Best nurseries in City of Westminster
71 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools in Westminster, best Ofsted result first: the latest report card or overall grade, then the most recent inspection. Childminders are not listed (Ofsted does not publish their addresses).
| # | Nursery | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katharine Bruce Day Nursery Full day care · 54 places · W10 4QA | Outstanding (2025) |
| 2 | Bessborough Community Nursery Full day care · 60 places · SW1V 2JD | Outstanding (2025) |
| 3 | Miss Daisy's Nursery School Hyde Park Sessional day care · 65 places · W2 2AX | Outstanding (2025) |
| 4 | Miss Daisy's Nursery School Belgravia Sessional day care · 60 places · SW1W 9PY | Outstanding (2024) |
| 5 | N Family Club Maida Vale Full day care · 73 places · W9 3AB | Outstanding (2024) |
| 6 | Young England Kindergarten Sessional day care · 50 places · SW1V 2HP | Outstanding (2024) |
| 7 | The Knightsbridge Kindergarten Full day care · 62 places · SW1W 9AL | Outstanding (2024) |
| 8 | Pimlico Nursery Full day care · 16 places · SW1V 3AT | Outstanding (2023) |
| 9 | Foreign And Commonwealth Office Nursery Full day care · 46 places · SW1A 2AH | Outstanding (2023) |
| 10 | LJS Nursery School Full day care · 52 places · NW8 7HA | Outstanding (2022) |
| 11 | Marsham Street Community Nursery Full day care · 55 places · SW1P 4LX | Outstanding (2022) |
| 12 | The Angel Nursery Community Nursery Full day care · 30 places · SW1V 3AG | Outstanding (2022) |
| 13 | House of Commons Nursery Full day care · 40 places · SW1A 2NE | Outstanding (2022) |
| 14 | Imperial College Early Years Education Centre Full day care · 210 places · SW7 1NA | Outstanding (2020) |
| 15 | Play2Talk Pimlico Full day care · 15 places · SW1V 2NY | Report card: 5 strong (Jan 2026) |
| 16 | Ashmore Pre-School Full day care · 20 places · W9 3EH | Good (2025) |
| 17 | Partou Merchant Square Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 69 places · W2 1AJ | Good (2025) |
| 18 | b_together Full day care · 60 places · NW8 7NJ | Good (2025) |
| 19 | Royal Oak Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 56 places · W2 5AU | Good (2025) |
| 20 | Kensal House Nursery Full day care · 98 places · W10 4RH | Good (2025) |
| 21 | Play2Talk Kent House Full day care · 13 places · SW7 1BX | Good (2024) |
| 22 | Paint Pots Montessori School Hyde Park Sessional day care · 24 places · W2 2QD | Good (2024) |
| 23 | Newpin Family Centre Full day care · 16 places · NW8 8EQ | Good (2024) |
| 24 | Phileas Fox Nursery School Full day care · 50 places · W2 1SE | Good (2024) |
| 25 | Toddlers Inn St. Johns Wood LTD Full day care · 40 places · NW8 7NX | Good (2024) |
| 26 | Bright Horizons Hyde Park Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 46 places · W2 3DD | Good (2024) |
| 27 | IMPs Pre-School Sessional day care · 20 places · NW8 8BN | Good (2024) |
| 28 | Bright Horizons St John's Wood Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 80 places · NW8 0NH | Good (2024) |
| 29 | Barrow Hill Pre-School Full day care · 40 places · NW8 7BD | Good (2023) |
| 30 | Notting Hill Nursery School Full day care · 49 places · W2 5DN | Good (2023) |
| 31 | Soho Family Centre Nursery Full day care · 40 places · W1F 0RN | Good (2023) |
| 32 | Les Petites Etoiles Bilingual Montessori – Paddington Full day care · 47 places · W2 6HS | Good (2023) |
| 33 | Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Maida Vale Full day care · 109 places · W9 2LR | Good (2023) |
| 34 | Micky Star Community Children's Centre Full day care · 62 places · W2 1QR | Good (2023) |
| 35 | Little Sweethearts Montessori School Full day care · 87 places · W9 2PT | Good (2023) |
| 36 | Paint Pots Montessori School The Grove Full day care · 45 places · W11 2RW | Good (2023) |
| 37 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Westminster Full day care · 72 places · SW1P 2AD | Good (2022) |
| 38 | Millies House Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 63 places · SW1P 4NJ | Good (2022) |
| 39 | Bright Horizons Chelsea Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 49 places · SW1W 8QN | Good (2022) |
| 40 | Little Elves Montessori Full day care · 30 places · NW1 6UH | Good (2022) |
| 41 | Windmill Montessori School Sessional day care · 39 places · W9 2EH | Good (2022) |
| 42 | Elgin Estate Playgroup Sessional day care · 40 places · W9 3QT | Good (2022) |
| 43 | Kindergarten in the Wood Sessional day care · 50 places · NW8 9NG | Good (2022) |
| 44 | La Petite Nursery Full day care · 51 places · W9 1JY | Good (2022) |
