Childcare in Swanley
Swanley has 3 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 1 school nursery class, 4 childminders and 4 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 12 of them and rated 11 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 6 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Kent there are 33 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 Kent, 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 138 school nursery classes across Kent, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
2 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 West Hill Life Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened West Hill Life Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Foots Cray OSC Horizon Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Swanley
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Swanley take funded hours?
4 of the 18 settings in Swanley 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Swanley rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 12 settings Ofsted has inspected in Swanley hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Swanley take babies?
16 settings in Swanley 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 Swanley?
Kent has 33 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 Swanley
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.