Childcare in Edgware (Harrow)
Edgware (Harrow) has 8 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes, 1 childminder and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 8 of them and rated 7 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 10 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Harrow 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 Harrow, 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 36 school nursery classes across Harrow, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
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 2025Closed Kip McGrath Education Centre Edgware Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Fountain Montessori Preschool Edgware Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kumon Queensbury Study Centre LLP Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Edgware (Harrow)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Edgware (Harrow) take funded hours?
10 of the 18 settings in Edgware (Harrow) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Edgware (Harrow) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 8 settings Ofsted has inspected in Edgware (Harrow) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Edgware (Harrow) take babies?
12 settings in Edgware (Harrow) 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 Edgware (Harrow)?
Harrow 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 Edgware (Harrow)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.