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Nurseries in Richmond upon Thames

Richmond upon Thames has 134 early years settings in our directory, with places reported at 5,382. By type: 17 independent schools offering early years, alongside 78 day nurseries, 18 pre-schools, 20 school nursery classes and 1 nursery school. The postcode districts are KT8, SW13, SW14, TW1, TW2, TW3, TW4, TW9, TW10, TW11 and TW12.

Settings with a newer Ofsted report card: 15, including 6 strong or exceptional in at least 4 of the 6 areas (safeguarding not met: 1). Among day nurseries and pre-schools on the older grades, the count is 5 Outstanding and 65 Good. Settings with no inspection result yet: 11.

On approach, settings with Montessori in their name number 10, with a forest-school name 1 and with a bilingual name 1.

Use the highest-rated nurseries in Richmond upon Thames list for ranked results, and the fees page for prices. Neighbourhood pages: Barnes, Richmond, Teddington and Twickenham.

KT8SW13SW14TW1TW2TW4TW9TW10TW11TW12Updated Ofsted data as at

134

early-years settings

Day nurseries
78
School nursery classes
20
Pre-schools
18
Independent schools (early years)
17
Nursery schools
1
Registered places
5,382
Childminders (not listed individually)
107

New Ofsted report cards

Inspected under report cards
15
Strong or exceptional in at least 4 of 6 areas
6
Safeguarding standards not met
1

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

Previous framework grades

Outstanding
5
Good
65
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
0
Not yet inspected
11

