Childcare in London (Westminster)
London (Westminster) has 56 day nurseries, 12 pre-schools, 40 school nursery classes, 12 childminders and 30 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 59 of them and rated 57 Good or better, 17 of them Outstanding. 91 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Westminster there are 39 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Westminster, 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 42 school nursery classes across Westminster, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
56 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 The Marylebone Kindergarten Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed St Christina's
- Jun 2026Closed Paint Pots Montessori School Hyde Park Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Great Beginnings Montessori Nursery School Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Gateway Academy NW8 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Essendine W9 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ St Mary of the Angels W2 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Holiplay Pimlico Primary Academy Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Educating inspire create Maida Vale Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ St Barnabas SW1W Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Learn Tuition Centre Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened SW1P Educators Ltd Full day care
What people ask about childcare in London (Westminster)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in London (Westminster) take funded hours?
45 of the 150 settings in London (Westminster) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Westminster) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 17 of the 59 settings Ofsted has inspected in London (Westminster) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in London (Westminster) take babies?
91 settings in London (Westminster) 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 (Westminster)?
Westminster has 39 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 (Westminster)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.