19 nurseries in SE8 (Deptford district: Deptford, Evelyn, St John's)

Every day nursery with a SE8 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in Inner London after the free hours.

19 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

2 with a new report card (11%)

961 places in total

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

Day nurseries in SE8 (Deptford district: Deptford, Evelyn, St John's), best rated first

All 19 day nurseries in SE8 (Deptford district: Deptford, Evelyn, St John's)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Indo-Chinese Little Rainbow Day Nursery SE8 5LW	Outstanding	28 June 2024	60
2	Chairbears Day Nursery SE8 4PA	Outstanding	12 June 2023	90
3	Totally Kidz Day Nursery LTD SE8 3GH	Strong standard in 4 of 6	4 December 2025	40
4	Little Nest Nursery Ltd SE8 4EG	Expected standard in all 6	14 May 2026	47
5	Maritime Minis SE8 3GS	Good	13 June 2025	107
6	Bunny Hop Day Nursery SE8 5TW	Good	7 May 2025	24
7	Purple Jay Nursery Lewisham SE8 4QB	Good	24 January 2025	50
8	Kiddies Arena SE8 3PZ	Good	13 August 2024	56
9	The Ark Children Centre SE8 5RB	Good	9 February 2024	27
10	Raising Generations Day Nursery Ltd SE8 5NX	Good	7 December 2023	32
11	Hodan Day Care SE8 5PB	Good	3 November 2023	37
12	Diadems Day Nursery SE8 4NS	Good	28 June 2022	40
13	Kush Montessori SE8 3PR	Good	27 January 2022	30
14	Bree's Little Stars Nursery and Preschool SE8 3EG	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
15	Lammas Green at Twin Oaks SE8 5AE	Not yet graded	Not yet	39
16	Omega Sportz LTD SE8 4DX	Not yet graded	Not yet
17	Strong Tower Day Nursery SE8 4SS	Not yet graded	Not yet	89
18	The Working Mums Club SE8 3PH	Not yet graded	Not yet	18
19	Zeeba - Chantrelle SE8 5FA	Not yet graded	Not yet	115

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

SE8 is in Lewisham and Greenwich, covering London and Deptford.

Nursery fees in SE8

What day nurseries in Inner London charge on average. Fees in SE8 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 SE8

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in SE8 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.