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Nurseries in Islington

Islington has 120 early-years settings in our directory, offering 4,113 places in total. By type there are 71 day nurseries, 37 school nursery classes, 5 pre-schools, 4 independent schools with an early years stage and 3 nursery schools. Postcodes span 12 districts, among them EC1R, EC1V, N1, N5, N7 and WC1X.

Inspection results come in two forms. Settings inspected under Ofsted's report cards so far: 6, including 4 with Strong or Exceptional grades in 4 or more of their 6 areas (unmet safeguarding standard: 0). The older single-grade system still covers other nurseries: 18 Outstanding, 48 Good and 0 Requires improvement. Settings not yet inspected: 4. We keep the two systems apart because they are not like-for-like.

To narrow things down, see the highest-rated list for Islington and the fee guide, or go straight to Angel, Holloway or Highbury.

EC1REC1VEC1YN1N4N5N6N7N8N16N19WC1XUpdated Ofsted data as at

120

early-years settings

Day nurseries
71
School nursery classes
37
Pre-schools
5
Independent schools (early years)
4
Nursery schools
3
Registered places
4,113
Childminders (not listed individually)
100

New Ofsted report cards

Inspected under report cards
6
Strong or exceptional in at least 4 of 6 areas
4
Safeguarding standards not met
0

Report cards began in November 2025, so most settings still hold a grade from the previous framework.

Previous framework grades

Outstanding
18
Good
48
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
0
Not yet inspected
4

