Childcare in London (Newham)
London (Newham) has 82 day nurseries, 17 pre-schools, 70 school nursery classes, 18 childminders and 64 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 84 of them and rated 78 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 168 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Newham there are 24 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Newham, 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 72 school nursery classes across Newham, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
64 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 Rising Stars Activities Velo Park Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Daffodil Kids Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Brightstar Kids Club East Ham Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened ShowKids- Woodgrange Baptist Church Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Cutie Pies Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Newham Leisure Centre Holiday Club Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Happi Kids Holiday Club Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Sparkles Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Amplified Arts Academy - Canning Town Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Abacus Ninjas Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Learningsure College Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Learningsure Full day care
What people ask about childcare in London (Newham)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in London (Newham) take funded hours?
92 of the 252 settings in London (Newham) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Newham) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 84 settings Ofsted has inspected in London (Newham) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in London (Newham) take babies?
123 settings in London (Newham) 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 (Newham)?
Newham has 24 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 (Newham)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.