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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.

31places per 100 under-fives in Merton, against 32 for England
94%of the 18 inspected here are Good or better
17 of 54are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

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.

Everything 54Day nurseries 10Pre-schools 6School nurseries 15Childminders 13After-school clubs 10
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Jigsaw Day Nursery

Day nursery · Jigsaw Nursery, 1 Cricket Green, Mitcham, CR4 4LB

GoodTakes funded hours£96.00 a dayBirth to 8+Babies from 3 months08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 740 placesLong established
0208 6466075Their website

Lavender Nursery

Day nursery · Lavender Children'S Centre, Lavender Park Pavilion, Mitcham, CR4 3HL

GoodBirth to 507:45 to 17:45, 5 days a week★ 4.9 Google, 972 placesOpen a few years
02082745133Their website

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Recently

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
Questions

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.

Nearby

Towns close to Mitcham (Merton)

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Mitcham6 settings · 1.5 milesMorden4 settings · 2 milesMorden31 settings · 2.2 milesWimbledon10 settings · 2.2 milesLondon118 settings · 2.2 milesThornton Heath44 settings · 2.3 miles
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