Every setting in Islington

Highest-rated in Islington

120 of 120 settings in Islington

SettingPostcodePlacesOfsted inspectionNearest station
Aberdeen Park NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N540 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2022Canonbury 930 m
Ambler Children's Centre and Extended SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report N436 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2025Finsbury Park 510 m
Ambler Primary School and Children's CentreSchool nursery classOfsted report N4—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · 2024Finsbury Park 500 m
Andover Pre School LimitedDay nurseryOfsted report N728 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Finsbury Park 490 m
Archway Children's CentreDay nurseryOfsted report N1976 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2023Archway 120 m
Archway Day NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N1980 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Archway 210 m
Ashmount Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N8—Early years: Good (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Good · 2023Crouch Hill 480 m
Autism Partnership LondonDay nurseryOfsted report WC1X9 placesStrong or exceptional in 6 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Mar 2026Angel 440 m
Be Me Day Nursery AngelDay nurseryOfsted report N170 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2024Essex Road 300 m
Be Me Day Nursery HighburyDay nurseryOfsted report N571 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2022Drayton Park 630 m
Be Me Day Nursery Melody LaneDay nurseryOfsted report N5120 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2024Canonbury 500 m
Beckett House Montessori Nursery SchoolDay nurseryMontessoriOfsted report N120 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Caledonian Road & Barnsbury 670 m
Bemerton Childrens CentreDay nurseryOfsted report N180 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2022Caledonian Road & Barnsbury 380 m
Bennett Court Community PlaygroupPre-schoolOfsted report N728 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Arsenal 770 m
Blythwood Community NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N424 placesGood (previous framework) · 2021Crouch Hill 150 m
Bowlers Community NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N836 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Crouch Hill 450 m
Bright Beginners DaycareDay nurseryOfsted report N729 placesStrong in 6 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Aug 2026Upper Holloway 660 m
Bright Horizons Finsbury Park Day Nursery and PreschoolDay nurseryOfsted report N497 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Finsbury Park 450 m
Bright Horizons Floral Place Day Nursery and PreschoolDay nurseryOfsted report N154 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Canonbury 320 m
Canonbury Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N1—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2022Highbury & Islington 210 m
Capital City College Finsbury Park NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N420 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Finsbury Park 250 m
Capital City College Holloway NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N726 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Holloway Road 490 m
Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N4—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · 2025Crouch Hill 550 m
City House NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report EC1V100 placesNot yet inspectedOld Street 710 m
Clerkenwell Mount Day Nursery and Pre SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report EC1R55 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Angel 520 m
Conewood Childrens Centre NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N554 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Arsenal 510 m
Curiocity ChildcareDay nurseryOfsted report N745 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Caledonian Road 120 m
Dallington SchoolIndependent school (early years)EC1V—School inspection (ISI)Barbican 510 m
Drayton Park Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N5—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2025Drayton Park 170 m
Duncombe Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N19—Early years: Good (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Good · 2023Upper Holloway 570 m
Essex Road Pre-SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report N124 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Essex Road 270 m
Fatiha NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N750 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Holloway Road 720 m
Gillespie Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N5—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Outstanding · 2023Arsenal 470 m
Golden Lane Childrens CentreDay nurseryOfsted report EC1Y99 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Barbican 410 m
Goodinge Early Years CentreDay nurseryOfsted report N766 placesGood (previous framework) · 2021Caledonian Road 400 m
Grafton Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N7—Early years: Good (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Good · 2023Arsenal 830 m
Hanover Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N1—Early years: Good (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Good · 2024Angel 490 m
Hargrave Park SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N19—Early years: Good (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Good · 2023Archway 380 m
Hargrave Park School - Under Three ProvisionDay nurseryOfsted report N1939 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2023Archway 380 m
Highbury Community NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N560 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Drayton Park 470 m
Highbury Day NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N570 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Arsenal 210 m
Highbury Roundhouse Little Learners NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N5100 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2016Drayton Park 300 m
Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery AngelDay nurseryMontessoriOfsted report EC1V123 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Angel 340 m
Hornsey Day NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N1925 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Crouch Hill 540 m
Hornsey Day Nursery - Toddlers & Pre-SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report N1949 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Crouch Hill 770 m
Hugh Myddelton Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report EC1R—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2024Angel 520 m
Hungerford SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N7—Early years: Good (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Good · 2022Caledonian Road 570 m
Islington Square Day Nursery and Pre-schoolDay nurseryOfsted report N160 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Essex Road 550 m
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's CentreNursery schoolOfsted report N1—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2025King's Cross 470 m
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's CentreDay nurseryOfsted report N181 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023King's Cross 470 m
kGems Day Nursery - IslingtonDay nurseryOfsted report N149 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Highbury & Islington 150 m
Kido ClerkenwellDay nurseryOfsted report EC1V56 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Old Street 710 m
Kids In MotionDay nurseryOfsted report N125 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2025King's Cross 680 m
Kindred IslingtonDay nurseryOfsted report N178 placesStrong in 1 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Dec 2025Essex Road 460 m
King Square Community Nursery at Rahere HouseDay nurseryOfsted report EC1V40 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2022Angel 720 m
Laycock Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N1—Early years: Good (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Good · 2024Highbury & Islington 250 m
Leaping Lizards Day Nursery LtdDay nurseryOfsted report N1934 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Upper Holloway 260 m
Les Petites Etoiles Bilingual Montessori – AngelDay nurseryMontessoriBilingualOfsted report N126 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Angel 540 m