Every setting in Richmond upon Thames

Highest-rated in Richmond upon Thames

134 of 134 settings in Richmond upon Thames

SettingPostcodePlacesOfsted inspectionNearest station
Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW2—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2023Strawberry Hill 520 m
Aston ClubDay nurseryOfsted report TW1235 placesStrong in 6 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Jun 2026Hampton 60 m
Aston HouseDay nurseryOfsted report TW1252 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Hampton 90 m
Aston PierpointDay nurseryOfsted report TW12131 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Hampton 330 m
Barnes Montessori NurseryDay nurseryMontessoriOfsted report SW1350 placesStrong in 6 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Feb 2026Barnes Bridge 670 m
Barnes Nursery And PreschoolDay nurseryOfsted report SW1379 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Ravenscourt Park 930 m
Barnes Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report SW13—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Outstanding · 2022Barnes Bridge 330 m
Beaumont House Day NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW193 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Strawberry Hill 720 m
Blue Iris Day NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW225 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Whitton 570 m
Bright Horizons Kew Day Nursery and PreschoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW967 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Kew Gardens 660 m
Bright Horizons Richmond Queen's Road Day Nursery and PreschoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW1080 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022North Sheen 500 m
Bright Horizons Teddington Cedar Road Day Nursery and PreschoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW1196 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2024Teddington 230 m
Bright Horizons Twickenham Meadway Day Nursery and PreschoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW2122 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Whitton 700 m
Brook House Nursery Ltd.Day nurseryOfsted report TW138 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023St Margarets 650 m
Broomfield House SchoolIndependent school (early years)TW9—School inspection (ISI)Kew Gardens 290 m
Buckingham Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW12—Early years: Good (school inspection, Ofsted) · 2024Hampton 1.4 km
Building BlocksDay nurseryOfsted report TW11100 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Fulwell 190 m
Bushy Tails Day Nursery And PreschoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW1180 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Teddington 570 m
Busy Lizzie's MontessoriPre-schoolMontessoriOfsted report SW1436 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Mortlake 640 m
Buttercups at TeddingtonDay nurseryOfsted report TW118 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2025Teddington 540 m
Casa Montessori RichmondDay nurseryMontessoriOfsted report TW935 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024North Sheen 630 m
Ceres Nursery Ltd, Working Mums Daycare & PreschoolDay nurseryOfsted report SW1444 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Mortlake 300 m
Ceres Nursery Ltd, Working Mums Daycare & PreschoolDay nurseryOfsted report SW14105 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Mortlake 370 m
Chase Bridge Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW2—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · 2025Whitton 1.0 km
Chestnuts Nursery TW1Day nurseryOfsted report TW125 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Twickenham 290 m
Collis Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW11—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · 2025Teddington 520 m
Darell Primary and Nursery SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW9—Early years: Good (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Good · 2023North Sheen 400 m
Fennies RichmondDay nurseryOfsted report TW9122 placesNot yet inspectedNorth Sheen 490 m
Fennies TeddingtonDay nurseryOfsted report TW11102 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Teddington 700 m
Fennies TwickenhamDay nurseryOfsted report TW292 placesNot yet inspectedFulwell 310 m
Fennies WhittonDay nurseryOfsted report TW293 placesNot yet inspectedWhitton 550 m
Fun Fest North RichmondPre-schoolOfsted report TW996 placesStrong in 1 of 4 areas · Safeguarding met · Aug 2026Kew Gardens 350 m
Greenacres Day NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW1270 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Hampton 480 m
Greenacres ThamesideDay nurseryOfsted report TW1265 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Hampton 480 m
Greenwood Nursery SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW136 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Twickenham 540 m
Greenwood Twickenham Pre-SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW126 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Twickenham 590 m
Hampton Court HouseIndependent school (early years)KT8—School inspection (ISI)Teddington 2.0 km
Hampton Hill Nursery At St. James's ChurchDay nurseryOfsted report TW1230 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2023Fulwell 1.1 km
Hampton Infant School and NurserySchool nursery classOfsted report TW12—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Outstanding · 2023Hampton 450 m
Hampton SchoolIndependent school (early years)TW12—School inspection (ISI)Hampton 1.4 km
Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW11—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Outstanding · 2023Hampton Wick 430 m
Happy Kid's FaceDay nurseryOfsted report TW222 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Strawberry Hill 480 m
Heathfield Infant SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW2—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2025Whitton 790 m
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW10—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · 2025North Sheen 220 m
Ivy House, Ham StreetDay nurseryOfsted report TW1047 placesExpected standard in all 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Aug 2026Twickenham 1.9 km
Ivytree Nursery Ripley RoadDay nurseryOfsted report TW1240 placesNot yet inspectedHampton 450 m
Ivytree Nursery TwickenhamDay nurseryOfsted report TW210 placesNot yet inspectedStrawberry Hill 740 m
Jack and Jill SchoolIndependent school (early years)Ofsted report TW12—School inspection (Ofsted)Hampton 1.0 km
Julia's Montessori NurseryPre-schoolMontessoriOfsted report TW1228 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Hampton 830 m
Katey's Nursery & Pre-SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW1164 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Hampton Wick 880 m
Katey's Nursery & Pre-SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW1048 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Strawberry Hill 880 m
Kew CollegeIndependent school (early years)TW9—School inspection (ISI)Kew Gardens 360 m
Kew Green NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW945 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2025Kew Bridge 480 m
Kew Green Preparatory SchoolIndependent school (early years)TW9—School inspection (ISI)Kew Bridge 450 m
Kido BarnesDay nurseryOfsted report SW14113 placesNot yet inspectedBarnes Bridge 670 m
Kids Inc Day NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report SW1436 placesNot yet inspectedMortlake 530 m
Kindred TeddingtonDay nurseryOfsted report TW1154 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Teddington 570 m
Kindred Twickenham Day NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW248 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Whitton 910 m
Kindred Twickenham Day NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW267 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Whitton 750 m
Kindred Whitton Nursery and Pre-SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW241 placesStrong in 2 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Mar 2026Whitton 340 m
King's House SchoolIndependent school (early years)TW10—School inspection (ISI)Richmond 690 m
Kneller Hall Junior SchoolIndependent school (early years)TW9—School inspection (ISI)Richmond 290 m
Lavender Lane NurseryPre-schoolOfsted report TW1226 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Hampton 1.1 km
Little Ducklings Marble Hill Park NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW128 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025St Margarets 670 m
Little Forest Folk TwickenhamDay nurseryForest schoolOfsted report TW132 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Twickenham 320 m
Little People of HamptonDay nurseryOfsted report TW1234 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Hampton 1.2 km
Little Stars Day NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW450 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Whitton 1.7 km
