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1576 nurseries in London

Every day nursery in London on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in Inner London after the free hours.

1,576 day nurseries
155 rated Outstanding
103 with a new report card (7%)
80,577 places in total
£181 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in London

London has 1,576 day nurseries, so the full lists sit on each borough's page. These are the 20 at the top of the ranking.

Best-rated day nurseries in London
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Autism Partnership London London, WC1XStrong standard in 5 of 612 March 20269
2Waterways Nursery and After School Club London, SE28Strong standard in all 615 May 202696
3Jelly Bean Nursery London, N18Strong standard in all 612 May 202627
4Little Gem's London, SW19Strong standard in all 65 May 202630
5The Willcocks Nursery School London, SW7Strong standard in all 628 April 202632
6Bright Horizons Brockley Day Nursery and Preschool London, SE4Strong standard in all 622 April 2026101
7Zeeba - Royal Arsenal London, SE18Strong standard in all 622 April 2026125
8Banana Moon Day Nursery - Nunhead London, SE15Strong standard in all 616 April 202665
9Bright Horizons Columbus Courtyard Day Nursery and Preschool London, E14Strong standard in all 614 April 2026122
10Marlborough Day Care London, SW3Strong standard in all 613 April 202627
11The Willow Tree Nursery School London, W12Strong standard in all 63 March 202632
12Nightingale 1 Montessori Nursery London, SW12Strong standard in all 62 March 202636
13Halfmoon Montessori Nursery London, SE24Strong standard in all 624 February 202653
14Greenwood Nursery School London, N1Strong standard in all 617 February 202660
15Barnes Montessori Nursery London, SW13Strong standard in all 66 February 202650
16Crickets Montessori Nursery School London, NW2Strong standard in all 66 February 202660
17Play2Talk Pimlico London, SW1VStrong standard in all 621 January 202615
18Fennies Wimbledon London, SW19Strong standard in all 69 January 202684
19Our Lady Queen of Peace Day Nursery London, W4Strong standard in all 69 January 202629
20Horizons Day Nursery London, SW16Strong standard in all 67 January 202640

Nurseries in each London borough

Nurseries by postcode in London

London is in Wandsworth, Lewisham, Lambeth, Greenwich, Southwark, Hackney, Haringey, Newham, Waltham Forest, Islington, Barnet, Tower Hamlets, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Camden, Westminster, Brent, Enfield, Merton, Kensington and Chelsea, Croydon, Redbridge, Bromley, Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames, City of London, Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Essex, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton.

Nursery fees in London

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

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