Outstanding
86 placesDA8 1FA01322 446845
London
Childcare in Bexley
486 registered providers with 5,550 places, up 4.0% since December 2021.
55day nurseries
266childminders
49after-school clubs
197newly registered since 2021
48.6%rated Good or better
274closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 20.4% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Good
140 placesDA6 8AH02036096911
Good
127 placesDA6 8LQ02083046285
Good
126 placesDA15 9AE02082901900
Good
112 placesDA7 4HD020 3780 3050
Good
108 placesDA15 7EN02083090109
Good
105 placesDA15 7DR07860513346
Good
100 placesDA6 7EG0208 3031676
Good
95 placesDA17 6EY0203 827 7530
Good
79 placesDA7 4TT020 3887 2211
Good
78 placesDA16 3AF07984467801
Good
77 placesDA7 6HD02088547940
Good
73 placesSE28 8PF02083119393
Good
65 placesDA7 4RW02038765086
Good
60 placesDA14 6QL07846089467
Good
60 placesDA17 5JF01322 463626
Good
60 placesDA14 6LT0208 300 9453
Good
58 placesDA16 1LB0208 304 1655
Good
58 placesSE2 0DY01322 431045
Good
58 placesDA8 2EL07882098472
Good
55 placesDA8 3FG01322 351594
Good
55 placesDA16 3PB02083047986
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55 placesDA8 1FE07399 015 454
Good
52 placesDA7 4RS07931817665
Good
50 placesDA8 1HN07752776226
Good
50 placesDA18 4HB07878554042
Good
48 placesDA5 3JB07976384952
Good
48 placesDA14 5JR020 8308 3873
Good
47 placesDA14 6RA02083009000
Good
47 placesDA8 2EB01322 331168
Good
46 placesDA7 6NW01322 557126
Good
45 placesDA7 6LJ07939536883
Good
45 placesDA5 3AT02083040065
Good
40 placesDA15 8AE02039152380
Good
40 placesDA15 8JR07714516441
Good
40 placesDA5 2AY07941790155
Good
40 placesDA17 5LJ07715200841
Good
40 placesDA8 3PR01322341569
Good
39 placesDA7 4UN0208 3037344
Good
36 placesDA14 6JS0208 3003159
Good
36 placesDA14 4LW02083008300
Good
36 placesDA5 3EA020-8309-6055
Good
36 placesDA1 4BU07957583893
Good
35 placesDA16 3AP07597798588
Good
35 placesDA16 3QU07806626716
Good
34 placesDA8 1JD01322 431008
Good
34 placesDA5 3LH02083007636
Good
32 placesDA16 2BQ0208 3031107
Good
32 placesDA16 1JB02081379935
Good
30 placesDA1 4DD0208 914 7955
Good
30 placesDA17 6HR01322441292
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30 placesDA17 5HH0208 312 0616
Report card Nov 2025
30 placesDA5 3BS07814 564 259
Good
30 placesDA16 3QL02081430333
Good
30 placesDA5 3LX07487228910
Good
29 placesDA7 4DD0208 301 4369
Good
28 placesDA16 1LS07935373239
Good
28 placesDA7 4DD07804 583939
Good
28 placesSE28 8EY02083123098
Good
26 placesDA15 7JJ02083002913
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Adventures Group @ Sherwood Park DA15 | Sidcup | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Little Stars Nursery | Erith | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Ymca Thames Gateway Thamesmead Nursery | London | 58 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Young Foundations Pre-School | Erith | 32 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Dazzling Stars Pre School | Erith | 15 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Aspens Short Breaks Bexley | Welling | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Welling | Welling | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Loveland | Bexley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Harris Falconwood Summer School - run by Hive Education Group | Welling | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kidzco Out Of School Clubs | Bexleyheath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Emily Champion At Kip McGrath Erith | Erith | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Jacqueline's Gems @ St Fidelis | Erith | 90 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Happi Feet Nursery | Belvedere | 60 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Violet Daycare - Bexley Road | Erith | 50 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Happifeet Nursery | Erith | 44 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Jacqueline's Gems @ Peareswood | Erith | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Beths Summer School - Run by Hive Education Group | Bexley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Little Stars Nursery (Private) | Bexleyheath | 35 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| Cherry Tree Kids Club Crook Log | Bexleyheath | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Little Dolphins Day Nursery | Bexleyheath | 31 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Winnie's Limited | Bexley | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Allkidscan At Sherwood Park Primary School | Sidcup | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Enchanted Wood Preschool | Bexleyheath | 48 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Enchanted Wood Preschool | Bexleyheath | 45 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Barnehurst Breakfast And After School Club | Erith | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Enchanted Wood Preschool 'little Nest' | Blackfen | 37 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Enchanted Wood Preschool | Dartford | 36 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| SmileyArk Kids | Belvedere | 35 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Enchanted Wood Pre-school | Bexleyheath | 34 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| SmileyArk Kids Crayford | Dartford | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Old Bexley Village Pre-school | Bexley | 30 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Rising Stars Day Care | London | 28 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Alphabet Tree Childcare Limited | Sidcup | 25 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Smileyark Kids Mayplace | Bexleyheath | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Enchanted Wood Preschool- Standard Road Under 2's | Bexleyheath | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Little Einsteins Afterschool Club | Erith | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Kiddz Haven - Bexleyheath | Welling | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Bexley Day Nursery | Welling | 85 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Bright Horizons Sidcup Day Nursery and Preschool | Sidcup | 54 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Cherry Tree Kids Club Christchurch | Erith | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| AllKidsCan @ St Michaels Primary School | Welling | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Sidcup Baptist Church Playgroup | Sidcup | 34 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| St Paulinus Pre-school | Crayford | 32 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| SmileyArk Kids The Atrium centre | Thamesmead | 28 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| SmileyArk Kids Northumberland Heath | Erith | 28 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Lime Row Childcare | Erith | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Clarssroom Education Dartford | Dartford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Friendship Society | Erith | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Progressions Tuition | Erith | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Progressions Tutoring | Welling | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| School Friend Clubs @ Hurst | Bexley | 80 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Munchkin Sports Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School Holiday Camp | Sidcup | 80 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Lessness Heath Breakfast And Afterschool Club | Belvedere | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| SmileyArk Kids Yarnton Way | Bexley | 28 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Little Daydreams | Erith | 26 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Little Peanuts Nursery Limited | Welling | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| School Friend Clubs @ Upland | Bexleyheath | 80 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| School Friend Clubs @ Gravel Hill | Bexleyheath | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Creative Kids Childcare Ltd | Erith | 40 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| St Peter Chanel Pre School | Sidcup | 36 | Outstanding | Dec 2022 |