Childcare in Sutton
Sutton has 23 day nurseries, 11 pre-schools, 11 school nursery classes, 22 childminders and 12 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 41 of them and rated 37 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 38 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Sutton 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 Sutton, 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 39 school nursery classes across Sutton, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
22 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 WHIZZ KIDZ NURSERIES Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Fennies Cheam Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Sutton Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Avenue Crafty Critters Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed EmpowerEd Education Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Brookfield Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Dragonflies Sutton Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Ace Learning - Sutton High School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Stagecoach Performing Arts Sutton Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened StudyBox Sutton Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Studybox Sutton
What people ask about childcare in Sutton
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Sutton take funded hours?
17 of the 79 settings in Sutton 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Sutton rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 41 settings Ofsted has inspected in Sutton hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Sutton take babies?
59 settings in Sutton 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 Sutton?
Sutton 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 Sutton
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.