Best nurseries in Lewisham
146 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 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).
146
nurseries and pre-schools
10
Outstanding or mostly strong
6,679
registered places
| # | Nursery | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith Montessori Nursery Ltd Full day care · 144 places · SE23 1DE | Outstanding (2025) |
| 2 | Pitta Patta Day Nursery Limited Full day care · 85 places · SE23 1RX | Outstanding (2025) |
| 3 | The Nurtury Day Nursery & Preschool Full day care · 61 places · SE6 2UF | Outstanding (2024) |
| 4 | Indo-Chinese Little Rainbow Day Nursery Full day care · 60 places · SE8 5LW | Outstanding (2024) |
| 5 | Horizons Day Nursery & Pre-school Full day care · 35 places · SE13 6QF | Outstanding (2023) |
| 6 | New Cross Community Nursery Full day care · 69 places · SE14 6QQ | Outstanding (2023) |
| 7 | Chairbears Day Nursery Full day care · 90 places · SE8 4PA | Outstanding (2023) |
| 8 | Little Lambs Preschool Sessional day care · 32 places · BR1 5EP | Outstanding (2022) |
| 9 | Jubilee Nursery Full day care · 70 places · SE6 4SW | Outstanding (2021) |
| 10 | The Village Montessori Full day care · 24 places · SE13 5BU | Report card: 5 strong (Dec 2025) |
| 11 | Manor House Day Care Full day care · 68 places · SE13 5SY | Good (2025) |
| 12 | Bright Horizons Beacon Road Day Nursery Full day care · 48 places · SE13 6ED | Good (2025) |
| 13 | Young And Smart Nursery Full day care · 53 places · SE13 5AG | Good (2025) |
| 14 | Angelface Preschool Full day care · 20 places · BR1 5QW | Good (2025) |
| 15 | Little Learners Preschool Sessional day care · 25 places · SE13 5RT | Good (2025) |
| 16 | Lammas Green at Horniman Full day care · 30 places · SE23 3BP | Good (2025) |
| 17 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Lewisham Full day care · 66 places · SE13 7SX | Good (2025) |
| 18 | Bright Origin Nursery Preschool Full day care · 24 places · SE12 8RA | Good (2025) |
| 19 | First Step Daycare And Nursery Ltd Full day care · 38 places · SE14 6TA | Good (2025) |
| 20 | N Family Club Forest Hill Full day care · 92 places · SE23 3LW | Good (2025) |
| 21 | Creative Stars Day Nursery Full day care · 21 places · SE23 3YP | Good (2025) |
| 22 | Hither Green Nursery and Pre-School Full day care · 47 places · SE13 5HN | Good (2025) |
| 23 | Bunny Hop Day Nursery Full day care · 24 places · SE8 5TW | Good (2025) |
| 24 | Little Rainbow Day Nursery Full day care · 40 places · SE6 1TH | Good (2025) |
| 25 | Beckenham Hill Nursery Full day care · 51 places · SE6 3AH | Good (2025) |
| 26 | Purple Jay Nursery Lewisham Full day care · 50 places · SE8 4QB | Good (2025) |
| 27 | Little Village Nursery School Full day care · 35 places · SE23 2UJ | Good (2024) |
| 28 | Sankofa Day Nursery Full day care · 20 places · SE15 1NR | Good (2024) |
| 29 | Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Hither Green Full day care · 99 places · SE13 5RA | Good (2024) |
| 30 | Cottage Day Full day care · 60 places · SE23 1PL | Good (2024) |
| 31 | Kiddies Arena Full day care · 56 places · SE8 3PZ | Good (2024) |
| 32 | Rubadubs Nursery Full day care · 66 places · SE23 3EP | Good (2024) |
| 33 | The Old Station Nursery – Tressillian Road Full day care · 94 places · SE4 1YA | Good (2024) |
| 34 | Base Zero Bellingham Full day care · 69 places · SE6 3HB | Good (2024) |
| 35 | Umbrella House Day Nursery Full day care · 40 places · SE6 3TT | Good (2024) |
| 36 | Pavilion Nursery (Catford) Limited Full day care · 30 places · SE6 2LQ | Good (2024) |
| 37 | Goldsmiths Community Nursery Full day care · 24 places · SE6 1QD | Good (2024) |
| 38 | Happywoods Nursery (Lewisham) Limited Full day care · 38 places · SE12 0RE | Good (2024) |
