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.
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.
76 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 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
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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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.
Towns close to London (Merton)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.