27 nurseries in N8 (Hornsey district: Hornsey, Crouch End)

Every day nursery with a N8 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in Inner London after the free hours.

27 day nurseries

3 rated Outstanding

2 with a new report card (7%)

1,465 places in total

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

Day nurseries in N8 (Hornsey district: Hornsey, Crouch End), best rated first

All 27 day nurseries in N8 (Hornsey district: Hornsey, Crouch End)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Planet Tiny Preschool N8 7HR	Outstanding	28 March 2023	30
2	Planet Tiny Toddlers N8 8NB	Outstanding	8 February 2023	20
3	Stonecroft N8 7HR	Outstanding	21 February 2022	65
4	Little Skippers Nursery N8 0NP	Expected standard in 5 of 6	9 April 2026	104
5	Creative Explorers Nursery - Crouch End N8 7EL	Expected standard in all 6	7 April 2026	35
6	Crouch End Nursery and Preschool N8 9QN	Good	25 March 2025	79
7	Bowlers Community Nursery N8 9EG	Good	28 October 2024	36
8	Keiki Daycare N8 7DE	Good	9 July 2024	76
9	Planet Tiny Babies N8 7QT	Good	23 May 2024	11
10	Starshine N8 8AX	Good	11 April 2024	28
11	Busy Bunnies N8 0LY	Good	15 September 2023	22
12	MTO Nursery N8 8ED	Good	23 June 2023	48
13	Little Crickets N8 8JJ	Good	25 May 2023	77
14	Bright Horizons Crouch End Fields Day Nursery and Preschool N8 8RG	Good	11 April 2023	88
15	Kido Crouch End N8 9TH	Good	12 October 2022	100
16	Little Tree Montessori Nursery N8 9SG	Good	4 March 2022	31
17	Brown Bears Nursery N8 0RP	Good	11 January 2022	40
18	Orange Day Nursery N8 0JE	Good	9 November 2021	78
19	Destiny Haven Nursery & Pre-school - Noel Park N8 0DJ	Good	21 October 2021	56
20	Anondo N8 0PR	Not yet graded	Not yet
21	Creative Explorers - Hornsey N8 7BS	Not yet graded	Not yet	45
22	Creative Explorers Nursery & Preschool - Harringay N8 0EL	Not yet graded	Not yet	84
23	Creative Explorers Nursery & Preschool - Hornsey Branch N8 7GD	Not yet graded	Not yet	62
24	Creative Explorers Preschool - Crouch End N8 9BG	Not yet graded	Not yet	44
25	Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery & Preschool Crouch End N8 9JF	Not yet graded	Not yet	96
26	Sunshine Sprinkles Nursery N8 0RG	Not yet graded	Not yet	72
27	We Care Wiggly Worms Day Nursery Ltd N8 9BD	Not yet graded	Not yet	38

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N8 is in Haringey and Islington, covering London.

Nursery fees in N8

What day nurseries in Inner London charge on average. Fees in N8 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 N8

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in N8 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.