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Childcare in London (Hackney)

London (Hackney) has 92 day nurseries, 18 pre-schools, 59 school nursery classes, 35 childminders and 39 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 93 of them and rated 87 Good or better, 13 of them Outstanding. 150 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £40 to £100, typically £85. Across Hackney there are 37 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

37places per 100 under-fives in Hackney, against 32 for England
93%of the 93 inspected here are Good or better, 13 Outstanding
£85typical full day, from 8 published rates here
71 of 243are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Hackney, 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 67 school nursery classes across Hackney, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

13 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.

Mole on the Hill Playgroup

Pre-school · Stamford Hill Estate Community Centre, 110 Stamford Hill, London, N16 6RZ

GoodBirth to 8+Sessions in term time, often mornings16 placesOpen for decades

Side By Side Creche

Pre-school · Side By Side Avigdor Mews, Lordship Road, London, N16 0QJ

GoodBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings9 placesOpen a few years

Forest Grove Hackney

Pre-school · South Millfields Park, Millfields Road, London, E5 0AR

GoodBirth to 8+Sessions in term time, often mornings30 placesLong established

Totally Kids

Pre-school · 43 Durley Road, London, N16 5JR

GoodBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings20 placesLong established

Happitime Playgroup LTD

Pre-school · Unit 3, 142 Lea Bridge Road, London, E5 9RB

Report card Apr 2026Birth to 8+09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week★ 4.2 Google, 515 placesOpen for decades

The Art Imaginarium

Pre-school · Holy Trinity Primary School, Beechwood Road, London, E8 3DY

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Sessions in term time, often mornings25 placesOpen a few years

Morningside Preschool

Pre-school · Morningside Primary School, Chatham Place, London, E9 6LL

Not yet inspectedBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings3 placesNewly opened

Grace Montessori School

Pre-school · Regent Estate Community Hall, 60 Brougham Road, London, E8 4PD

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Sessions in term time, often mornings55 placesNewly opened

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Recently

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 The Hackney Day Nursery and Pre-School Full day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Grace Montessori School Full day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Oldhill School and Childrens Centre Nursery and Out of School Club Full day care
  • Jun 2026Closed FunnCamp at Benthal Primary Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed On the Ball Holiday Camp Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Zeeba - Dalston Full day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Stoke Newington Stagecoach Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Yetev Lev D'Satmar Nursery 122 Cazenove Branch Full day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Yetev Lev D'Satmar Nursery Full day care
  • Jun 2026Closed The Art Imaginarium Sessional day care
  • Jun 2026Closed First Day Nursery (Hackney) Full day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Frienstars Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in London (Hackney)

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

How much does nursery cost in London (Hackney)?

Of the 8 full-day rates published by settings in London (Hackney), the typical price is £85 a day, ranging from £40 to £100. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.

Which nurseries in London (Hackney) take funded hours?

71 of the 243 settings in London (Hackney) 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 (Hackney) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 13 of the 93 settings Ofsted has inspected in London (Hackney) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in London (Hackney) take babies?

150 settings in London (Hackney) 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 (Hackney)?

Hackney has 37 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.