Childcare in London (Waltham Forest)
London (Waltham Forest) has 73 day nurseries, 12 pre-schools, 43 school nursery classes, 29 childminders and 32 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 83 of them and rated 76 Good or better, 9 of them Outstanding. 106 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Waltham Forest there are 30 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 Waltham Forest, 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 45 school nursery classes across Waltham Forest, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
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 kGems Day Nursery - Leytonstone Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Bright Horizons Leytonstone Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Focal Learning Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Study and Learn Daycare Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Active London - Chapel End Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kidzplayearlyrise Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Learning Hub Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Handsworth Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed YMCA After School Club @ Chase Lane Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Focal Learning Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Active London - George Tomlinson Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Top Mark Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in London (Waltham Forest)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in London (Waltham Forest) take funded hours?
72 of the 189 settings in London (Waltham Forest) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Waltham Forest) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 9 of the 83 settings Ofsted has inspected in London (Waltham Forest) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in London (Waltham Forest) take babies?
118 settings in London (Waltham Forest) 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 (Waltham Forest)?
Waltham Forest has 30 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 (Waltham Forest)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.