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26 nurseries in SE9 (Eltham district: Eltham, Mottingham, New Eltham)

Every day nursery with a SE9 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in Outer London after the free hours.

26 day nurseries
3 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (15%)
1,212 places in total
£173 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in SE9 (Eltham district: Eltham, Mottingham, New Eltham), best rated first

All 26 day nurseries in SE9 (Eltham district: Eltham, Mottingham, New Eltham)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Mottingham Hall for Children SE9 4RWOutstanding22 November 202384
2Crafty Wizards World Pre-School SE9 1TYOutstanding25 May 202328
3Crafty Wizards Pre-School SE9 2EXOutstanding4 May 202340
4Crafty Wizards Henwick SE9 6NXExpected standard in 3 of 618 March 202641
5Sunflower Montessori Nursery School SE9 4UBExpected standard in 5 of 617 February 202650
6Marvels Lane Pre-School SE9 4HGExpected standard in 5 of 623 January 202623
7Bubbles Nurseries SE9 6AEExpected standard in all 66 May 202645
8Crafty Wizards Pre-School, Avery Hill Park SE9 2PHGood15 September 202525
9Bouncy Bees Childcare SE9 3AGGood12 May 202517
10Crafty Wizards Pre-school, Alderwood Children's Centre SE9 2JHGood10 March 202530
11Owls Nursery School SE9 6PHGood31 July 202444
12Bright Horizons New Eltham Day Nursery and Preschool SE9 3AQGood24 April 2024132
13Brightsparks Day Nursery, Eltham SE9 5EQGood16 April 202458
14Willow Park Montessori Day Nursery SE9 1ALGood29 February 202430
15Bright Horizons Eltham Green Day Nursery and Preschool SE9 6DQGood27 October 202371
16Alpha Nursery (Eltham) SE9 6SNGood4 July 202336
17Bright Horizons Elizabeth Terrace Day Nursery and Preschool SE9 5DRGood8 June 202351
18Playwell Pre School SE9 1JEGood8 June 202335
19Vista Field Nursery SE9 5SDGood31 May 202352
20Eltham Green Nursery SE9 2LRGood28 March 202330
21Lollipops Bramble House SE9 3QTGood24 November 202248
22Fennies Eltham SE9 1JFGood10 November 202275
23The Nursery on the Green at Eltham SE9 5LBGood6 October 202258
24Treetops Mottingham Day SE9 4RZGood29 September 202250
25Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Eltham SE9 2JYGood18 May 202259
26Our Future Tutoring Services Limited SE9 6ARNot yet gradedNot yet

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SE9 is in Greenwich, Bromley and Lewisham, covering London.

Nursery fees in SE9

What day nurseries in Outer London charge on average. Fees in SE9 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, Outer London, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 SE9

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in SE9 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.