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17 nurseries in SE16 (Rotherhithe district: Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, Surrey Quays)

Every day nursery with a SE16 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in Inner London after the free hours.

17 day nurseries
2 with a new report card (12%)
947 places in total
£181 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in SE16 (Rotherhithe district: Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, Surrey Quays), best rated first

All 17 day nurseries in SE16 (Rotherhithe district: Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, Surrey Quays)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Skallywags SE16 2HUStrong standard in all 610 March 202648
2Bubbly Day Nursery Limited SE16 3PBExpected standard in all 615 May 202635
3God's Grace Daycare SE16 3LAGood18 October 202440
4Trinity Childcare SE16 5HFGood4 January 202453
5Hatching Dragons Canada Water SE16 5DZGood12 May 202372
6South Bermondsey Community Nursery SE16 3PNGood6 April 202396
7Joyful Star Nursery SE16 2ENGood14 March 202320
85 Steps Community Nursery SE16 2RRGood7 February 202332
9Bosco Nursery SE16 4RSGood4 January 202334
10Galaxy Explorers SE16 7LFGood29 November 202285
11Little Me Day Nursery SE16 6RHGood14 June 2022120
12Little Acorns Day Nursery SE16 4BXGood17 January 2022104
13The German Kindergarten Bermondsey SE16 4QRGood8 December 202118
14Magna Extended Schools at St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School SE16 2TYNot yet gradedNot yet
15Safe Haven Nursery and Learning Centres Limited SE16 3UXNot yet gradedNot yet110
16Southwark After-School Club SE16 3RNNot yet gradedNot yet
17Strong Tower Around The Clock Nursery SE16 3SGNot yet gradedNot yet80

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

SE16 is in Southwark and Lewisham, covering London.

Nursery fees in SE16

What day nurseries in Inner London charge on average. Fees in SE16 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 SE16

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in SE16 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.