Lowther Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report SW13—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2023Ravenscourt Park 1.2 km
Meadlands Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW10—Early years: expected (school inspection, Ofsted) · 2026Teddington 1.6 km
Meadowview NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW1056 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Strawberry Hill 1.4 km
Merry Gold Montessori SchoolPre-schoolMontessoriOfsted report TW235 placesGood (previous framework) · 2021Whitton 760 m
Milkshake Montessori SchoolDay nurseryMontessoriOfsted report TW245 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Whitton 540 m
Monkey Puzzle Day NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW260 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Whitton 760 m
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery East SheenDay nurseryOfsted report SW1473 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Mortlake 770 m
Montys Nursery And Pre SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW934 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024North Sheen 640 m
My Sunshine Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report SW14103 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Mortlake 170 m
My Sunshine Day Nursery and Pre-School BarnesDay nurseryOfsted report SW1355 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Barnes Bridge 500 m
N Family Club TwickenhamDay nurseryOfsted report TW1127 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Twickenham 480 m
N Family Club Twickenham WestDay nurseryOfsted report TW254 placesStrong in 2 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Apr 2026Fulwell 910 m
Nelson Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW2—Early years: Good (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Good · 2023Whitton 430 m
New Stepping Stones PlaygroupPre-schoolOfsted report SW1430 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Mortlake 160 m
Newland House SchoolIndependent school (early years)TW1—School inspection (ISI)Strawberry Hill 750 m
Oak Lane Day Nursery And Pre SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW175 placesExpected standard or below in 6 areas · Needs attention in 3 · Urgent improvement in 3 · Safeguarding met · Aug 2026Twickenham 260 m
Orleans Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW1—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Good · 2024St Margarets 240 m
Outdoor OwlsDay nurseryOfsted report TW1040 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Richmond 590 m
Penny PoppinsDay nurseryOfsted report SW1320 placesNot yet inspectedBarnes Bridge 350 m
Playwam PreschoolPre-schoolOfsted report TW1128 placesStrong in 6 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Apr 2026Teddington 610 m
Rainbow Nursery School - Holy TrinityPre-schoolOfsted report TW930 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Richmond 420 m
Rainbow Nursery School - The PavilionPre-schoolOfsted report SW1418 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Mortlake 1.2 km
Riverside Grosvenor House Nursery SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW144 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Twickenham 300 m
Riverside Nursery Schools - Twickenham ParkDay nurseryOfsted report TW180 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024St Margarets 890 m
Riverside Nursery Schools – Richmond MontessoriDay nurseryMontessoriOfsted report TW979 placesExpected standard or below in 6 areas · Needs attention in 2 · Safeguarding met · Jun 2026Richmond 90 m
Riverside Nursery Schools, Holly Road NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW154 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Twickenham 390 m
Riverside Nursery Schools, St Margarets Montessori TwickenhamDay nurseryMontessoriOfsted report TW155 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Twickenham 340 m
Rosslyn Nursery And PreschoolPre-schoolOfsted report TW126 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022St Margarets 350 m
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW11—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2023Teddington 890 m
ScampsPre-schoolOfsted report TW11100 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Fulwell 310 m
Sheen Montessori NurseryPre-schoolMontessoriOfsted report SW1460 placesStrong in 6 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Mar 2026Mortlake 1.1 km
St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW2—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2022Whitton 410 m
St Elizabeth's NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW1023 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Richmond 1.0 km
St James's Catholic Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW2—Early years: Outstanding (school inspection, Ofsted) · 2024Fulwell 370 m
St Mary's and St Peter's Pre SchoolPre-schoolOfsted report TW1124 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Teddington 760 m
St Richard's Church of England Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW10—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2023Strawberry Hill 1.4 km
Stanley Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW11—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2024Fulwell 310 m
Sudbrook School LimitedPre-schoolOfsted report TW1070 placesNot yet inspectedSt Margarets 1.9 km
Sunshine NurseryPre-schoolOfsted report SW1330 placesGood (previous framework) · 2022Ravenscourt Park 1.2 km
The Crown Nursery (St. Margaret's) LimitedDay nurseryOfsted report TW140 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023St Margarets 40 m
The Crown Nursery (Twickenham)Day nurseryOfsted report TW148 placesNot yet inspectedTwickenham 250 m
The German SchoolIndependent school (early years)BilingualOfsted report TW10—School inspection (Ofsted)St Margarets 1.6 km
The Harrodian SchoolIndependent school (early years)Ofsted report SW13—School inspection (Ofsted)Barnes Bridge 1.0 km
The Ivytree Nursery HamptonDay nurseryOfsted report TW1233 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Hampton 1.2 km
The Kings Road NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW1046 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Richmond 560 m
The Little Kew NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW950 placesExpected standard in all 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Dec 2025Kew Gardens 560 m
The Mall NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW276 placesOutstanding (previous framework) · 2024Strawberry Hill 550 m
The Mall SchoolIndependent school (early years)TW2—School inspection (ISI)Fulwell 370 m
The New Spring Nursery SchoolPre-schoolOfsted report SW1436 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Mortlake 780 m
The Nursery at Jack and Jill SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW218 placesStrong in 3 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Jul 2026Strawberry Hill 580 m
The Old Vicarage SchoolIndependent school (early years)TW10—School inspection (ISI)Richmond 740 m
The Orchard Day Nursery HamptonDay nurseryOfsted report TW1290 placesNot yet inspectedFulwell 820 m
The Pavilion Montessori SchoolPre-schoolMontessoriOfsted report TW1142 placesStrong in 6 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Dec 2025Hampton Wick 1.0 km
The Riverside PlaygroupDay nurseryOfsted report TW130 placesGood (previous framework) · 2025Twickenham 460 m
The Russell Primary SchoolSchool nursery classOfsted report TW10—Early years: Good (school inspection, Ofsted) · whole school Good · 2023St Margarets 1.6 km
The Swedish SchoolIndependent school (early years)Ofsted report SW13—School inspection (Ofsted)Ravenscourt Park 860 m
The Village NurseryPre-schoolOfsted report SW1390 placesExpected standard or below in 6 areas · Needs attention in 5 · Urgent improvement in 1 · Safeguarding not met · Jul 2026Barnes Bridge 390 m
The Vineyard Organic Day NurseryDay nurseryOfsted report TW1075 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Richmond 470 m
Tic Toc Nursery SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report TW276 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Fulwell 0.9 km
Tiny Thinkers Hampton HillDay nurseryOfsted report TW1237 placesGood (previous framework) · 2024Hampton 1.0 km
Top of the Class Nursery and Pre-SchoolDay nurseryOfsted report SW1485 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Mortlake 510 m
Tower House SchoolIndependent school (early years)SW14—School inspection (ISI)Mortlake 610 m
Treetops TeddingtonDay nurseryOfsted report TW1168 placesGood (previous framework) · 2023Teddington 410 m
Twickenham Preparatory SchoolIndependent school (early years)TW12—School inspection (ISI)Hampton 720 m
Unicorn SchoolIndependent school (early years)TW9—School inspection (ISI)Kew Gardens 470 m
Victoria Place Day Nursery and After School ClubDay nurseryOfsted report TW148 placesStrong in 4 of 6 areas · Safeguarding met · Mar 2026Twickenham 430 m
Windham Nursery SchoolNursery schoolOfsted report TW9—School inspection (Ofsted) · 2025North Sheen 460 m