| 39 | Manor House Day Care (St Margaret's) Full day care · 30 places · SE13 5SQ | Good (2024) |
| 40 | Little Elms Daycare Lee Full day care · 134 places · SE12 8NR | Good (2024) |
| 41 | Just Little Kidz Full day care · 35 places · SE13 7FT | Good (2024) |
| 42 | My Childcare and Me Full day care · 50 places · SE3 0BU | Good (2024) |
| 43 | Seedlings Day Nursery Full day care · 49 places · SE23 1BB | Good (2024) |
| 44 | Oak Hill Community Nursery Full day care · 55 places · SE4 2NX | Good (2024) |
| 45 | Rushey Green Nursery Limited Full day care · 70 places · SE6 4AS | Good (2024) |
| 46 | New Cross & Deptford Families First Ltd Sessional day care · 40 places · SE14 6AD | Good (2024) |
| 47 | Little Blossom Day Nursery Full day care · 26 places · SE6 1DG | Good (2024) |
| 48 | Hillyfields Day Nursery Full day care · 60 places · SE4 2AJ | Good (2024) |
| 49 | Lammas Green Nursery Sessional day care · 25 places · SE26 6LT | Good (2024) |
| 50 | The Ark Children Centre Full day care · 27 places · SE8 5RB | Good (2024) |
| 51 | Cherish Day Nursery Full day care · 30 places · SE26 6PL | Good (2024) |
| 52 | Bright Horizons Maythorne Cottages Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 74 places · SE13 6HE | Good (2024) |
| 53 | Stepping Stones Montessori Nursery Ltd Full day care · 30 places · SE14 5TW | Good (2023) |
| 54 | Raising Generations Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 32 places · SE8 5NX | Good (2023) |
| 55 | The Growing Patch Nursery Sessional day care · 22 places · SE6 1AU | Good (2023) |
| 56 | The Dulwich Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 71 places · SE6 4LP | Good (2023) |
| 57 | Hodan Day Care Full day care · 37 places · SE8 5PB | Good (2023) |
| 58 | Cheeky Monkeys Full day care · 43 places · SE4 1RD | Good (2023) |
| 59 | Sunrise Community Nurseries Full day care · 94 places · SE4 2LW | Good (2023) |
| 60 | Grove Park Pre-School And Day Nursery Full day care · 36 places · SE12 0EE | Good (2023) |
| 61 | Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery Full day care · 39 places · BR1 5JR | Good (2023) |
| 62 | Step by Step Day Nursery Full day care · 54 places · SE13 6PY | Good (2023) |
| 63 | Goldsmiths SU Nursery Full day care · 33 places · SE14 6NW | Good (2023) |
| 64 | Kids R Kids Day Nursery Full day care · 39 places · SE6 3DD | Good (2023) |
| 65 | Playhouse Community Nursery Full day care · 51 places · SE14 6LU | Good (2023) |
| 66 | Newstead Road Pre-School Full day care · 33 places · SE12 0SU | Good (2023) |
| 67 | Ladywell Preschool Sessional day care · 27 places · SE4 1JJ | Good (2023) |
| 68 | Little Stars Preschool Grove Park Sessional day care · 32 places · SE12 0BX | Good (2023) |
| 69 | Sommerville Day Nursery Full day care · 45 places · SE13 6DQ | Good (2023) |
| 70 | Scallywags II Day Nursery Full day care · 36 places · SE13 7NL | Good (2023) |
| 71 | Bloomers Day Nursery Full day care · 62 places · SE6 4PZ | Good (2023) |
| 72 | Little Elms Daycare Catford Full day care · 64 places · SE6 1BU | Good (2023) |
| 73 | Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Catford Full day care · 87 places · SE6 2TS | Good (2023) |
| 74 | Muddy Puddle Nursery Full day care · 35 places · SE6 2BX | Good (2023) |
| 75 | 5 Steps Community Nursery Full day care · 32 places · SE16 2RR | Good (2023) |
| 76 | Manor House Day Care (Lochaber) Full day care · 12 places · SE13 5QL | Good (2023) |
| 77 | Cuddly Bear Day Care Ltd Full day care · 109 places · SE26 4EE | Good (2023) |
| 78 | BeBright Bunnies Full day care · 42 places · SE14 5TY | Good (2023) |
| 79 | Cornerstone Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 62 places · SE26 5EP | Good (2023) |
| 80 | Little Gems Day Nursery Full day care · 80 places · SE14 6PX | Good (2022) |
