Childcare costs in South West

Compare 2026/27 LA funded rates across 14 local authorities in South West. Select a rate to calculate your exact monthly fees after government support is applied.

Local authorityUnder 22 to 33 to 4
Bath and North East Somerset£12.07/hr£8.88/hr£6.59/hr
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£12.06/hr£8.91/hr£6.54/hr
Bristol City of£12.71/hr£9.23/hr£6.69/hr
Cornwall£10.85/hr£8.04/hr£6.20/hr
Devon£10.85/hr£8.02/hr£6.20/hr
Dorset£10.91/hr£8.08/hr£6.20/hr
Gloucestershire£11.35/hr£8.37/hr£6.21/hr
North Somerset£11.78/hr£8.69/hr£6.37/hr
Plymouth£11.83/hr£8.69/hr£6.30/hr
Somerset£10.93/hr£8.08/hr£6.20/hr
South Gloucestershire£11.96/hr£8.85/hr£6.59/hr
Swindon£11.83/hr£8.65/hr£6.32/hr
Torbay£12.13/hr£8.88/hr£6.38/hr
Wiltshire£10.99/hr£8.14/hr£6.20/hr