115 nurseries in Lambeth

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

115 day nurseries

6 rated Outstanding

6 with a new report card (5%)

5,627 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Lambeth

9 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 Lambeth
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Linden Tree Nursery Schools Clapham, SW4	Strong standard in all 6	20 February 2026	37
2	Horizons Day Nursery London, SW16	Strong standard in all 6	7 January 2026	40
3	Toad Hall Nursery School London, SE11	Strong standard in all 6	21 November 2025	20
4	Clapham Park Montessori and Infant Community London, SW4	Outstanding	6 February 2024	40
5	Ecole Cadet Rouselle London, SE24	Outstanding	30 January 2024	25
6	South Bank Colleges (Lambeth College) Nursery London, SW4	Outstanding	25 January 2024
7	Clapham Montessori London, SW4	Outstanding	7 June 2023	26
8	St Patrick's London, SE1	Outstanding	4 January 2023	80
9	Mace Montessori Nursery London, SW8	Outstanding	2 February 2022	60

Day nurseries in Lambeth, best rated first

All 115 day nurseries in Lambeth
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Linden Tree Nursery Schools Clapham, SW4	Strong standard in all 6	20 February 2026	37
2	Horizons Day Nursery London, SW16	Strong standard in all 6	7 January 2026	40
3	Toad Hall Nursery School London, SE11	Strong standard in all 6	21 November 2025	20
4	Clapham Park Montessori and Infant Community London, SW4	Outstanding	6 February 2024	40
5	Ecole Cadet Rouselle London, SE24	Outstanding	30 January 2024	25
6	South Bank Colleges (Lambeth College) Nursery London, SW4	Outstanding	25 January 2024
7	Clapham Montessori London, SW4	Outstanding	7 June 2023	26
8	St Patrick's London, SE1	Outstanding	4 January 2023	80
9	Mace Montessori Nursery London, SW8	Outstanding	2 February 2022	60
10	Green Shoots Day Nursery London, SW8	Expected standard in 3 of 6	11 December 2025	26
11	Cavendish Lodge Nursery School London, SW16	Expected standard in 4 of 6	18 February 2026	83
12	Monkey Puzzle Streatham Common Day Nursery London, SW16	Expected standard in all 6	27 February 2026	69
13	Hyderi Nursery London, SW16	Good	26 September 2025	37
14	Cavendish Lodge Nursery London, SW16	Good	18 September 2025	85
15	Miss Potter's Garden at 388 Streatham Hub Nursery London, SW16	Good	16 September 2025	33
16	Cute Kids Montessori Nursery School London, SE24	Good	9 September 2025	65
17	Union Grove Community Nursery London, SW8	Good	21 August 2025	48
18	Little Einsteins London, SE24	Good	13 August 2025	41
19	Growing Beans Nursery And Preschool London, SW16	Good	24 July 2025	38
20	Partou Turney Road Day Nursery & Pre-School London, SE21	Good	23 July 2025	42
21	Abacus Nursery London, SW2	Good	26 June 2025	48
22	Partou Rosendale Road Day Nursery & Pre-School London, SE21	Good	10 June 2025	64
23	Blossom Time Montessori Nursery London, SE19	Good	19 February 2025	70
24	Fatemah Day Nursery London, SW16	Good	29 January 2025	45
25	Sallykidscare London, SW2	Good	29 January 2025	36
26	Bloom Day Nursery & Pre School LTD Streatham, SW2	Good	22 January 2025	36
27	Partou Lancaster Avenue Day Nursery & Pre-School London, SE27	Good	4 December 2024	55
28	Growing Beans Streatham Preschool London, SW16	Good	29 November 2024	25
29	Tenderlinks Day Nursery London, SW16	Good	29 November 2024	38
30	Anglo Spanish Day Nursery London, SW4	Good	7 November 2024	86
31	Blooming Years Nursery Schools London, SW4	Good	16 October 2024	45
32	Stem Montessori Nursery London, SE19	Good	11 October 2024	36
33	Abacus Nursery Parkside London, SW2	Good	30 September 2024	80
34	Abacus Nursery Brixton London, SW9	Good	30 July 2024	55
35	Bunnies on the Green Nursery London, SW9	Good	18 July 2024	26
36	Cavendish Playhouse London, SW16	Good	19 June 2024	32
37	The Pelican Nursery London, SE11	Good	14 May 2024	21
38	N Family Club Balham London, SW12	Good	16 April 2024	98
39	Stockwell Gardens Nursery London, SW9	Good	3 April 2024	63
40	Raphael Nursery London, SW4	Good	13 March 2024	85
41	Hurley Pre-School Kennington, SE11	Good	8 March 2024	36
42	Purple Jay Nursery Lambeth London, SE11	Good	5 February 2024	80
43	Elm Park Nursery London, SW4	Good	10 January 2024	96
44	Purple Willows Clapham Clapham, SW2	Good	4 January 2024	38
45	Pathfield Nursery London, SW16	Good	19 December 2023	52
46	Alphabet Lanes Nursery & Pre School London, SE27	Good	14 December 2023	30
47	Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool London, SW12	Good	5 December 2023	65
48	Tia Ana's Nursery Ltd London, SW9	Good	5 December 2023	37
49	Bright Horizons West Dulwich Day Nursery and Preschool London, SE27	Good	9 November 2023	76
50	Abacus Early Learning Nursery London, SW16	Good	27 October 2023	65
51	Oak Tree Day Nursery London, SW2	Good	25 October 2023	62
