Childcare in Morden (Merton)
Morden (Merton) has 6 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 8 school nursery classes, 9 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 8 of them and rated 7 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 23 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.
31 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 Morden Tuition Limited t/a Morden Tuition Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Bow Lane Pre-School Ltd Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened i2Tech Academy Ltd Coding & Robotics Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Bow Lane Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed KidsZone Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Home Away Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Morden (Merton)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Morden (Merton) take funded hours?
11 of the 31 settings in Morden (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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Morden (Merton) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 8 settings Ofsted has inspected in Morden (Merton) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Morden (Merton) take babies?
18 settings in Morden (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 Morden (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 Morden (Merton)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.