Childcare in London (Tower Hamlets)
London (Tower Hamlets) has 65 day nurseries, 26 pre-schools, 67 school nursery classes, 19 childminders and 35 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 85 of them and rated 76 Good or better, 6 of them Outstanding. 127 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Tower Hamlets there are 23 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 Tower Hamlets, 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 68 school nursery classes across Tower Hamlets, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
212 settings, best rated first. 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 The Art Imaginarium Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kumon Bethnal Green Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Little Miracles Nursery - Rainhill Way Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Academy for Bright Children Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Island Playhouse and Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Mentors Learning Academy Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Ace Child Care E14 Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Art Imaginarium Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Cubitt Town E14 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Mentors Learning Academy Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Docklands Village Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Iqra Preschool Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in London (Tower Hamlets)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in London (Tower Hamlets) take funded hours?
84 of the 212 settings in London (Tower Hamlets) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Tower Hamlets) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 6 of the 85 settings Ofsted has inspected in London (Tower Hamlets) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in London (Tower Hamlets) take babies?
116 settings in London (Tower Hamlets) 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 (Tower Hamlets)?
Tower Hamlets has 23 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 (Tower Hamlets)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.