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18 nurseries in SE23 (Forest Hill district: Forest Hill, Honor Oak, Perry Vale)

Every day nursery with a SE23 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in Inner London after the free hours.

18 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
2 with a new report card (11%)
975 places in total
£181 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in SE23 (Forest Hill district: Forest Hill, Honor Oak, Perry Vale), best rated first

All 18 day nurseries in SE23 (Forest Hill district: Forest Hill, Honor Oak, Perry Vale)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Faith Montessori Nursery Ltd SE23 1DEOutstanding23 July 2025144
2Pitta Patta Day Nursery Limited SE23 1RXOutstanding3 June 202585
3Lammas Green at Horniman SE23 3BPGood12 September 202530
4N Family Club Forest Hill SE23 3LWGood25 June 202592
5Creative Stars Day Nursery SE23 3YPGood23 May 202521
6Little Village Nursery School SE23 2UJGood12 December 202435
7Cottage Day SE23 1PLGood17 October 202460
8Rubadubs Nursery SE23 3EPGood8 August 202466
9Seedlings Day Nursery SE23 1BBGood27 March 202449
10Forest Hill Montessori Nursery SE23 2DFGood27 September 202282
11Bright Bees Day Nursery and Preschool SE23 1JNGood14 July 202248
12Praise Childcare Forest Hill SE23 1EGGood7 April 202220
13Kindergarten Forest Hill Ltd SE23 2NRGood24 March 202224
14Little Cubs Academy Honor Oak SE23 3NPNeeds attention in 1 of 621 April 202666
15Little Seedlings Nursery SE23 2PSNeeds attention in 1 of 625 March 202630
16Little Legs Nursery SE23 2AGNot yet gradedNot yet45
17Little Nest Day Nursery Forest Hill SE23 2UDNot yet gradedNot yet39
18Pitta Patta Day Nursery 2 Ltd SE23 1DLNot yet gradedNot yet39

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

SE23 is in Lewisham, covering London.

Nursery fees in SE23

What day nurseries in Inner London charge on average. Fees in SE23 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 SE23

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in SE23 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.