| 81 | Forest Hill Montessori Nursery Full day care · 82 places · SE23 2DF | Good (2022) |
| 82 | Bright Bees Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 48 places · SE23 1JN | Good (2022) |
| 83 | Bright Horizons Lewisham Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 57 places · SE13 5AX | Good (2022) |
| 84 | Barnes Wallis Community Day Nursery Full day care · 15 places · SE14 5LL | Good (2022) |
| 85 | Kindergarten Forest Hill Full day care · 45 places · SE6 3HQ | Good (2022) |
| 86 | Diadems Day Nursery Full day care · 40 places · SE8 4NS | Good (2022) |
| 87 | Zaitoon Nursery Full day care · 40 places · SE13 6NZ | Good (2022) |
| 88 | The Park Nursery Full day care · 56 places · SE13 6RN | Good (2022) |
| 89 | Praise Childcare Forest Hill Full day care · 20 places · SE23 1EG | Good (2022) |
| 90 | Kindergarten Forest Hill Ltd Full day care · 24 places · SE23 2NR | Good (2022) |
| 91 | Littleelms@catford Green Full day care · 63 places · SE6 4BS | Good (2022) |
| 92 | Cherubins Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 125 places · SE13 7HT | Good (2022) |
| 93 | Kush Montessori Full day care · 30 places · SE8 3PR | Good (2022) |
| 94 | Little Elms Daycare Sydenham Full day care · 62 places · SE6 4HD | Good (2021) |
| 95 | Just Little Kidz Children's Centre Full day care · 30 places · BR1 5EP | Good (2021) |
| 96 | Bright Horizons Brockley Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 101 places · SE4 1XF | Good (2021) |
| 97 | Cuddly Bear Day Care Nursery Full day care · 58 places · SE26 6TT | Good (2021) |
| 98 | Oak Tree Day Nursery Full day care · 60 places · SE6 2TP | Good (2021) |
| 99 | Bright Kiddies Pre-School Sessional day care · 20 places · SE13 6HN | Good (2021) |
| 100 | Blackheath Montessori Centre Full day care · 40 places · SE3 9LF | Good (2020) |
| 101 | Marvels Lane Pre-School Full day care · 23 places · SE9 4HG | Report card: 1 strong, 4 expected (Jan 2026) |
| 102 | Maria Poppins Full day care · 42 places · SE13 7FR | Report card: 5 expected (Jan 2026) |
| 103 | Little Nest Nursery Ltd Full day care · 47 places · SE8 4EG | Requires improvement (2025) |
| 104 | Little Cubs Academy Honor Oak Full day care · 66 places · SE23 3NP | Requires improvement (2025) |
| 105 | Oak and Wren Day Nursery Full day care · 59 places · SE12 0LA | Inadequate (2025) |
| 106 | Bright Origin Nursery Lee High Road Full day care · 33 places · SE13 5PJ | Not yet inspected |
| 107 | Broadfields Day Nursery Full day care · 33 places · SE6 1NG | Not yet inspected |
| 108 | Brockley Site Sessional day care · SE4 1LE | Not yet inspected |
| 109 | Catford Childcare Group Full day care · SE6 1RQ | Not yet inspected |
| 110 | Code Kids Blackheath Sessional day care · SE3 9LL | Not yet inspected |
| 111 | Deaf-Self Play Scheme Sessional day care · SE6 3NU | Not yet inspected |
| 112 | Emmy's Day Nursery Full day care · 55 places · SE4 2SA | Not yet inspected |
| 113 | Gems Holiday Clubs Sessional day care · SE26 6BL | Not yet inspected |
| 114 | Hol Educate and Childcare Lewisham Full day care · SE13 6NZ | Not yet inspected |
| 115 | Kids Nation Full day care · SE6 4AS | Not yet inspected |
| 116 | Kings Kids Christian School Sessional day care · 30 places · SE14 6EU | Not yet inspected |
| 117 | Kumon Sydenham Study Centre Sessional day care · SE26 4TH | Not yet inspected |
| 118 | Ladybird Nursery Bromley Full day care · 60 places · BR1 5PY | Not yet inspected |
| 119 | Lammas Green at Twin Oaks Full day care · 39 places · SE8 5AE | Not yet inspected |
| 120 | Learn Log Full day care · SE12 0JS | Not yet inspected |
| 121 | Lewisham After School Club Full day care · SE13 6AA | Not yet inspected |
