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Nurseries in Kensington and Chelsea

There are 71 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Kensington and Chelsea council area, and 21 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Kensington and Chelsea

  • Ofsted report cards: 8 settings (26 Strong standard, 22 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 50 settings (12 Outstanding, 38 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 15 registered childminders in Kensington and Chelsea (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
  • 24 registered home childcarers in Kensington and Chelsea (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
  • 2 childcare settings in private homes in Kensington and Chelsea (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Archmore Gardens Pre-Prep - Pre-school, London SW10 9HF, 60 places
  • Ark Start Brunel - Day nursery, London W10 5AT, ages 0 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 March 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Ark Start Earls Court - Day nursery, London SW5 9UE, 48 places
  • Ark Start St Clement - Day nursery, London W11 4NS, ages 1 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted, 7 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Holland Park Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, London W11 3BQ, ages 0 to 5, 79 places
    Ofsted, 6 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chelsea Pre-Prep School & Nursery - Day nursery, London SW10 0AU, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 7 December 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Clare Gardens - Day nursery, London W11 1EG, ages 0 to 5, 41 places
    Ofsted, 23 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Club V Kensington - Pre-school, London W8 4HP
  • Club V Notting Hill - Pre-school, London W11 1QT
  • Colville Community Nursery - Day nursery, London W11 2BQ, ages 0 to 3, 46 places
    Ofsted, 3 October 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Colville Day Care - Day nursery, London W11 2DF, ages 1 to 3, 12 places
    Ofsted, 30 September 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dalgarno Pre-School - Day nursery, London W10 5QB, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 13 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Earls Court Community Nursery - Day nursery, London SW5 9EE, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 January 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Eden Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, London W8 6BL, ages 1 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 8 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Grand West Pre-Prep - Pre-school, London W11 1QG, ages 2 to 4, 88 places
    Ofsted, 11 January 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Grenfell Early Years - Day nursery, London W11 1SL, ages 1 to 3, 30 places
    Ofsted, 17 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Sunflower House Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, London SW5 0SZ, ages 1 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted report card, 1 July 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Holland Park Pre-Prep and Nursery - Day nursery, London W14 8HJ, ages 3 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted, 7 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Holland Park Pre-Prep and Nursery - Day nursery, London W14 8HJ, ages 0 to 3, 54 places
    Ofsted, 22 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Holland Park Pre-School - Day nursery, London W8 6LU, ages 2 to 5, 19 places
    Ofsted, 2 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Iverna Gardens Montessori - Pre-school, London W8 6TP, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 15 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kensington House Nursery School - Pre-school, London W8 6QH, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 20 September 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, London W8 6NX, ages 0 to 3, 24 places
    Ofsted, 22 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Keren's Nursery Holland Park - Day nursery, London W11 4RB, ages 0 to 5, 68 places
    Ofsted, 29 January 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kinderzimmer South Kensington - Day nursery, London SW7 4SE, ages 0 to 3, 89 places
    Ofsted, 8 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kingsland Pre-Prep - Pre-school, London SW10 0LJ, ages 2 to 4, 78 places
    Ofsted, 14 September 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ladbroke Square Montessori School - Pre-school, London W11 3ND, ages 2 to 5, 70 places
    Ofsted, 13 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • La Petite Ecole Bilingue Cambridge Gardens - Day nursery, London W10 6HS, ages 2 to 3, 21 places
    Ofsted, 10 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Cherubs Nursery School - Day nursery, London W8 4JH, ages 1 to 4, 57 places
    Ofsted, 6 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Garden Gate Nursery - Day nursery, London W8 7JG, 14 places
  • Little Rosie's Nursery School - Pre-school, London W10 5DJ, 28 places
  • Lloyd Williamson Nursery Kensington - Day nursery, London W8 4RT, ages 0 to 2, 9 places
    Ofsted, 9 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lloyd Williamson Pre-School Kensington - Day nursery, London W8 4RT, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 21 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mander Portman Woodward School Little House of Science - Day nursery, South Kensington SW7 5JS
  • Marlborough Day Care - Day nursery, London SW3 3AP, ages 0 to 2, 27 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 April 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Marlborough Primary School Little House of Science - Day nursery, London SW3 3AP
  • Marmalade Duck - Pre-school, London W14 8LH, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 7 March 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Miss Daisy's Nursery School, Chelsea - Pre-school, London SW3 6NH, ages 2 to 4, 41 places
