Childcare in Ruislip
Ruislip has 13 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 11 school nursery classes, 17 childminders and 14 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 28 of them and rated 27 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 30 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Hillingdon there are 27 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Hillingdon, 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 65 school nursery classes across Hillingdon, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
17 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 2026Closed Pre-School Academy Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Stomp Dance & Sports Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened South Ruislip Nursery and Pre-School Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened PSD CHILDCARE LIMITED Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed PSD Childcare Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Lysander Preschool Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Ruislip
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Ruislip take funded hours?
19 of the 58 settings in Ruislip 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Ruislip rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 28 settings Ofsted has inspected in Ruislip hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Ruislip take babies?
41 settings in Ruislip 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 Ruislip?
Hillingdon has 27 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 Ruislip
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.