Childcare in Enfield
Enfield has 28 day nurseries, 21 pre-schools, 27 school nursery classes, 28 childminders and 19 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 54 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 70 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Enfield there are 25 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Enfield, 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 58 school nursery classes across Enfield, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
81 settings match. 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 2026Opened Tuition Base Enfield Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened VK's Childcare Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Zubis Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Leapfrog Nursery School St Marys Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Wonderlands Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Get With The Kids Vibe Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Walker Children's Club Honilands Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Tuition Base Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Explorer Playscheme Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Code Ninjas Enfield Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Firstclass Learning -Freezywater Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Sticky Fingers Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Enfield
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Enfield take funded hours?
33 of the 124 settings in Enfield 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Enfield rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 54 settings Ofsted has inspected in Enfield hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Enfield take babies?
81 settings in Enfield 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 Enfield?
Enfield has 25 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 Enfield
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.