Childcare in Carshalton
Carshalton has 10 day nurseries, 8 pre-schools, 9 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 10 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 24 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 28 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Sutton there are 31 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 Sutton, 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 39 school nursery classes across Sutton, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
52 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.
- Jun 2026Closed Come And Play Childcare Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Fledglings at Riverside Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Ballers Sports Club Holiday Camps Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Stanleys Centre Playsafe Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Hidden Gems Daycare Ltd Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Carshalton
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Carshalton take funded hours?
12 of the 52 settings in Carshalton 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Carshalton rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 24 settings Ofsted has inspected in Carshalton hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Carshalton take babies?
39 settings in Carshalton 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 Carshalton?
Sutton has 31 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 Carshalton
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.