Outstanding
140 placesE1 2QA020 7791 5134
London
Childcare in Tower Hamlets
261 registered providers with 5,226 places, up 16.9% since December 2021.
66day nurseries
69childminders
37after-school clubs
148newly registered since 2021
51.5%rated Good or better
167closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 27.4% 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.
Outstanding
109 placesE14 2ED020 3370 1298
Outstanding
90 placesE2 6HD020 7729 5136
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36 placesE2 0HW07340810255
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26 placesE1 1JX020 7650 3055
Good
140 placesE14 9FP02075154843
Report card Apr 2026
122 placesE14 4DA020 3319 3501
Good
120 placesE1 8JN02072650098
Good
106 placesE14 9XP02073 630951
Good
101 placesE14 9AB020 3370 1299
Good
98 placesE14 7AB020 7987 6296
Good
95 placesE9 5EN07541683354
Good
92 placesE14 5NN020 3319 3502
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90 placesE14 8HH020 7538 3355
Good
80 placesE14 9ZW02035004605
Good
76 placesE14 3HP0207 538 8456
Good
75 placesE1 5AW07852257235
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73 placesE9 5NW07541683354
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72 placesE14 9TS020 3718 1300
Good
72 placesE1 0BH0207 4882376
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69 placesE9 5HT02089863344
Good
67 placesE14 5NS020 3319 3503
Good
63 placesE14 9YQ02030697314
Good
62 placesE1W 2BP07507790938
Good
60 placesE14 9TS02038870220
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60 placesE1 1DN02076503055
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56 placesE2 7PE020 7739 2317
Good
52 placesE14 8PR020 7538 8487
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52 placesE1W 2QL02075532880
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52 placesE1 2ND02077913582
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50 placesE1 1HL07909788766
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50 placesE1 6EA020 3780 3006
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Good
50 placesE2 9BA0207 998 76 45
Good
48 placesE14 0BB02034898383
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47 placesE14 7EY02075383555
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42 placesE3 2AN020 8980 0700
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Good
40 placesE3 3PR020 7987 8057
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40 placesE14 6DE020 7515 6765
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40 placesE3 4AU02079876297
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36 placesE3 5HQ02089817516
Good
36 placesE1 1PG020 7702 0036
Good
36 placesE14 6JP07734538808
Good
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Good
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Good
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Good
30 placesE3 2QA0208 983 7431
Good
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Good
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Good
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28 placesE2 0SN020 8983 7745
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26 placesE14 7FN0207 001 1210
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docklands Village Nursery | London | 32 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ Cubitt Town E14 | London | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Art Imaginarium | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Mentors Learning Academy | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Bow Nursery | London | 90 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Iqra Preschool | London | 36 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Harmony Creche at account3 | London | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Iqra Preschool | London | 23 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Excellence Day Nursery | London | 22 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Mulberry Wharf Childcare | London | 11 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Uni Digital | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| East India Dock Pre School | London | 74 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Little St Matthias Pre School | London | 40 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Sweetness Camp Day Care | London | 39 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Docklands Village Nursery | London | 21 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Weavers- Nature Play, Learning and Education | London | 12 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Westfield Nursery at Queen Mary University of London | Tower Hamlets | 65 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Me Day Nursery | London | 64 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Camp Canary | London | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Precious Kids Day Nursery | London | 36 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Brayford Square Playgroup | London | 26 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Bethnal Green Montessori School | London | 24 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Tower Hamlets Opportunity Group | London | 24 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Nannyeze Extra | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Musical Mayhem | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| TH Holiday Childcare Cubitt Town School | London | 170 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Rise N Shine Nursery | London | 47 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Lec Learning | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| JWB Education Services At Kip McGrath Educational Centres, Isle Of Dogs & Docklands | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| John Orwell Sports Centre Holiday Club | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Mile End Leisure Centre Play Scheme | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| TH Holiday Childcare Malmesbury Primary School | London | 180 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Island House Playgroup | London | 32 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Abertots Play | London | 20 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Epsilon Education | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| KidWise After School and Summer Camp | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Tiddley Tots Nursery | London | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| University Of Sunderland London Campus | London | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| St Hilda's East | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Learning Hive - Mizan Primary School | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Alas T Limited | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Good Start Project | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Vibrant Learners | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| NRSRY LIMITED | London | 40 | Inadequate | Dec 2022 |
| Poplar Play Centre Ltd | London | 32 | Inadequate | Dec 2022 |
| New City Nursery Group (Arbour Square) | London | 25 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Matilda Community Nursery at St Peter's London Dock Primary School | London | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Premier@BMA | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Epsilon Education Limehouse | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Acola Kids | London | 55 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Bright Horizons, Westferry Back Up Care Nursery And Preschool | London | 29 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Incy Wincy Stars Playgroup | London | 20 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Energy Kidz @ St Agnes | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Funtech At Canary Wharf (Crossharbour) | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Camp Horizons - Bobby Moore Primary | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| FunTech at Canary Wharf (CCT) | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Bright Success After School Club | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |