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Nurseries in Carshalton

There are 18 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Carshalton, and 10 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Carshalton

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 16 settings (2 Outstanding, 14 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bright Horizons Carshalton Day Nursery And Preschool - Day nursery, Carshalton SM5 3PZ, ages 1 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 19 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Carshalton - Day nursery, Carshalton SM5 4PH, ages 0 to 4, 98 places
    Ofsted, 4 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cosy Cottage Daycare Ltd - Day nursery, Carshalton SM5 2EF, ages 1 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 28 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Elmwood Nursery - Day nursery, Carshalton SM5 2EJ, ages 1 to 4, 33 places
    Ofsted, 19 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fledglings at Riverside - Pre-school, Carshalton SM5 2FJ, 31 places
  • Gifted Hands Nursery & Pre-school - Day nursery, Carshalton SM5 1LJ, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted, 7 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Jancett Childcare, Park Lane, Carshalton - Day nursery, Carshalton SM5 3EE, ages 1 to 4, 66 places
    Ofsted, 17 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lavender Preschool At Tweeddale - Pre-school, Carshalton SM5 1SW, ages 2 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 27 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Oak Tree Pre-School Nursery - Pre-school, Carshalton SM5 3NL, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 21 September 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Play B C Preschool - Day nursery, Carshalton SM5 2JY, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 13 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbows Montessori Pre-School - Pre-school, Carshalton SM5 4NP, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 30 September 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ruskin Road Pre-School - Pre-school, Carshalton SM5 3DE, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 30 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Special First Steps - Day nursery, Carshalton SM5 1HE, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 May 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Carshalton Day Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Carshalton SM5 3AL, ages 0 to 3, 42 places
    Ofsted, 18 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tilly's Preschool Limited - Pre-school, Carshalton SM5 4LJ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 24 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tilly's Preschool Limited - Pre-school, Carshalton SM5 1SL, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 29 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tilly's Preschool Limited - Pre-school, Carshalton SM5 2TG, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 29 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodlands Day Nursery - Day nursery, Carshalton SM5 1AA, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 24 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • art-K Carshalton - Out-of-school club, Carshalton SM5 3JG
  • Badgers Playsafe Club - Out-of-school club, Carshalton SM5 3HW, 90 places
  • Ballers Sports Club Holiday Camps - Out-of-school club, Carshalton SM5 2SE
  • Beano's Playsafe Club - Out-of-school club, Carshalton SM5 4LA, 48 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Muschamp SM5 - Out-of-school club, Carshalton SM5 2SE, 40 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Westcroft SM5 - Out-of-school club, Carshalton SM5 2TG
  • Orchard Childcare @ St Marys - Out-of-school club, Carshalton SM5 2PT, 52 places
  • Satellite's Playsafe Club - Out-of-school club, Carshalton SM5 3DW, 26 places
  • Stagecoach Sutton (chs) - Out-of-school club, Carshalton SM5 2QX
  • Stanley Park Playsafe Club - Out-of-school club, Carshalton SM5 3JL, 80 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Carshalton

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.