Best nurseries in Sutton
78 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).
| # | Nursery | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lavender Preschool At Tweeddale Sessional day care · 72 places · SM5 1SW | Outstanding (2024) |
| 2 | Oak Tree Pre-School Nursery Sessional day care · 36 places · SM5 3NL | Outstanding (2023) |
| 3 | Spencer Nursery Full day care · 48 places · CR4 4JP | Outstanding (2021) |
| 4 | Chiltern Day Nursery Full day care · 22 places · SM2 5QP | Outstanding (2020) |
| 5 | Glaisdale Day Nursery Full day care · 110 places · SM2 7AG | Report card: 5 strong (Jan 2026) |
| 6 | Monkey Puzzle Cheam, Sutton Full day care · 84 places · SM3 8LR | Report card: 3 strong, 2 expected (Nov 2025) |
| 7 | Tilly's Preschool Limited Sessional day care · 24 places · SM5 4LJ | Good (2025) |
| 8 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Cheam Full day care · 88 places · SM3 8ET | Good (2025) |
| 9 | Jancett Childcare, Stanley Park Road, Wallington Full day care · 36 places · SM6 0EU | Good (2025) |
| 10 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Carshalton Full day care · 98 places · SM5 4PH | Good (2025) |
| 11 | Woodlands Day Nursery Full day care · 70 places · SM5 1AA | Good (2025) |
| 12 | Cosy Cottage Daycare Ltd Full day care · 22 places · SM5 2EF | Good (2025) |
| 13 | Christchurch Fledgelings Pre-School Limited Sessional day care · 51 places · SM2 5TN | Good (2025) |
| 14 | Mini Treasures Nursery Wallington Full day care · 70 places · SM6 9AY | Good (2025) |
| 15 | Sutton Day Nursery And The Sports Village Holiday Play Scheme Full day care · 88 places · SM1 3HH | Good (2025) |
| 16 | Our Day Nursery Full day care · 55 places · SM6 7NN | Good (2025) |
| 17 | Busy Bees At Cheam Park Full day care · 79 places · SM3 8QS | Good (2024) |
| 18 | The Carshalton Day Nursery and Pre-School Full day care · 42 places · SM5 3AL | Good (2024) |
| 19 | Playdays Sessional day care · 24 places · SM2 5DA | Good (2024) |
| 20 | Kiddies Dream Day Care Full day care · 45 places · SM4 6SQ | Good (2024) |
| 21 | Cheam Baptist Church Pre-school Sessional day care · 60 places · SM3 8QF | Good (2024) |
| 22 | Bright Horizons North Cheam Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 80 places · SM3 9BZ | Good (2024) |
| 23 | Scallywags Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 46 places · KT4 8XW | Good (2024) |
| 24 | Abc Pre-School Beddington Sessional day care · 25 places · SM6 7NH | Good (2024) |
| 25 | Gifted Hands Nursery & Pre-school Full day care · 80 places · SM5 1LJ | Good (2024) |
| 26 | Fairlands Pre-School Sessional day care · 26 places · SM3 9AB | Good (2024) |
| 27 | The Garden House Nursery School Full day care · 42 places · KT4 7AB | Good (2024) |
| 28 | Oaklings Pre-school Full day care · 20 places · SM3 9DL | Good (2024) |
| 29 | St Barnabas Pre-School (Sutton) Sessional day care · 70 places · SM1 4NS | Good (2023) |
| 30 | Rose Hill Nursery Full day care · 62 places · SM4 6SL | Good (2023) |
| 31 | Whizz Kidz Nurseries Sutton Full day care · 31 places · SM1 4QX | Good (2023) |
| 32 | Play B C Preschool Full day care · 40 places · SM5 2JY | Good (2023) |
| 33 | Sunflowers Pre-school at Amy Johnson Children's Centre Sessional day care · 16 places · SM6 9ET | Good (2023) |
| 34 | The Grange Day Nursery Limited Full day care · 54 places · SM1 3PS | Good (2023) |
| 35 | Jancett Childcare, Park Lane, Carshalton Full day care · 66 places · SM5 3EE | Good (2023) |
| 36 | Jancett Childcare, Ross Road, Wallington Full day care · 62 places · SM6 8QP | Good (2023) |
| 37 | Nuffy Bear Day Nursery Full day care · 36 places · SM2 7BJ | Good (2023) |
| 38 | Elmwood Nursery Full day care · 33 places · SM5 2EJ | Good (2023) |
| 39 | Jelly Beans Ltd Sessional day care · 75 places · SM2 7HF | Good (2023) |
| 40 | Shanklin Playgroup Sessional day care · 15 places · SM2 6TT | Good (2023) |
| 41 | Jancett Childcare, Stanley Park Road, Wallington Full day care · 53 places · SM6 0EU | Good (2023) |
| 42 | The Montessori Children's House Sessional day care · 30 places · SM1 2RG | Good (2023) |
| 43 | Ruskin Road Pre-School Sessional day care · 32 places · SM5 3DE | Good (2023) |
| 44 | Bright Horizons Carshalton Day Nursery And Preschool Full day care · 65 places · SM5 3PZ | Good (2022) |