Les Petites Etoiles Bilingual Montessori – Crouch HillDay nurseryMontessoriBilingualOfsted report N441 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Crouch Hill 60 m
Les Petites Etoiles Bilingual Montessori – Tufnell ParkDay nurseryMontessoriBilingualOfsted report N760 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Upper Holloway 860 m
Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report N576 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2024Arsenal 650 m
Little Angels Pre-Prep School and Day NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N1973 placesGood (previous framework) · 2021Archway 360 m
Little Haven ChildcareDay nurseryOfsted report N1930 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Upper Holloway 150 m
Little Raccoons Nursery TollingtonDay nurseryOfsted report N745 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Upper Holloway 660 m
Margaret McMillan Nursery SchoolNursery schoolOfsted report N19—Early years: na (school inspection, Ofsted) · 2026Crouch Hill 620 m
Margaret McMillan Nursery SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report N199 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Crouch Hill 620 m
MEplace IslingtonDay nurseryOfsted report N159 placesNot yet inspectedEssex Road 360 m
MEplace King's CrossDay nurseryOfsted report N180 placesStrong in 4 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Jun 2026King's Cross 710 m
Mildmay Community NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N132 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2023Dalston Kingsland 580 m
Minik Kardes @ the Factory Children's CentreDay nurseryOfsted report N1651 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Dalston Kingsland 670 m
Minik Kardes Ltd at Hornsey Road Children's CentreDay nurseryOfsted report N749 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Arsenal 650 m
Moreland Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report EC1V—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2025Angel 600 m
Moreland Primary School 0-2 ProvisionDay nurseryOfsted report EC1V12 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Angel 600 m
N Family Club AngelDay nurseryOfsted report N1129 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2024Angel 200 m
Nanny Jane's NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N155 placesExpected standard in all 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Apr 2026Essex Road 80 m
New Park Nursery and Montessori SchoolDay nurseryMontessoriOfsted report N534 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2022Canonbury 510 m
New River Green Childrens CentreDay nurseryOfsted report N191 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2023Canonbury 440 m
Newington Green Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N1—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Outstanding · 2024Dalston Kingsland 590 m
Newpark Montessori Nursery SchoolDay nurseryMontessoriOfsted report N192 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Essex Road 670 m
Newpark Montessori Nursery SchoolDay nurseryMontessoriOfsted report EC1V64 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Barbican 690 m
North Islington Nursery SchoolNursery schoolOfsted report N4—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2023Finsbury Park 530 m
North Islington Nursery School and Childrens CentreDay nurseryOfsted report N446 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Finsbury Park 530 m
Packington Children's CentreDay nurseryOfsted report N142 placesStrong in 6 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Feb 2026Essex Road 240 m
Pakeman Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N7—Early years: expected (school inspection, Ofsted) · 2026Arsenal 500 m
Pooles Park Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N4—School inspection (Ofsted)Finsbury Park 410 m
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's CentreSchool nursery classOfsted report EC1Y—Early years: Good (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Good · 2022Barbican 410 m
Richard Cloudesley SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N1—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2023Essex Road 540 m
Robert Blair Children's Centre and Extended School ServicesDay nurseryOfsted report N736 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Caledonian Road 400 m
Robert Blair School and Children's CentreSchool nursery classOfsted report N7—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2024Caledonian Road & Barnsbury 380 m
Rosemary Gardens PlaygroupPre-schoolOfsted report N124 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Essex Road 720 m
Rotherfield Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N1—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2023Essex Road 490 m
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N7—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2022Holloway Road 270 m
Sam Morris Centre NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N740 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Arsenal 180 m
St Augustine's NurseryPre-schoolOfsted report N524 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Aldgate East 380 m
St Joan of Arc RC Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N5—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2024Drayton Park 780 m
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N1—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2024Angel 210 m
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N19—Early years: strong (school inspection, Ofsted) · 2026Upper Holloway 160 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N19—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Outstanding · 2023Archway 360 m
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report EC1V—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2023Old Street 320 m
St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N19—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2025Upper Holloway 610 m
St Mary's Preschool and PlayschemePre-schoolOfsted report N127 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Essex Road 480 m
St Paul's Waldorf SchoolIndependent school (early years)SteinerN1—School inspection (ISI)Canonbury 440 m
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report EC1V—Early years: Good (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Good · 2023Barbican 560 m
St. Andrew's MontessoriPre-schoolMontessoriOfsted report N1100 placesNot yet inspectedCaledonian Road & Barnsbury 390 m
T-House NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report N743 placesNot yet inspectedCaledonian Road 60 m
The Bridge SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N7—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2025Caledonian Road 510 m
The Children's House SchoolIndependent school (early years)N1—School inspection (ISI)Dalston Kingsland 380 m
The Gower SchoolIndependent school (early years)N1—School inspection (ISI)Angel 500 m
The Gower SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report N7120 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2025Caledonian Road 410 m
Thornhill Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N1—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2022Caledonian Road & Barnsbury 520 m
Tiddlers Daycare LtdDay nurseryOfsted report N425 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Finsbury Park 510 m
Tiddley Tots DaycareDay nurseryOfsted report N1630 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Dalston Kingsland 610 m
Tufnell Park Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N7—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2022Tufnell Park 660 m
Vittoria Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N1—Early years: expected (school inspection, Ofsted) · 2026King's Cross 460 m
Westbourne Early Years CentreDay nurseryOfsted report N752 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Highbury & Islington 440 m
Whitehall Park SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N6—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2022Archway 820 m
William Tyndale Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N1—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · 2024Essex Road 400 m
Willow Children's CentreDay nurseryOfsted report N770 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2025Upper Holloway 820 m
Winton Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N1—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Outstanding · 2024King's Cross 350 m
Yerbury Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report N19—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Outstanding · 2023Upper Holloway 400 m