| 45 | Anglo-Russian Pre-School Ltd Full day care · 30 places · NW8 9BD | Good (2022) |
| 46 | Sunrise Day Nursery Full day care · 62 places · W10 4PB | Good (2022) |
| 47 | Lisson Grove Creche Full day care · 20 places · NW8 8LW | Good (2022) |
| 48 | Bryanstone Nursery@marble Arch Full day care · 125 places · W1H 7AH | Good (2022) |
| 49 | Carlton Hill Community Nursery Full day care · 73 places · NW8 0ER | Good (2022) |
| 50 | Parkview Lodge Preschool Full day care · 20 places · W2 5TL | Good (2021) |
| 51 | Hatching Dragons Westminster Full day care · 71 places · SW1V 2QF | Good (2021) |
| 52 | Little Raccoons Day Nursery Fitzrovia Full day care · 45 places · W1W 5AL | Report card: 1 expected, 4 needs attention (Jan 2026) |
| 53 | The Willcocks Nursery School Full day care · 32 places · SW7 2BA | Safeguarding not met (Nov 2025) |
| 54 | Enlighten Learning Centre Full day care · W9 2HU | Not yet inspected |
| 55 | Fine Education Care LTD Sessional day care · NW1 6RX | Not yet inspected |
| 56 | FunTech at Westminster Sessional day care · SW1E 5HJ | Not yet inspected |
| 57 | Learn Tuition Centre Sessional day care · W1U 8HR | Not yet inspected |
| 58 | Let's Leap @ Arnold House School Full day care · 15 places · NW8 0LH | Not yet inspected |
| 59 | Maryam's Nursery Full day care · 85 places · W1U 4EA | Not yet inspected |
| 60 | Maryam's Nursery Full day care · 45 places · W2 1JB | Not yet inspected |
| 61 | Odyssey London Full day care · 106 places · NW1 6JF | Not yet inspected |
| 62 | Prime Childcare Full day care · NW8 8ER | Not yet inspected |
| 63 | Prime Childcare Full day care · SW1V 3RY | Not yet inspected |
| 64 | RAFAKidz London Full day care · 39 places · SW1A 2HB | Not yet inspected |
| 65 | READY STEADY GO St John's Wood Terrace Sessional day care · 30 places · NW8 6LP | Not yet inspected |
| 66 | Richer Education Marylebone Sessional day care · 30 places · NW1 5LS | Not yet inspected |
| 67 | Sayers Croft London Sessional day care · W9 1PD | Not yet inspected |
| 68 | St Mary's Ukrainian School Summer Camp Sessional day care · W10 4LB | Not yet inspected |
| 69 | The Marylebone Kindergarten Full day care · 55 places · W1G 6PG | Not yet inspected |
| 70 | Tresham North Centre for Children and Young people with Disabilities Full day care · NW8 8TW | Not yet inspected |
| 71 | Young England Kindergarten Full day care · 50 places · W2 3TA | Not yet inspected |
How much does nursery cost in City of Westminster?
Typical weekly nursery prices for a child under two in Inner London, from the Coram Childcare Survey 2026. A guide only: ask each nursery for its own fees.
Working parents in England can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from when their child is 9 months old, so a 25-hour place can cost little or nothing in term time. Every 3 and 4 year old gets at least 15 funded hours. Funded hours cover 38 weeks a year; nurseries can charge for extra hours, meals and activities. Check what you can get at Childcare Choices.
Questions
What are the best nurseries in City of Westminster?
Of 71 nurseries and pre-schools in City of Westminster, 15 have Ofsted's top results (Outstanding, or mostly strong or exceptional on the new report card). Listed first: Katharine Bruce Day Nursery, Bessborough Community Nursery, Miss Daisy's Nursery School Hyde Park.
How much does nursery cost in City of Westminster?
In Inner London, a part-time place (25 hours a week) for a child under two typically costs £238 a week without funded hours (Coram Childcare Survey 2026). Working parents can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from 9 months.
How many nurseries are there in City of Westminster?
71 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 53 of them inspected so far.
Nurseries nearby
Maida · Pimlico · St John's Wood · Westbourne · Belgravia · Church Street · Paddington · Queen's Park Gardens
Neighbourhoods
Abbey Road · Bayswater East · Bryanston & Dorset Square · Central Westminster · Church Street · Fitzrovia West & Soho · Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park · Little Venice · Maida Hill · Maida Vale · Marylebone & Park Lane · Millbank · Paddington & St George's Fields · Pimlico North · Pimlico South · Queen's Park Gardens · Queensway · Regent's Park · St John's Wood North · St John's Wood South
Source: Ofsted early years inspections. Ofsted's report card (from November 2025) grades curriculum, achievement, behaviour, children's welfare and leadership as exceptional, strong, expected, needs attention or urgent improvement; earlier inspections gave one overall grade.