Map

Settings by postcode district

  • KT8 1 setting
  • SW13 10 settings
  • SW14 13 settings
  • TW1 20 settings
  • TW2 23 settings
  • TW4 1 setting
  • TW9 16 settings
  • TW10 16 settings
  • TW11 16 settings
  • TW12 18 settings

Neighbourhoods in Richmond upon Thames

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
Richmond upon Thames is in outer London. Averages across settings, not prices at any one nursery. Source: Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026, published 18 March 2026.

Nursery fees in Richmond upon Thames · Cost calculator

Free childcare in Richmond upon Thames

Apply through Richmond upon Thames 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. This link goes to the council's application. Apply
All 3 and 4-year-olds (15 hours)
No application to the council: speak to your chosen provider.

Deadlines for working-parent codes

Working-parent codeCode by Received by the last day of the term before the term you want to start

Achieving for Children Family Information Service (Kingston and Richmond)

Checked against the council website on 22 October 2026.

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Nurseries in Richmond upon Thames: questions

How many nurseries serve families in Richmond upon Thames?

There are 134 settings to compare in Richmond upon Thames, namely 78 day nurseries, 18 pre-schools, 20 school nursery classes, 17 independent schools with early years places and 1 nursery school.

What is the mix of Ofsted results in Richmond upon Thames?

Ofsted data for Richmond upon Thames shows 5 Outstanding and 65 Good on the older grading, and 6 of the 15 newer report cards are strong or exceptional in at least 4 of 6 areas (safeguarding not met: 1). Day nurseries and pre-schools not yet inspected: 11.

How do I apply for funded childcare in Richmond upon Thames?

Working parents apply on GOV.UK for an 11-digit code, which must reach the provider by the last day of the term before the term you want to start. Families who meet the benefit-based criteria for 2-year-olds apply through the council's online form first. The Achieving for Children Family Information Service is on 020 8547 5215.

How many childminders can I choose from in Richmond upon Thames?

107 registered childminders appear in Ofsted's data for the borough. We show totals and rating breakdowns only, with no individual names or addresses.

Is there a Montessori nursery in Richmond upon Thames?

Settings with Montessori in the name: 10. Tags are based on names, so ask each nursery about its approach.

Which stations are closest to nurseries in Richmond upon Thames?

By nearest station, settings include Hampton (16), Whitton (14), Twickenham (13), Teddington (12) and Mortlake (12).