52	Whitehouse Day Nursery London, SE24	Good	25 October 2023	24
53	Tiny Tots Nursery London, SW16	Good	23 October 2023	46
54	K & Q Childcare Services Limited London, SW16	Good	11 September 2023	34
55	Ferndale Road Day Nursery London, SW9	Good	6 September 2023	28
56	Ministars Day Nursery London, SW16	Good	2 August 2023	36
57	The Pelican Nursery London, SE11	Good	28 July 2023	40
58	Daffodils Day Nursery Streatham, SW16	Good	27 July 2023	30
59	Woodentops Abbeville Village Limited London, SW4	Good	21 July 2023	90
60	Tiny Tots Nursery London, SW16	Good	18 July 2023	36
61	German Kindergarten Herne Hill London, SE24	Good	12 July 2023	28
62	Little Agnes Nursery London, SE11	Good	29 June 2023	55
63	Destiny Kids Nursery Brixton Hill London, SW2	Good	21 June 2023	56
64	Bright Horizons Clapham Day Nursery and Preschool London, SW4	Good	20 June 2023	134
65	Stepping Stones Community Nursery London, SW8	Good	22 May 2023	14
66	Clive Hall Day Ltd London, SE21	Good	28 April 2023	50
67	Happy Nursery Days London, SW2	Good	17 April 2023	63
68	We Care Child Care London, SW9	Good	4 April 2023	35
69	Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre London, SE1	Good	8 March 2023	88
70	Linden Tree Nursery School Clapham, SW4	Good	1 March 2023	37
71	The Weir Link Nursery London, SW12	Good	9 February 2023	47
72	Sowing & Growing Nursery and Preschool London, SE27	Good	20 December 2022	59
73	Cherubins Day Nursery Ltd London, SW2	Good	15 December 2022	86
74	St Thomas' Hospital Day Nursery London, SE1	Good	1 December 2022	102
75	Bright Horizons West Norwood Day Nursery and Preschool London, SE21	Good	3 November 2022	76
76	Jan Pre-School London, SW16	Good	20 September 2022	25
77	Abacus Early Learning Nursery London, SE27	Good	15 September 2022	45
78	The Learning Cottage London, SW16	Good	5 July 2022	49
79	N Family Club Tulse Hill London, SW2	Good	20 June 2022	151
80	Armadillos Preschool And Nursery London, SE5	Good	19 May 2022	35
81	The Italian Day Nursery London, SW9	Good	16 May 2022	26
82	The Clapham Day Nursery & Pre-School London, SW8	Good	10 May 2022	72
83	Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery West Norwood London, SE27	Good	5 April 2022	83
84	Magic Roundabout Nurseries Ltd Clapham, SW4	Good	7 February 2022	185
85	Rainbow Smiles Ltd London, SE21	Good	9 December 2021	53
86	Ruskinhouse School London, SE24	Good	12 October 2021	80
87	Woodentops Day Nursery London, SW12	Good	31 July 2011	25
88	Unique Child Montessori Nursery Stockwell, SW4	Requires improvement	27 June 2025	91
89	Partou Chapel House Day Nursery & Pre-School London, SE27	Inadequate	24 September 2025	119
90	Arty Party Clapham, SW4	Not yet graded	Not yet
91	Blooming Years Nursery & Pre-school London, SW2	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
92	Bonding School Nurseries Limited London, SE19	Not yet graded	Not yet	12
93	Brixton Garden Nursery & Pre-School London, SW9	Not yet graded	Not yet	62
94	Clever IQ London, SW12	Not yet graded	Not yet
95	Edenchildcare Ltd Streatham, SW16	Not yet graded	Not yet	27
96	Educate Excellence London, SW16	Not yet graded	Not yet
97	Educate Excellence Centre London, SW16	Not yet graded	Not yet
98	Fennies Clapham London, SW9	Not yet graded	Not yet	85
99	Fine Learners Hub London, SW16	Not yet graded	Not yet
100	German Kindergarten Brixton London, SW9	Not yet graded	Not yet	48
101	Lighthouse After School Club London, SE11	Not yet graded	Not yet
102	Little Chico Day Care Ltd London, SW9	Not yet graded	Not yet	21
103	Little Turtle Day Nursery London, SW16	Not yet graded	Not yet
104	NannyMe- Rosendale Centre London, SE24	Not yet graded	Not yet
105	Oasis Adventure Playground London, SW4	Not yet graded	Not yet
106	Park Cottage Nursery London, SE5	Not yet graded	Not yet	18
107	Prime Childcare London, SW2	Not yet graded	Not yet
108	Rainbow Stars Nursery and Wrap Around Childcare London, SE27	Not yet graded	Not yet	63
109	Sky High Learning After School Club London, SW2	Not yet graded	Not yet
110	Streatham Montessori Day Nursery London, SW2	Not yet graded	Not yet	34
111	Sunny Kids Agency Ltd London, SW16	Not yet graded	Not yet
112	The Learning Experience Balham London, SW12	Not yet graded	Not yet	141
113	The Little Nursery LTD London, SW16	Not yet graded	Not yet	61
114	The Pelican Nursery at ABS London, SE11	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
115	Woodentops Clapham Old Town London, SW4	Not yet graded	Not yet	76

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

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Nursery fees in Lambeth

What day nurseries in Inner London charge on average. Fees in Lambeth 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 Lambeth

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Lambeth 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.