80 nurseries in Islington

Every day nursery in the Islington council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

80 day nurseries

18 rated Outstanding

4 with a new report card (5%)

4,120 places in total

£181 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Islington

19 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Islington
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Autism Partnership London London, WC1X	Strong standard in 5 of 6	12 March 2026	9
2	Ambler Children's Centre and Extended School London, N4	Outstanding	9 September 2025	36
3	Willow Children's Centre London, N7	Outstanding	29 May 2025	70
4	The Gower School London, N7	Outstanding	19 March 2025	120
5	Kids In Motion London, N1	Outstanding	24 January 2025	25
6	Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane London, N5	Outstanding	12 June 2024	120
7	Be Me Day Nursery Angel London, N1	Outstanding	30 May 2024	70
8	N Family Club Angel London, N1	Outstanding	29 May 2024	129
9	Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-School London, N5	Outstanding	12 January 2024	76
10	Hargrave Park School - Under Three Provision London, N19	Outstanding	1 November 2023	39
11	Archway Children's Centre London, N19	Outstanding	5 July 2023	76
12	Mildmay Community Nursery Islington, N1	Outstanding	24 April 2023	32

Day nurseries in Islington, best rated first

All 80 day nurseries in Islington
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Autism Partnership London London, WC1X	Strong standard in 5 of 6	12 March 2026	9
2	Ambler Children's Centre and Extended School London, N4	Outstanding	9 September 2025	36
3	Willow Children's Centre London, N7	Outstanding	29 May 2025	70
4	The Gower School London, N7	Outstanding	19 March 2025	120
5	Kids In Motion London, N1	Outstanding	24 January 2025	25
6	Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane London, N5	Outstanding	12 June 2024	120
7	Be Me Day Nursery Angel London, N1	Outstanding	30 May 2024	70
8	N Family Club Angel London, N1	Outstanding	29 May 2024	129
9	Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-School London, N5	Outstanding	12 January 2024	76
10	Hargrave Park School - Under Three Provision London, N19	Outstanding	1 November 2023	39
11	Archway Children's Centre London, N19	Outstanding	5 July 2023	76
12	Mildmay Community Nursery Islington, N1	Outstanding	24 April 2023	32
13	New River Green Childrens Centre London, N1	Outstanding	3 April 2023	91
14	King Square Community Nursery at Rahere House London, EC1V	Outstanding	7 October 2022	40
15	Aberdeen Park Nursery London, N5	Outstanding	2 August 2022	40
16	Be Me Day Nursery Highbury London, N5	Outstanding	8 June 2022	71
17	New Park Nursery and Montessori School London, N5	Outstanding	19 May 2022	34
18	Bemerton Childrens Centre London, N1	Outstanding	23 February 2022	80
19	Highbury Roundhouse Little Learners Nursery London, N5	Outstanding	3 June 2016	100
20	MEplace King's Cross London, N1	Strong standard in 4 of 6	3 June 2026	80
21	Kindred Islington London, N1	Expected standard in 5 of 6	9 December 2025	78
22	Nanny Jane's Nursery London, N1	Expected standard in all 6	30 April 2026	55
23	Newpark Montessori Nursery School London, EC1V	Good	18 September 2025	64
24	kGems Day Nursery - Islington Islington, N1	Good	21 August 2025	49
25	Highbury Community Nursery London, N5	Good	30 July 2025	60
26	Clerkenwell Mount Day Nursery and Pre School London, EC1R	Good	28 July 2025	55
27	Sam Morris Centre Nursery Islington, N7	Good	29 May 2025	40
28	Golden Lane Childrens Centre London, EC1Y	Good	23 May 2025	99
29	Moreland Primary School 0-2 Provision London, EC1V	Good	21 May 2025	12
30	Minik Kardes Ltd at Hornsey Road Children's Centre London, N7	Good	13 May 2025	49
31	Newpark Montessori Nursery School London, N1	Good	29 January 2025	92
32	Islington Square Day Nursery and Pre-school London, N1	Good	7 January 2025	60
33	Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery Angel London, EC1V	Good	22 November 2024	123
34	Bowlers Community Nursery London, N8	Good	28 October 2024	36
