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18 nurseries in SW12 (Balham district: Balham)

Every day nursery with a SW12 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in Inner London after the free hours.

18 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (6%)
844 places in total
£181 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in SW12 (Balham district: Balham), best rated first

All 18 day nurseries in SW12 (Balham district: Balham)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Nightingale 1 Montessori Nursery SW12 8RQStrong standard in all 62 March 202636
2Apples And Honey Nightingale SW12 8NBOutstanding7 July 2022
3The Montessori School SW12 8JJOutstanding10 June 202251
4Little Starlings SW12 8JLGood16 September 202530
5Wellington's Nursery SW12 9JPGood25 April 202540
6Grove Hall Nursery Ltd SW12 8BDGood22 May 202445
7N Family Club Balham SW12 0ANGood16 April 202498
8Abacus Nursery School SW12 9QHGood15 February 202480
9Nightingales Nursery SW12 8ENGood10 January 202420
10Bright Horizons Balham Day Nursery and Preschool SW12 0EFGood5 December 202365
11Balham Rainbow Nursery SW12 8QXGood25 August 202346
12Sparkies Nursery & Pre-School SW12 8RQGood16 June 202336
13The Weir Link Nursery SW12 0NUGood9 February 202347
14Woodentops Day Nursery SW12 0LFGood31 July 201125
15Clever IQ SW12 0ABNot yet gradedNot yet
16Link Chinese Limited Alderbrook SW12 8PPNot yet gradedNot yet15
17The Learning Experience Balham SW12 0NUNot yet gradedNot yet141
18Woodward Nursery SW12 9HENot yet gradedNot yet69

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

SW12 is in Wandsworth and Lambeth, covering London.

Nursery fees in SW12

What day nurseries in Inner London charge on average. Fees in SW12 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 SW12

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in SW12 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.