Childcare in London (Ealing)
London (Ealing) has 61 day nurseries, 23 pre-schools, 32 school nursery classes, 27 childminders and 44 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 73 of them and rated 67 Good or better, 8 of them Outstanding. 115 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £40 to £90, typically £72. Across Ealing there are 27 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 Ealing, 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 74 school nursery classes across Ealing, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
27 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 Apple Montessori School South Ealing Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Ark Start South Acton Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Let's Leap @ St Augustine's Priory Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Maria Montessori Nursery School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Garden Nursery Northfield Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Footsteps Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Maria Montessori Nursery School Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Activate Camps @ Notting Hill & Ealing High School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Petite Performers Chiswick Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Camp Beaumont - St Augustine's Priory Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Splash and Dash Pre-School Playgroup Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Happy Choo Choo Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in London (Ealing)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in London (Ealing)?
Of the 6 full-day rates published by settings in London (Ealing), the typical price is £72 a day, ranging from £40 to £90. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in London (Ealing) take funded hours?
40 of the 188 settings in London (Ealing) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Ealing) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 8 of the 73 settings Ofsted has inspected in London (Ealing) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in London (Ealing) take babies?
118 settings in London (Ealing) 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 (Ealing)?
Ealing has 27 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 (Ealing)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.