Childcare in London (Islington)
London (Islington) has 70 day nurseries, 10 pre-schools, 43 school nursery classes, 17 childminders and 33 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 76 of them and rated 71 Good or better, 20 of them Outstanding. 98 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Islington there are 39 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Islington, 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 44 school nursery classes across Islington, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
15 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 St. Andrew's Montessori Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Bloomsbury Football - Market Road Football Pitches Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Calypso Gillespie Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Packington Childrens Centre @Bentham Court Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Angels Preschool Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Stagecoach Islington Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Hilldrop Play Project Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed St Andrews Montessori Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Highbury Roundhouse at St. Mary's Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed St Thomas Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Islington Kumon Centre Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed My Ohana Little Space Creche Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in London (Islington)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in London (Islington) take funded hours?
58 of the 174 settings in London (Islington) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Islington) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 20 of the 76 settings Ofsted has inspected in London (Islington) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in London (Islington) take babies?
106 settings in London (Islington) 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 (Islington)?
Islington has 39 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 (Islington)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.