Childcare in Mitcham (Merton)
Mitcham (Merton) has 10 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 15 school nursery classes, 13 childminders and 10 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 18 of them and rated 17 Good or better. 36 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Merton there are 31 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 Merton, 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 49 school nursery classes across Merton, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
54 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 SMSC Multisports Camp - Bond Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School HAF Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Love Lane Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Haslemere House Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Stars Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Haslemere House Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Learners at Sherwood Park Hall Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened The Study Centre Ltd Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Mitcham (Merton)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Mitcham (Merton) take funded hours?
17 of the 54 settings in Mitcham (Merton) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Mitcham (Merton) take babies?
27 settings in Mitcham (Merton) 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 Mitcham (Merton)?
Merton has 31 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 Mitcham (Merton)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.