16 nurseries in NW2 (Cricklewood district: Cricklewood, Dollis Hill, Childs Hill)

Every day nursery with a NW2 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in Outer London after the free hours.

16 day nurseries

3 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (6%)

718 places in total

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

Day nurseries in NW2 (Cricklewood district: Cricklewood, Dollis Hill, Childs Hill), best rated first

All 16 day nurseries in NW2 (Cricklewood district: Cricklewood, Dollis Hill, Childs Hill)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Crickets Montessori Nursery School NW2 4BL	Strong standard in all 6	6 February 2026	60
2	The Little Learners Montessori at Cricklewood NW2 1HR	Outstanding	16 April 2024	45
3	Living Spring Nursery Limited NW2 6XG	Outstanding	28 February 2024	72
4	Les Petites Etoiles Bilingual Montessori – West Hampstead NW2 3TL	Outstanding	24 July 2023	42
5	Claremont Community Pre-school NW2 1BP	Good	10 October 2023	61
6	Queens Park Montessori and Sakutu Montessori School Club NW2 6HL	Good	2 March 2023	26
7	Abracadabra Preschool Nursery NW2 1TR	Good	13 September 2022	25
8	Nuffy Bear Day Nursery NW2 5JY	Good	13 April 2022	34
9	Abbey Nursery School Limited NW2 6AN	Good	7 March 2022	55
10	Little Fellows Day Nursery NW2 6GR	Good	11 February 2022	56
11	Pinocchio Nursery NW2 3TN	Good	10 February 2022	32
12	Jack & Jill Preschool NW2 2TJ	Good	13 January 2022	40
13	Little Lamps Nursery NW2 1HP	Good	6 December 2021	60
14	Busy Bees at Cricklewood NW2 6GS	Not yet graded	Not yet	110
15	Iqra Cricklewood NW2 6DW	Not yet graded	Not yet
16	Software Academy NW2 3JR	Not yet graded	Not yet

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

NW2 is in Brent, Barnet and Camden, covering London.

Nursery fees in NW2

What day nurseries in Outer London charge on average. Fees in NW2 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 NW2

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in NW2 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.