Childcare in Welling
Welling has 6 day nurseries, 8 pre-schools, 7 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 11 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 23 of them and rated 21 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 24 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £60 to £109, typically £80. Across Bexley 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 Bexley, 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 45 school nursery classes across Bexley, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
47 settings, best rated first. 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 Junior Adventures Group @ Danson Primary DA16 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Witty Kids After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Harris Falconwood Summer School - run by Hive Education Group Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kip McGrath Welling Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Aspens Short Breaks Bexley Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kip McGrath Welling Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Witty Kids After School Club Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Welling
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Welling?
Of the 5 full-day rates published by settings in Welling, the typical price is £80 a day, ranging from £60 to £109. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Welling take funded hours?
11 of the 47 settings in Welling 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Welling rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 23 settings Ofsted has inspected in Welling hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Welling take babies?
34 settings in Welling 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 Welling?
Bexley 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 Welling
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.