Childcare in Bexleyheath
Bexleyheath has 12 day nurseries, 8 pre-schools, 6 school nursery classes, 10 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 25 of them and rated 22 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 16 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Bexley there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Bexley, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 45 school nursery classes across Bexley, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
41 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Dec 2025Opened Upland Little Explorers Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened First Class Learning Bexleyheath Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kidzco Out Of School Clubs
What people ask about childcare in Bexleyheath
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Bexleyheath take funded hours?
13 of the 41 settings in Bexleyheath are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Bexleyheath rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 25 settings Ofsted has inspected in Bexleyheath hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Bexleyheath take babies?
34 settings in Bexleyheath are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Bexleyheath?
Bexley has 33 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Bexleyheath
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.