Childcare in London (Barnet)
London (Barnet) has 70 day nurseries, 26 pre-schools, 58 school nursery classes, 20 childminders and 72 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 90 of them and rated 79 Good or better, 11 of them Outstanding. 157 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £80 to £110, typically £98. Across Barnet there are 31 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 Barnet, 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 82 school nursery classes across Barnet, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
146 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 2026Closed Ultimate Primary Sports Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Monkey Puzzle Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Leo's Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Bright Horizons New Southgate Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Activate Camps @ Mill Hill School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Breezy Club - Chalgrove Primary School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Aisha Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Big Time Pre-Prep limited Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed SOTO at Frith Manor Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Big Time Academy Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed VAKS Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Achieve Alike- Friern Barnet Community Library Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in London (Barnet)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in London (Barnet)?
Of the 7 full-day rates published by settings in London (Barnet), the typical price is £98 a day, ranging from £80 to £110. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in London (Barnet) take funded hours?
69 of the 247 settings in London (Barnet) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 London (Barnet) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 11 of the 90 settings Ofsted has inspected in London (Barnet) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in London (Barnet) take babies?
146 settings in London (Barnet) 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 London (Barnet)?
Barnet has 31 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 London (Barnet)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.