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43 nurseries in Kensington and Chelsea

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

43 day nurseries
6 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (9%)
1,514 places in total
£181 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Kensington and Chelsea

7 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 Kensington and Chelsea
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Marlborough Day Care London, SW3Strong standard in all 613 April 202627
2Colville Day Care London, W11Outstanding30 September 202512
3Keren's Nursery Holland Park London, W11Outstanding29 January 202568
4Strawberry Fields Nursery School Limited London, W11Outstanding12 September 202470
5The Kensington Kindergarten London, W8Outstanding20 February 202460
6Colville Community Nursery London, W11Outstanding3 October 202246
7Chelsea Pre-Prep School & Nursery London, SW10Outstanding7 December 202160

Day nurseries in Kensington and Chelsea, best rated first

All 43 day nurseries in Kensington and Chelsea
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Marlborough Day Care London, SW3Strong standard in all 613 April 202627
2Colville Day Care London, W11Outstanding30 September 202512
3Keren's Nursery Holland Park London, W11Outstanding29 January 202568
4Strawberry Fields Nursery School Limited London, W11Outstanding12 September 202470
5The Kensington Kindergarten London, W8Outstanding20 February 202460
6Colville Community Nursery London, W11Outstanding3 October 202246
7Chelsea Pre-Prep School & Nursery London, SW10Outstanding7 December 202160
8Earls Court Community Nursery London, SW5Strong standard in 4 of 614 January 202648
9Ark Start Brunel London, W10Expected standard in 4 of 617 March 202658
10The Chelsea Nursery London, SW10Expected standard in all 67 May 202640
11Ark Start St Clement London, W11Good7 August 202564
12Park Walk Seedlings Nursery London, SW10Good13 June 202525
13Warwick Pre-School London, W14Good5 June 202522
14Ohana Centre London, SW10Good4 June 202522
15Vishenka London, W10Good16 May 202518
16Kinderzimmer South Kensington London, SW7Good8 May 202589
17Little Cherubs Nursery School London, W8Good6 March 202557
18Vishenka London, W10Good17 January 202530
19Dalgarno Pre-School London, W10Good13 January 202524
20Grenfell Early Years London, W11Good17 December 202430
21Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool London, W8Good22 November 202424
22World's End Under Fives Centre London, SW10Good1 October 202424
23New Studio London, W10Good8 July 202424
24Holland Park Pre-Prep and Nursery London, W14Good22 March 202454
25Eden Montessori Nursery London, W8Good8 February 202432
26Queensberry Nursery London, SW7Good23 January 202464
27La Petite Ecole Bilingue Cambridge Gardens London, W10Good10 October 202321
28Bright Horizons Holland Park Day Nursery and Preschool London, W11Good6 April 202379
29Clare Gardens London, W11Good23 March 202341
30St Quintin Nursery London, W10Good10 February 202347
31Holland Park Pre-School London, W8Good2 December 202219
32The French Nursery School London, W8Good22 November 202232
33Holland Park Pre-Prep and Nursery London, W14Good7 November 202216
34Lloyd Williamson Pre-School Kensington London, W8Good21 July 202240
35Lloyd Williamson Nursery Kensington London, W8Good9 May 20229
36Ark Start Earls Court London, SW5Not yet gradedNot yet48
37Happy Sunflower House Nursery and Preschool London, SW5Not yet gradedNot yet16
38Little Garden Gate Nursery London, W8Not yet gradedNot yet14
39Mander Portman Woodward School Little House of Science South Kensington, SW7Not yet gradedNot yet
40Marlborough Primary School Little House of Science London, SW3Not yet gradedNot yet
41Mulberry Montessori House Nursery And Preschool London, W10Not yet gradedNot yet40
42Venture @ Wiltshire Close Adventure Playground Rosemoor Street, SW3Not yet gradedNot yet
43West London Learning Club Ltd London, W14Not yet gradedNot yet

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

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Nursery fees in Kensington and Chelsea

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

Average weekly price in term time, Inner London, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 Kensington and Chelsea

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Kensington and Chelsea 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

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 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.