Childcare in Chessington
Chessington has 8 day nurseries, 3 school nursery classes, 7 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 11 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 12 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Kingston upon Thames there are 37 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Kingston upon Thames, 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 29 school nursery classes across Kingston upon Thames, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
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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 Activ Camps Lovelace Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Playtime Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Challengers Kingston Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Playtime Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened KOOSA Kids Breakfast, After School and Holiday Club at Lovelace Primary School, Chessington Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Piglets Pre school Limited Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Activ Camps Lovelace Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Scl At St Paul's Primary Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Piglets Pre-School Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Chessington
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Chessington take funded hours?
5 of the 23 settings in Chessington 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Chessington take babies?
19 settings in Chessington 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 Chessington?
Kingston upon Thames has 37 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 Chessington
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.