Childcare in Erith
Erith has 12 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 8 school nursery classes, 16 childminders and 9 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 22 of them and rated 19 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 27 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.
3 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 SmileyArk Kids Northwood Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Emily Champion At Kip McGrath Erith Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Little Stars Nursery Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Dazzling Stars Pre School Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Young Foundations Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kip McGrath Erith Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Dazzling Stars Pre School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kumon Erith Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Happifeet Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Violet Day Nursery - Erith Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened SmileyArk Kids St. Fidelis Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Happifeet Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Erith
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Erith take funded hours?
13 of the 49 settings in Erith 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Erith rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 22 settings Ofsted has inspected in Erith hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Erith take babies?
35 settings in Erith 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 Erith?
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 Erith
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.