40 nurseries in Kingston upon Thames

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

40 day nurseries

4 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (3%)

2,926 places in total

£173 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Kingston upon Thames

5 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 Kingston upon Thames
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Oranges & Lemons Nursery School Kingston Upon Thames, KT2	Strong standard in all 6	28 November 2025	30
2	Dicky Birds Pre School Nurseries Ltd - Claremont Hall Surbiton, KT6	Outstanding	9 May 2024	129
3	Kings Meadow Pre-School Kingston Upon Thames, KT1	Outstanding	5 December 2022	52
4	Advantage Day Nursery Surbiton, KT6	Outstanding	25 November 2021	254
5	Child's Play Nursery School Ltd Surbiton, KT6	Outstanding	14 February 2020	25

Day nurseries in Kingston upon Thames, best rated first

All 40 day nurseries in Kingston upon Thames
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Oranges & Lemons Nursery School Kingston Upon Thames, KT2	Strong standard in all 6	28 November 2025	30
2	Dicky Birds Pre School Nurseries Ltd - Claremont Hall Surbiton, KT6	Outstanding	9 May 2024	129
3	Kings Meadow Pre-School Kingston Upon Thames, KT1	Outstanding	5 December 2022	52
4	Advantage Day Nursery Surbiton, KT6	Outstanding	25 November 2021	254
5	Child's Play Nursery School Ltd Surbiton, KT6	Outstanding	14 February 2020	25
6	Miracle Gardens Nursery Chessington, KT9	Good	15 September 2025	17
7	Katey's House Nursery Kingston Upon Thames, KT2	Good	9 September 2025	43
8	197 Early Years Nursery Kingston Upon Thames, KT2	Good	7 August 2025	89
9	Acorn to Oak Nursery and Preschool Ltd Chessington, KT9	Good	30 June 2025	100
10	N Family Club Kingston Kingston Upon Thames, KT2	Good	19 May 2025	127
11	Millie's House New Malden, KT3	Good	2 May 2025	84
12	Dicky Birds Pre School Nurseries Ltd - Brighton Road Surbiton, KT6	Good	31 March 2025	72
13	Bright Horizons Surbiton Ewell Road Day Nursery and Preschool London, KT6	Good	19 March 2025	95
14	Tiny Thinkers Tudor Drive Kingston Upon Thames, KT2	Good	31 January 2025	35
15	Sutherland Day Nursery Surbiton, KT6	Good	7 January 2025	72
16	Oasis Pre-School Surbiton, KT6	Good	25 November 2024	25
17	Bright Horizons Kingston Day Nursery and Preschool Kingston Upon Thames, KT2	Good	18 October 2024	73
18	Playmates Nursery Chessington, KT9	Good	17 October 2024	35
19	Toad Hall Nursery Chessington Chessington, KT9	Good	6 September 2024	74
20	Brightsparks Day Nursery New Malden, KT3	Good	12 March 2024	58
21	Honey Bees Staff Day Nursery Kingston Upon Thames, KT2	Good	27 February 2024	81
22	Dicky Birds Pre School Nurseries Ltd - Surbiton 62 Surbiton, KT6	Good	29 June 2023	69
23	Bright Horizons Surbiton Day Nursery and Preschool Surbiton, KT6	Good	3 April 2023	80
24	Bright Horizons Kingston Victoria Road Day Nursery and Preschool Kingston Upon Thames, KT1	Good	28 September 2022	98
25	Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Surbiton Surbiton, KT6	Good	16 August 2022	60
26	Bright Horizons Elm Grove Day Nursery And Preschool Kingston Upon Thames, KT2	Good	24 June 2022	99
27	Fountain Nursery New Malden, KT3	Good	23 June 2022	40
28	Hook Pre-School Chessington, KT9	Good	8 June 2022	40
29	Garden House Nursery School Kingston Upon Thames, KT1	Good	12 May 2022	38
30	Millie's House Nursery & Pre-School New Malden, KT3	Good	6 April 2022	65
31	One Nine Seven Park Nursery Kingston Upon Thames, KT2	Good	7 July 2021	50
32	Nutkins Day Nursery Surbiton, KT5	Good	1 July 2021	34
33	Castle Tots Chessington, KT9	Good	23 June 2021	18
34	Aspire Day Nursery Ltd Surbiton, KT5	Not yet graded	Not yet	139
35	Coombe Day Nursery LTD Kingston, KT1	Not yet graded	Not yet	57
36	Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Kingston Kingston Upon Thames, KT2	Not yet graded	Not yet	122
37	Piglets Pre school Limited Chessington, KT9	Not yet graded	Not yet	89
38	Playtime Day Nursery Chessington, KT9	Not yet graded	Not yet	98
39	The Orchard Day Nursery Kingston Kingston Upon Thames, KT2	Not yet graded	Not yet	80
40	The Study Nursery New Malden, KT3	Not yet graded	Not yet	80

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

Towns in Kingston upon Thames

Nurseries by postcode in Kingston upon Thames

Nursery fees in Kingston upon Thames

What day nurseries in Outer London charge on average. Fees in Kingston upon Thames itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, Outer London, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£217no funded hours	£171after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£214no funded hours	£173after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£83after the free 15 hours	£158after 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 Kingston upon Thames

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Kingston upon Thames 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.