    Ofsted, 8 January 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Miss Daisy's Nursery School, Knightsbridge - Pre-school, London SW3 2QF, ages 2 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 18 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Miss Delaney's - Pre-school, London W11 4PQ, ages 3 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 31 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Miss Delaney's Nursery School - Pre-school, London W11 4BA, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 24 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mulberry Montessori House Nursery And Preschool - Day nursery, London W10 6EJ, ages 0 to 3, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 May 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • New Studio - Day nursery, London W10 6LS, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 8 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ohana Centre - Day nursery, London SW10 9EL, ages 2 to 6, 22 places
    Ofsted, 4 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pangbourne House Ltd - Pre-school, London W10 6BT, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Park Walk Seedlings Nursery - Day nursery, London SW10 0AY, ages 1 to 3, 25 places
    Ofsted, 13 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pippa Pop-ins - Pre-school, London W8 7PT, ages 1 to 4, 67 places
    Ofsted, 6 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pippa Pop-ins (Holland Park) - Pre-school, London W11 4NS, 96 places
  • Portobello Day Care Nursery Ltd - Pre-school, London W10 5YG, ages 2 to 4, 10 places
    Ofsted, 19 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Queensberry Nursery - Day nursery, London SW7 2DR, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted, 23 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ringrose Kindergarten Chelsea - Pre-school, London SW3 3RP, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 4 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sparks Chelsea and Fulham - Pre-school, London SW1X 0AA
  • St Mary's Ukrainian School Summer Camp - Pre-school, London W14 8BZ
  • St Quintin Nursery - Day nursery, London W10 6PN, ages 0 to 3, 47 places
    Ofsted, 10 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Strawberry Fields Nursery School Limited - Day nursery, London W11 2ES, ages 2 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 12 September 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tadpoles Nursery School, Chelsea - Pre-school, London SW10 0AY, ages 2 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 9 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tadpoles Nursery School, Kensington - Pre-school, London W8 4LZ, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 4 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Acorn Nursery School - Pre-school, London W11 2NN, ages 2 to 4, 112 places
    Ofsted, 19 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Acorn Nursery School - Pre-school, London W11 2NH, ages 2 to 4, 110 places
    Ofsted, 22 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Chelsea Nursery - Day nursery, London SW10 0JN, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 7 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The French Nursery School - Day nursery, London W8 6NX, ages 0 to 3, 32 places
    Ofsted, 22 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Kensington Kindergarten - Day nursery, London W8 5HD, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 20 February 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Square Nursery School - Pre-school, London W11 3QU, ages 1 to 3, 18 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 June 2026: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Venture @ Wiltshire Close Adventure Playground - Day nursery, Rosemoor Street SW3 2NS
  • Victoria Road Montessori - Pre-school, London W8 5RQ, ages 2 to 3, 16 places
    Ofsted, 7 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Vishenka - Day nursery, London W10 6BZ, ages 1 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 16 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Vishenka - Day nursery, London W10 6EJ, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 17 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Warwick Pre-School - Day nursery, London W14 8PR, ages 2 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 5 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • West London Learning Club Ltd - Day nursery, London W14 8PU
  • Wetherby Pembridge Minors - Pre-school, London W8 7PN, ages 2 to 4, 117 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 June 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • World's End Under Fives Centre - Day nursery, London SW10 0DS, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 1 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Aktiva Camps @ Ark Brunel - Out-of-school club, London W10 5AT, 30 places
  • Aktiva Camps @ Bousfield Primary - Out-of-school club, London SW5 0DJ, 28 places
  • Avondale Park Play Centre - Out-of-school club, London W11 4EE
  • Bloomsbury Football - Westway Sports and Fitness Centre - Out-of-school club, London W10 6RP
  • Blue{shift} Education Camp - Out-of-school club, London W11 2DF
  • Chelsea Chinese Language School Branch Marlborough - Out-of-school club, London SW3 3AP
  • KIDS Chelsea Adventure Playground - Out-of-school club, London SW3 4SR
  • Lightbulb Education - Out-of-school club, London W10 5AA
  • LondonSMP South Kensington School - Out-of-school club, London SW7 5JS
  • Notting Hill Adventure Playground - Out-of-school club, London W10 5YB
  • Notting Hill Prep Blueshift Camp - Out-of-school club, London W11 1QQ
  • NWG Academy - Out-of-school club, London SW3 3AP
  • Perform W8 - Out-of-school club, London W8 6BL, 30 places
  • Progressay Impact - Out-of-school club, London W10 6TT
  • Richer Education Chelsea - Out-of-school club, London SW3 6NB, 11 places
  • Richer Education Knightsbridge - Out-of-school club, London SW1X 0AA
  • Simply Fun Childcare Our Lady of Victories - Out-of-school club, London SW7 5AQ, 20 places
  • St Quintin Centre for Disabled Children and Young People - Out-of-school club, London W10 6QB
  • St Quintin Centre For Disabled Children & Young People - Out-of-school club, London SW3 3AP
  • Venture @ Flashpoint Centre Play - Out-of-school club, London SW10 0DS
  • Znaniye Russian Classes - Out-of-school club, London SW3 3AP

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)

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea

Schools in Kensington and Chelsea

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