Childcare in London (Southwark)
London (Southwark) has 99 day nurseries, 17 pre-schools, 63 school nursery classes, 37 childminders and 76 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 112 of them and rated 105 Good or better, 10 of them Outstanding. 180 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £60 to £106, typically £85. Across Southwark there are 34 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 Southwark, 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 65 school nursery classes across Southwark, 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 Dog Kennel Hill Adventure Playground Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Lilies Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Hive at Dulwich Prep & Senior Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Peckham SE15 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Camberwell Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Musical Mayhem Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Musical Mayhem Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Fine Knowledge Hub Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Smartkiddies Childcare Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened ABC Studio Childcare Plus Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Lambs Daycare Limited Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Nurture Nest Multilingual Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in London (Southwark)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in London (Southwark)?
Of the 15 full-day rates published by settings in London (Southwark), the typical price is £85 a day, ranging from £60 to £106. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in London (Southwark) take funded hours?
97 of the 292 settings in London (Southwark) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Southwark) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 10 of the 112 settings Ofsted has inspected in London (Southwark) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in London (Southwark) take babies?
184 settings in London (Southwark) 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 (Southwark)?
Southwark has 34 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 (Southwark)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.