| 45 | Bright Horizons Sutton Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 70 places · SM1 2SQ | Good (2022) |
| 46 | Treetops Sutton Full day care · 46 places · SM1 2DD | Good (2022) |
| 47 | Tillys Preschool Limited Sessional day care · 50 places · SM6 9BY | Good (2022) |
| 48 | Humpty Dumpty Pre-School Full day care · 30 places · CR4 4JN | Good (2022) |
| 49 | Hopscotch Day Nursery Full day care · 44 places · SM2 6JD | Good (2022) |
| 50 | Tilly's Preschool Limited Sessional day care · 24 places · SM5 1SL | Good (2022) |
| 51 | St Albans Pre-School Sessional day care · 46 places · SM1 2HD | Good (2022) |
| 52 | Bumpsa Daisies Nursery Full day care · 74 places · SM2 6QT | Good (2022) |
| 53 | Magdalen Nursery Sutton Full day care · 75 places · SM1 2SS | Good (2022) |
| 54 | The Butterfly Patch Sutton Full day care · 52 places · SM2 6JE | Good (2022) |
| 55 | Tilly's Preschool Limited Sessional day care · 18 places · SM5 2TG | Good (2022) |
| 56 | Mill House Day Nursery Full day care · 60 places · CR4 4HY | Good (2022) |
| 57 | Rainbows Montessori Pre-School Sessional day care · 40 places · SM5 4NP | Good (2021) |
| 58 | Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Sutton Full day care · 66 places · SM1 1SN | Good (2021) |
| 59 | Play House Day Nursery Full day care · 54 places · SM2 5PT | Good (2021) |
| 60 | The Worcester Park Day Nursery and Pre-school Full day care · 49 places · KT4 8BB | Report card: 5 expected (Jan 2026) |
| 61 | Tons of Fun Childcare Full day care · 97 places · SM6 8LA | Report card: 5 expected (Dec 2025) |
| 62 | Play B C Preschool Sessional day care · 40 places · SM6 7JD | Report card: 1 expected, 4 needs attention (Dec 2025) |
| 63 | Ace Learning - Harris Sutton Full day care · SM2 5RD | Not yet inspected |
| 64 | Brookfield Nursery Full day care · 16 places · SM3 9LY | Not yet inspected |
| 65 | Collingwood Nursery Full day care · 9 places · SM6 0BD | Not yet inspected |
| 66 | Dragonflies Sutton Full day care · 63 places · SM1 4AF | Not yet inspected |
| 67 | Fennies Cheam Full day care · 100 places · SM2 6QL | Not yet inspected |
| 68 | First Class Learning Wallington Sessional day care · SM6 8BL | Not yet inspected |
| 69 | Fledglings at Riverside Sessional day care · 31 places · SM5 2FJ | Not yet inspected |
| 70 | Holmwood Preschool Wallington Sessional day care · 23 places · SM6 0EU | Not yet inspected |
| 71 | Jancett Ross Road Gardens Full day care · 45 places · SM6 8QP | Not yet inspected |
| 72 | Little Orchard at Orchard Childcare Full day care · 35 places · SM1 2TE | Not yet inspected |
| 73 | Littlella's Childcare Full day care · 50 places · SM6 9AY | Not yet inspected |
| 74 | Special First Steps Full day care · 74 places · SM5 1HE | Not yet inspected |
| 75 | Stagecoach Performing Arts Sutton Sessional day care · SM2 5QP | Not yet inspected |
| 76 | Sutton Centre Sessional day care · SM2 6TQ | Not yet inspected |
| 77 | Sutton Opportunity Pre-School Sessional day care · 29 places · SM6 0EU | Not yet inspected |
| 78 | WHIZZ KIDZ NURSERIES Full day care · 24 places · SM1 4RS | Not yet inspected |
How much does nursery cost in Sutton?
Typical weekly nursery prices for a child under two in Outer 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 Sutton?
Of 78 nurseries and pre-schools in Sutton, 5 have Ofsted's top results (Outstanding, or mostly strong or exceptional on the new report card). Listed first: Lavender Preschool At Tweeddale, Oak Tree Pre-School Nursery, Spencer Nursery.
How much does nursery cost in Sutton?
In Outer London, a part-time place (25 hours a week) for a child under two typically costs £217 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 Sutton?
78 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 62 of them inspected so far.
Nurseries nearby
Carshalton · Cheam · St Helier · Wallington · Banstead Road · Belmont
Neighbourhoods
Beddington · Belmont & South Cheam · Carshalton Beeches & Banstead Road · Carshalton Village · Carshalton on the Hill · Cheam High Street · Hackbridge · Middleton Circle · North Cheam East · North Cheam West · Orchard Hill, Woodcote Green & Clockhouse · Roundshaw · St Helier South · Stonecot · Sutton Central · Sutton East · Sutton North · Sutton South & Shanklin · Sutton South West · Sutton West
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.