Childcare in New Malden (Merton)
New Malden (Merton) has 2 day nurseries, 1 school nursery class, 4 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 6 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 2 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.
What people ask about childcare in New Malden (Merton)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in New Malden (Merton) take funded hours?
2 of the 8 settings in New Malden (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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 New Malden (Merton) take babies?
7 settings in New Malden (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 New Malden (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.
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