Childcare in London (Kensington and Chelsea)
London (Kensington and Chelsea) has 41 day nurseries, 28 pre-schools, 33 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 21 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 58 of them and rated 55 Good or better, 13 of them Outstanding. 70 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Kensington and Chelsea there are 48 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 Kensington and Chelsea, 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 34 school nursery classes across Kensington and Chelsea, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
79 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 Kingsland Pre-Prep Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Garden Gate Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Marlborough Primary School Little House of Science Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Ark Start Earls Court Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Chelsea Chinese Language School Branch Marlborough Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Bloomsbury Football - Westway Sports and Fitness Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened LondonSMP South Kensington School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Simply Fun Childcare Our Lady of Victories Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Holy Trinity SW3 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Pop Up At Venture Centre Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Paint Pots Montessori School The Boltons Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Activate Camps @ Marlborough Primary School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in London (Kensington and Chelsea)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in London (Kensington and Chelsea) take funded hours?
41 of the 128 settings in London (Kensington and Chelsea) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Kensington and Chelsea) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 13 of the 58 settings Ofsted has inspected in London (Kensington and Chelsea) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in London (Kensington and Chelsea) take babies?
75 settings in London (Kensington and Chelsea) 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 (Kensington and Chelsea)?
Kensington and Chelsea has 48 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 (Kensington and Chelsea)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.