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Childcare in London (Merton)

London (Merton) has 41 day nurseries, 12 pre-schools, 22 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 27 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 51 of them and rated 49 Good or better, 7 of them Outstanding. 67 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Merton there are 31 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.

31places per 100 under-fives in Merton, against 32 for England
96%of the 51 inspected here are Good or better, 7 Outstanding
27 of 118are 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 Merton, 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 49 school nursery classes across Merton, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 118Day nurseries 41Pre-schools 12School nurseries 22Childminders 15After-school clubs 27
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Acorn Nursery

Pre-school · Wimbledon Chase Middle School, Merton Hall Road, London, SW19 3QB

GoodBirth to 8+09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week★ 3.5 Google, 624 placesOpen for decades
07963 528845Their website

Abbey Pre-School

Pre-school · Abbey Childrens Centre, High Path, London, SW19 2JY

GoodBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings20 placesLong established
02082745342

The Castle Kindergarten

Pre-school · 20 Henfield Road, London, SW19 3HU

Not yet inspectedTakes funded hours£1100.00 a termBirth to 508:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 2445 placesOpen for decades
02085440089Their website

FunTech at Wimbledon

Pre-school · King'S College School, Southside Common, London, SW19 4TT

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsOpen a few years
01628621216

Sparks Wimbledon

Pre-school · Bishop Gilpin Cofe Primary School, Lake Road, London, SW19 7EP

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsOpen a few years
02080044321

Arte Pura Capoeira

Pre-school · Arte Pura Capoeira, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Centre, London, SW19 1QB

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsOpen a few years
07379150044

Learning Links

Pre-school · Wimbledon Methodist Church, Griffiths Road, London, SW19 1SP

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsNewly opened
07974222959

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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 Youngstars Holiday Camps @ The Priory CofE Primary School, Wimbledon Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Sports Focus Coaching Singlegate Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Fun Fest Wimbledon South Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Singlegate Primary School Sports Focus Coaching Sessional day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Bishop Gilpin Primary School - Sports Focus Coaching Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened LondonSMP Wimbledon School Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened SMSC Multisports Camp - St John Fisher RC Primary School Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened RoboFun LTD Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Blooming Years Nursery & Pre-School Full day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Stagecoach Wimbledon Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Stagecoach Wimbledon Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Collierswood Preschool Willows Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in London (Merton)

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

Which nurseries in London (Merton) take funded hours?

27 of the 118 settings in London (Merton) 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 (Merton) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 7 of the 51 settings Ofsted has inspected in London (Merton) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in London (Merton) take babies?

76 settings in London (Merton) 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 (Merton)?

Merton has 31 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.

Nearby

Towns close to London (Merton)

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Wimbledon10 settings · 0.2 milesMorden31 settings · 1.7 milesNew Malden8 settings · 2.1 milesMitcham54 settings · 2.2 milesMorden4 settings · 2.3 milesLondon316 settings · 2.6 miles
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