 Nurseries -
9.1
Islington Borough
64 Nurseries -
9.2
Kensington & Chelsea Borough
50 Nurseries -
9.1
Kingston upon Thames Borough
40 Nurseries -
9.3
Lambeth Borough
96 Nurseries -
8.9
Lewisham Borough
111 Nurseries -
9.0
Merton Borough
73 Nurseries -
8.9
Newham Borough
80 Nurseries -
9.0
Redbridge Borough
89 Nurseries -
9.2
Richmond Borough
82 Nurseries -
9.2
Southwark Borough
88 Nurseries -
9.3
Sutton Borough
52 Nurseries -
9.1
Tower Hamlets Borough
59 Nurseries -
9.1
Waltham Forest Borough
82 Nurseries -
9.1
Wandsworth Borough
136 Nurseries -
9.2
Westminster Borough
54 Nurseries
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8.8
Bath & North East Somerset
50 Nurseries -
9.1
Bristol
96 Nurseries -
9.5
Cornwall
121 Nurseries -
9.3
Devon
246 Nurseries -
9.2
Dorset
171 Nurseries -
9.0
Gloucestershire
178 Nurseries -
Isles of Scilly
1 Nurseries -
9.3
North Somerset
53 Nurseries -
9.1
Somerset
132 Nurseries -
9.4
South Gloucestershire
82 Nurseries -
9.0
Wiltshire
197 Nurseries
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9.5
Northern Ireland
223 Nurseries -
8.9
Scotland
711 Nurseries-
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9.4
Aberdeenshire
70 Nurseries -
9.2
Angus
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Argyll & Bute
11 Nurseries -
8.7
Ayrshire
40 Nurseries -
8.5
City of Edinburgh
90 Nurseries -
9.4
Clackmannanshire
5 Nurseries -
9.9
Dumfries & Galloway
17 Nurseries -
9.1
Dunbartonshire
28 Nurseries -
9.6
East Lothian
16 Nurseries -
5.8
Falkirk
13 Nurseries -
7.5
Fife
31 Nurseries -
8.5
Glasgow City
75 Nurseries -
Highland
19 Nurseries -
9.2
Inverclyde
10 Nurseries -
9.1
Lanarkshire
98 Nurseries -
9.1
Midlothian
14 Nurseries -
8.8
Moray
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Orkney
1 Nurseries -
8.5
Perth & Kinross
21 Nurseries -
9.4
Renfrewshire
52 Nurseries -
9.9
Scottish Borders
19 Nurseries -
9.4
Stirling
19 Nurseries -
8.8
West Lothian
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Western Isles (Eilean Siar)
1 Nurseries
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9.5
Wales
383 Nurseries-
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Blaenau Gwent
6 Nurseries -
9.0
Bridgend
17 Nurseries -
9.5
Caerphilly
16 Nurseries -
9.5
Cardiff
52 Nurseries -
9.6
Carmarthenshire
23 Nurseries -
9.2
Ceredigion
6 Nurseries -
9.9
Conwy
16 Nurseries -
10
Denbighshire
18 Nurseries -
9.5
Flintshire
22 Nurseries -
Gwynedd
6 Nurseries -
10
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Mon)
4 Nurseries -
9.8
Merthyr Tydfil
6 Nurseries -
8.9
Monmouthshire
15 Nurseries -
10
Neath - Port Talbot
16 Nurseries -
9.4
Newport
23 Nurseries -
Pembrokeshire
15 Nurseries -
9.9
Powys
14 Nurseries -
9.8
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
28 Nurseries -
9.3
Swansea
25 Nurseries -
Torfaen
16 Nurseries -
9.8
Vale of Glamorgan
18 Nurseries -
10
Wrexham
21 Nurseries
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8.8
Channel Islands
20 Nurseries -
8.0
Isle of Man
10 Nurseries
Day Nurseries
Day nurseries are settings that provide childcare and early years education to children up to five years old. They support children to grow and develop using different approaches to childcare and teaching, however learning through play is central in all settings.
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Nursery schools have a trained teacher or headteacher in charge and provide more structured, educational activities than a day nursery. Although children also learn through play, there is a strong focus on preparing children for the transition to primary school.
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