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Best nurseries in Shadwell

5 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools in Tower Hamlets, 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).

5
nurseries and pre-schools
1
Outstanding or mostly strong
294
registered places
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1Winterton House Nursery
Sessional day care · 140 places · E1 2QA
Outstanding (2024)
2Green Gables
Full day care · 72 places · E1 0BH
Good (2025)
3Tiddley tots Nursery
Full day care · 52 places · E1 2ND
Good (2025)
4The Pier Head Prep Montessori School Limited
Full day care · 30 places · E1W 3TD
Good (2024)
5Wise Mind Tuition Centre
Full day care · E1 0HS
Not yet inspected

How much does nursery cost in Shadwell?

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 Shadwell?

Of 5 nurseries and pre-schools in Shadwell, 1 have Ofsted's top results (Outstanding, or mostly strong or exceptional on the new report card). Listed first: Winterton House Nursery, Green Gables, Tiddley tots Nursery.

How much does nursery cost in Shadwell?

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 Shadwell?

5 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 4 of them inspected so far.

Nurseries nearby

Tower Hamlets · Bethnal Green · Mile End · Poplar · Wapping · Aldgate · Burdett Estate · Canary Wharf · Cubitt · Fish Island · Spitalfields · St George in the

Neighbourhoods

Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe · Shadwell North

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.