Childcare in Richmond (Richmond upon Thames)
Richmond (Richmond upon Thames) has 14 day nurseries, 10 pre-schools, 14 school nursery classes, 2 childminders and 16 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 13 of them and rated 12 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 43 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £105 to £124, typically £117. Across Richmond upon Thames there are 51 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 Richmond upon Thames, 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 35 school nursery classes across Richmond upon Thames, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
28 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 Lion Pack Camp Richmond Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Club Excel at Christ's School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Rainbow Nursery School - Ormond Road Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Bright Horizons Richmond Day Nursery And Preschool Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Lion Pack Camp Richmond Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Aktiva Camps @ Kew Green Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kish Kindergarten Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Riverside Nursery schools- Kew Montessori Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed KOOSA Kids Breakfast, After School and Holiday Club at The Vineyard School, Richmond Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Fennies Richmond Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Ivy House, Ham Street Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Ultimate Activity Camps at Broomfield House School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Richmond (Richmond upon Thames)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Richmond (Richmond upon Thames)?
Of the 6 full-day rates published by settings in Richmond (Richmond upon Thames), the typical price is £117 a day, ranging from £105 to £124. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Richmond (Richmond upon Thames) take funded hours?
13 of the 56 settings in Richmond (Richmond upon Thames) 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 Richmond (Richmond upon Thames) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 13 settings Ofsted has inspected in Richmond (Richmond upon Thames) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Richmond (Richmond upon Thames) take babies?
28 settings in Richmond (Richmond upon Thames) 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 Richmond (Richmond upon Thames)?
Richmond upon Thames has 51 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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