| 122 | Little Acorns Day Nursery Full day care · 32 places · SE6 4NB | Not yet inspected |
| 123 | Little Cherubs Nursery & Pre School Full day care · 82 places · SE26 5TB | Not yet inspected |
| 124 | Little Legs Nursery Full day care · 45 places · SE23 2AG | Not yet inspected |
| 125 | Little Seedlings Nursery Full day care · 30 places · SE23 2PS | Not yet inspected |
| 126 | Little Stars Preschool Library Sessional day care · 40 places · SE12 0BX | Not yet inspected |
| 127 | Mindful Nurseries - Catford Montessori Full day care · 21 places · SE6 2TS | Not yet inspected |
| 128 | Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Lee Park Full day care · 92 places · SE13 5SR | Not yet inspected |
| 129 | Moonlight Nursery and Pre-School Full day care · 26 places · SE6 1HP | Not yet inspected |
| 130 | Mud Club Sessional day care · 50 places · SE6 4PL | Not yet inspected |
| 131 | Munchkin Sports Sydenham High Holiday Camp Full day care · 160 places · SE26 6BL | Not yet inspected |
| 132 | N Family Club Blackheath Full day care · 128 places · SE3 0DH | Not yet inspected |
| 133 | Nma's Playground Nursery Full day care · 40 places · SE6 4AS | Not yet inspected |
| 134 | Omega Sportz LTD Full day care · SE8 4DX | Not yet inspected |
| 135 | Pitta Patta Day Nursery 2 Ltd Full day care · 39 places · SE23 1DL | Not yet inspected |
| 136 | Ready Set Learn Nursery Full day care · 39 places · SE23 2UD | Not yet inspected |
| 137 | Stagecoach Blackheath at BHS Junior Sessional day care · SE3 0TF | Not yet inspected |
| 138 | Stagecoach Forest HIll Sessional day care · SE23 3BP | Not yet inspected |
| 139 | Stagecoach Sydenham Sessional day care · SE26 6BB | Not yet inspected |
| 140 | Strong Tower Day Nursery Full day care · 89 places · SE8 4SS | Not yet inspected |
| 141 | Sydenham After School Club Full day care · SE26 5UA | Not yet inspected |
| 142 | Tas Nursery Full day care · 8 places · SE13 6TJ | Not yet inspected |
| 143 | The Working Mums Club Full day care · 18 places · SE8 3PH | Not yet inspected |
| 144 | Tiny Tiggs Preschool Sessional day care · 35 places · SE13 6SS | Not yet inspected |
| 145 | Treasured Kids Preschool and Afterschool Club Full day care · 45 places · SE14 5DJ | Not yet inspected |
| 146 | Zeeba - Chantrelle Full day care · 115 places · SE8 5FA | Not yet inspected |
How much does nursery cost in Lewisham?
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.
Part-time, 25 hours a week
£238 a week
without funded hours (England £189)
Full-time, 50 hours a week
£185 a week
after 30 funded hours (England £149)
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 Lewisham?
Of 146 nurseries and pre-schools in Lewisham, 10 have Ofsted's top results (Outstanding, or mostly strong or exceptional on the new report card). Listed first: Faith Montessori Nursery Ltd, Pitta Patta Day Nursery Limited, The Nurtury Day Nursery & Preschool.
How much does nursery cost in Lewisham?
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 Lewisham?
146 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 105 of them inspected so far.
Nurseries nearby
Brockley · Catford · Deptford · Downham · Forest Hill · Lee · New Cross · Perry · Sydenham · Corbett Estate · Hither Green · Honor Oak · Manor House · Mountsfield Park
Neighbourhoods
Beckenham Hill · Bellingham & Perry Hill · Blackheath Village · Blackheath West · Brockley East & St Johns · Brockley West · Catford Bridge · Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Central Lewisham North · Central Lewisham South · Chinbrook · Corbett Estate · Crofton Park · Culverley Green · Deptford North · Downham East · Downham West · Forest Hill East · Forest Hill West · Forster Park & Southend
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.