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Settings by postcode district

  • EC1R 2 settings
  • EC1V 10 settings
  • EC1Y 2 settings
  • N1 37 settings
  • N4 11 settings
  • N5 13 settings
  • N6 1 setting
  • N7 23 settings
  • N8 2 settings
  • N16 2 settings
  • N19 16 settings
  • WC1X 1 setting

Neighbourhoods in Islington

Fees

Average weekly price (nurseries)Inner LondonOuter LondonEngland
Under 2
25 hours a week, no funded hours£238.01£216.94£188.75
50 hours a week, after 30 funded hours£185.10£171.39£148.82
Age 2
25 hours a week, no funded hours£222.18£213.99£174.85
25 hours a week, after 15 funded hours (extra-support 2-year-olds)£88.87£85.60£69.94
50 hours a week, after 30 funded hours£180.69£172.62£140.72
Age 3 and 4
25 hours a week, after 15 universal funded hours£86.54£82.67£67.20
50 hours a week, after 30 funded hours£179.13£158.31£132.72
Islington is in inner London. Averages across settings, not prices at any one nursery. Source: Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026, published 18 March 2026.

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Free childcare in Islington

Apply through Islington council Council funding page
Working parents (from 9 months)
Apply on GOV.UK for an 11-digit code and give it to your provider; re-confirm every 3 months. Apply on GOV.UK
2-year-olds with extra support
Apply through the council. The council page explains who to contact; no separate online form was found. Apply
All 3 and 4-year-olds (15 hours)
No application to the council: speak to your chosen provider.

Islington Family Information Service

Checked against the council website on 22 October 2026.

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Nurseries in Islington: questions

How many nurseries and pre-schools are there in Islington?

Our directory lists 120 early-years settings in Islington: 71 day nurseries, 37 school nursery classes, 5 pre-schools, 4 independent schools with an early years stage and 3 nursery schools. Between them they offer 4,113 places. Childminders are counted separately.

How many Islington nurseries are rated Outstanding or Strong?

It depends on which Ofsted system a setting was last inspected under. Settings with a report card: 6, including 4 with Strong or Exceptional grades in 4 or more areas (safeguarding not met: 0). On the older grades the count rated Outstanding is 18. The highest-rated page lists the two groups separately rather than blending them. On a report card, 'Expected standard' is the normal result, not a poor one.

How do I get funded childcare hours in Islington?

Working parents apply on GOV.UK for an 11-digit code, give it to their chosen provider, and re-confirm it every 3 months. Help for 2-year-olds on benefits-based criteria goes through the council's free early learning page, and for 3 and 4-year-olds you simply speak to the provider. Islington Family Information Service can be reached on 020 7527 5959. Details are on our Islington funding page.

Which stations are nearest to Islington nurseries?

Taking each setting's closest station, settings by nearest station include Essex Road (13), Angel (12), Upper Holloway (10), Crouch Hill (9), Finsbury Park (9) and Arsenal (9). The Angel, Holloway and Highbury pages list more stations.

Are there Montessori or bilingual nurseries in Islington?

Settings with Montessori in their name: 9; with a bilingual name: 3; Steiner (Waldorf) schools: 1. These labels come from names alone, so ask each setting how it actually teaches. Browse the Montessori nurseries in Islington.

How many childminders are registered in Islington?

Ofsted shows 100 childminders in Islington. We publish counts, never individual names or addresses. See childminders in Islington for how to check one by URN.