35	The Co-operative Childcare Islington Islington, EC1V	Good	17 September 2024	78
36	Tiddlers Daycare Ltd London, N4	Good	15 August 2024	25
37	Essex Road Pre-School Islington, N1	Good	22 May 2024	24
38	Little Raccoons Nursery Tollington London, N7	Good	22 May 2024	45
39	Tiddley Tots Daycare London, N16	Good	15 May 2024	30
40	Bright Horizons Floral Place Day Nursery and Preschool Islington, N1	Good	10 May 2024	54
41	Les Petites Etoiles Bilingual Montessori – Angel London, N1	Good	13 February 2024	26
42	Robert Blair Children's Centre and Extended School Services London, N7	Good	6 February 2024	36
43	Beckett House Montessori Nursery School London, N1	Good	29 January 2024	20
44	Hornsey Day Nursery London, N19	Good	27 September 2023	25
45	Highbury Day Nursery London, N5	Good	23 August 2023	70
46	Kido Clerkenwell London, EC1V	Good	17 August 2023	56
47	Westbourne Early Years Centre London, N7	Good	28 July 2023	52
48	Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Islington, N1	Good	27 June 2023	81
49	Leaping Lizards Day Nursery Ltd London, N19	Good	11 May 2023	34
50	North Islington Nursery School and Childrens Centre London, N4	Good	5 May 2023	46
51	Archway Day Nursery London, N19	Good	28 April 2023	80
52	Hornsey Day Nursery - Toddlers & Pre-School London, N19	Good	20 April 2023	49
53	Bright Horizons Finsbury Park Day Nursery and Preschool London, N4	Good	5 April 2023	97
54	Capital City College Holloway Nursery London, N7	Good	8 February 2023	26
55	Capital City College Finsbury Park Nursery London, N4	Good	3 February 2023	20
56	Les Petites Etoiles Bilingual Montessori – Tufnell Park London, N7	Good	8 December 2022	60
57	Margaret McMillan Nursery School London, N19	Good	5 December 2022	9
58	Andover Pre School Limited Islington, London, N7	Good	24 November 2022	28
59	Les Petites Etoiles Bilingual Montessori – Crouch Hill London, N4	Good	6 September 2022	41
60	Little Haven Childcare London, N19	Good	16 August 2022	30
61	Minik Kardes @ the Factory Children's Centre London, N16	Good	8 June 2022	51
62	Curiocity Childcare London, N7	Good	31 May 2022	45
63	Fatiha Nursery London, N7	Good	11 May 2022	50
64	Conewood Childrens Centre Nursery Islington, N5	Good	10 March 2022	54
65	Paradise Park Children's Centre Nursery London, N7	Good	3 February 2022	48
66	Little Angels Pre-Prep School and Day Nursery London, N19	Good	9 December 2021	73
67	Goodinge Early Years Centre London, N7	Good	5 October 2021	66
68	Blythwood Community Nursery London, N4	Good	27 July 2021	24
69	Packington Children's Centre London, N1	Good	24 February 2020	42
70	Bright Horizons Mount Carmel Day Nursery and Preschool London, N7	Requires improvement	28 February 2022	84
71	Bright Beginners Daycare London, N7	Not yet graded	Not yet	29
72	City House Nursery Islington, EC1V	Not yet graded	Not yet	100
73	Crumbles Castle Adventure Playground London, N1	Not yet graded	Not yet
74	JB Sports Multi-sports Camp: Whitehall Park London, N6	Not yet graded	Not yet
75	Lumpy Hill Adventure Playground London, N7	Not yet graded	Not yet
76	MEplace Islington London, N1	Not yet graded	Not yet	59
77	Martin Luther King Adventure Playground London, N7	Not yet graded	Not yet
78	Prime Childcare London, N4	Not yet graded	Not yet
79	T-House Nursery London, N7	Not yet graded	Not yet	43
80	Timbuktu Adventure Playground London, N19	Not yet graded	Not yet

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Towns in Islington

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Nurseries by postcode in Islington

Nursery fees in Islington

What day nurseries in Inner London charge on average. Fees in Islington itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, Inner London, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£238no funded hours	£185after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£222no funded hours	£181after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£87after the free 15 hours	£179after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Islington

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Islington as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.