Outstanding
144 placesSE23 1DE0208 291 8580
London
Childcare in Lewisham
634 registered providers with 9,223 places, up 22.4% since December 2021.
134day nurseries
252childminders
75after-school clubs
338newly registered since 2021
44.8%rated Good or better
423closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 25.0% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
Towns
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Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
90 placesSE8 4PA0208 305 6588
Outstanding
85 placesSE23 1RX0208 690 4100
Outstanding
70 placesSE6 4SW0208 5167412
Outstanding
69 placesSE14 6QQ020 8691 6503
Outstanding
61 placesSE6 2UF07473806760
Outstanding
60 placesSE8 5LW02086 922772
Outstanding
35 placesSE13 6QF0208 318 4125
Outstanding
32 placesBR1 5EP02086950183
Good
125 placesSE13 7HT0208 690 1371
Good
115 placesSE13 5RA02035830076
Good
109 placesSE26 4EE02082917894
Report card Apr 2026
101 placesSE4 1XF020 8016 4174
Good
94 placesSE4 2LW02076391802
Good
94 placesSE4 1YA0208 692 5015
Good
92 placesSE23 3LW020 3865 7402
Good
87 placesSE6 2TS0203 092 4933
Good
82 placesSE23 2DF0208 291 2999
Good
80 placesSE14 6PX020 8692 0071
Good
76 placesSE14 5JN0203 583 0076
Good
74 placesSE13 6HE020 8016 4171
Good
71 placesSE6 4LP0203 915 4258
Good
70 placesSE6 4AS020 3301 0867
Good
69 placesSE6 3HB0208 461 3510
Good
68 placesSE13 5SY07572610077
Good
66 placesSE13 7SX02032 473088
Good
66 placesSE23 3EP020 8699 0782
Good
64 placesSE6 1BU02038677177
Good
62 placesSE26 5EP0208 776 6789
Good
62 placesSE6 4HD02086999481
Good
62 placesSE6 4PZ07944108088
Good
60 placesSE4 2AJ020 8694 1069
Good
60 placesSE23 1PL02082917117
Good
60 placesSE6 2TP02084252368
Good
58 placesSE26 6TT02082996997
Good
57 placesSE13 5AX020 3780 3064
Good
56 placesSE8 3PZ0203 609 1313
Good
56 placesSE13 6RN0208 285 1505
Good
55 placesSE4 2NX0207 639 6047
Good
54 placesSE13 6PY0208 297 5070
Good
53 placesSE13 5AG02088529887
Good
51 placesSE14 6LU020 8469 8566
Good
51 placesSE6 3AH07751241626
Good
50 placesSE8 4QB07708384886
Good
50 placesSE3 0BU0203 518 3222
Good
49 placesSE23 1BB020 8291 3344
Good
48 placesSE13 6ED020 8016 4170
Good
48 placesSE23 1JN07395554487
Good
47 placesSE13 5HN0203 719 0795
Good
45 placesSE6 3HQ07554619353
Good
45 placesSE13 6DQ02086919080
Good
43 placesSE4 1RD02030924524
Good
42 placesSE14 5TY02077324747
Report card Mar 2026
40 placesSE3 9LF020 8852 6765
Good
40 placesSE13 6NZ07058423095
Good
40 placesSE8 4NS02037958222
Good
40 placesSE6 3TT0203 6435339
Good
40 placesSE6 1TH02086989354
Good
40 placesSE14 6AD02086942571
Good
39 placesBR1 5JR0208 695 9555
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Elms Daycare Lee | London | 134 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Littleelms@catford Green | Catford | 63 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Little Pumpkins Nursery Ltd | London | 41 | Needs improvement | Jun 2026 |
| Little Stars Preschool Library | London | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Little Stars Preschool Grove Park | London | 32 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Little Diamonds O.S.C. (Venner Road) | London | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Building Blocks Day Care Catford | London | 18 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Bubbly Nursery For Children With Special Needs | London | 13 | Inadequate | Jun 2026 |
| Tas Nursery | London | 8 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| V.I.B.E Tuition | Lewisham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Stagecoach Sydenham | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Gems Holiday Clubs | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| For Kids Co. Ltd | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Marakai Homework Club | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kiddies Palace After School Club | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Strong Tower Day Nursery | London | 93 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Little Cherubs | London | 82 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Little Gremlins After Of School Club | London | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| GET ACTIVE KIDS LTD | London | 45 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Strings Club - Brockley Holiday Camp (Myatt Garden School) | London | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Village Nursery | London | 32 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Giggles Childcare Services Limited | London | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Saplings Afterschool Club Limited | London | 26 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Camp Olympia Ground | London | 25 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Rehoboth Day Nursery | London | 23 | Inadequate | Dec 2025 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ Downham BR1 | Bromley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sydenham After School Club | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Little Bunnies Holiday Club Ltd | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| WORD After School Club | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Camp Elite | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Giggle Kidz Childcare | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Marvellous Time Ltd | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Zeeba - Chantrelle | London | 115 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| London Youth Afterschool Club | London | 80 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Ballers Sports Coaching Ltd | London | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Teachsport Ashmead | London | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Teachsport Stillness | London | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Trudie Ann's after school club | London | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Sessional Care Service-Honor Oak Preschool | Lewisham | 35 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Broadfields Day Nursery | London | 31 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Forest Hill Nursery | London | 30 | Inadequate | Jun 2025 |
| Cherryli Nursery | London | 15 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Teachsport Myatt Garden | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Tams Breakfast and Afterschool Club | Catford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Exam Success Educational Centre Limited | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| House Of Tutors | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Munchkins Sports St Dunstan's College Holiday Camp | London | 180 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Little Gremlins Out Of School Club | London | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Baytree House Day Nursery | London | 54 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| St. Andrew's Community Nursery and Out of School Club | London | 42 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Fingerprints | London | 39 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Acorns Day Nursery | London | 32 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Rise 'n' Shine After School Club Ltd | London | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Giggles | London | 31 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Little Legs Forest School Nursery Limited | London | 31 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Camelot Pre-School | London | 28 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| 3Butterflies Nursery | London | 27 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Fit 4 Future St Bartholomew's | London | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Burnt Ash Pre-School | London | 18 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Teachsport Forster Park | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |