Childcare in London (Camden)
London (Camden) has 56 day nurseries, 20 pre-schools, 45 school nursery classes, 19 childminders and 39 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 84 of them and rated 79 Good or better, 12 of them Outstanding. 95 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £42 to £120, typically £90. Across Camden 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 Camden, 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 47 school nursery classes across Camden, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
179 settings, best rated first. 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 University College School Little House of Science Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Plot 10 Community Play Project Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Code Ninjas Hampstead Camden Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Le Jardin des Dyvrande - Camden Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Beckett House Montessori Abbey Road Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Bloomsbury Football - Acland Burghley School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened READY STEADY GO Eton Road Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened LondonSMP Hampstead School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Hampstead Baby Care Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Maiden Lane Community Nursery Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Strings Club - Hampstead Holiday Camp (The Village Prep) Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed YMCA Play Club Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in London (Camden)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in London (Camden)?
Of the 7 full-day rates published by settings in London (Camden), the typical price is £90 a day, ranging from £42 to £120. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in London (Camden) take funded hours?
56 of the 179 settings in London (Camden) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Camden) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 12 of the 84 settings Ofsted has inspected in London (Camden) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in London (Camden) take babies?
115 settings in London (Camden) 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 (Camden)?
Camden 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 London (Camden)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.