Childcare in Harrow
Harrow has 39 day nurseries, 20 pre-schools, 23 school nursery classes, 12 childminders and 21 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 56 of them and rated 50 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 59 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.
- Jun 2026Closed Little Aisha Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed St Bertha Daycare Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Eden Kids Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened St Bertha Daycare Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Bright Start Day Care Limited Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Aisha Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened First Class Learning Harrow North and South Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Roxbourne Primary School Daycare Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Soham Yoga London Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Stomp Dance and Sports Holiday Camp Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Treehouse Nurseries and Pre school Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Junior Adventures Group @ Glebe HA3 Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Harrow
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Harrow take funded hours?
36 of the 115 settings in 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Harrow rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 56 settings Ofsted has inspected in Harrow hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Harrow take babies?
74 settings in 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 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 Harrow
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.