Nurseries in Hampton Hill

Ofsted currently records 9 registered childcare providers in Hampton Hill.

These consist of:

7 preschool, day nursery or out of school providers

2 registered childminders

This is the current Ofsted area count rather than an estimate based on older ward data.

Richmond's 2025 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment does not report a borough wide shortage. It describes a general oversufficiency of places across Richmond upon Thames because the local child population has been falling.

That does not guarantee a place at a particular Hampton Hill nursery. Richmond specifically notes that a vacancy can apply only to a particular age group or attendance pattern and that families will not necessarily get their preferred provider.

Richmond's latest provider survey found early years childcare prices generally ranging from £6 to £14 or more per hour, depending on age and provider type.

For children aged 0 to 2 without funded hours, the most common price band among surveyed full day nurseries was £10 to £11.99 per hour. Of 19 full day nursery responses, 8 were in this band and another 7 charged £12 or more.

Use these as Richmond benchmarks rather than a fixed Hampton Hill nursery price.

Yes. Eligible working parents can receive 30 funded hours a week for children aged 9 months to 4 years, normally across 38 weeks each year.

Apply by:

31 March for funding from April

31 August for funding from September

31 December for funding from January

Applications can be made once the child is 23 weeks old.

Yes, where the Hampton Hill childcare provider offers a stretched arrangement.

The government allows families to use fewer funded hours each week across more than 38 weeks rather than taking all 30 hours during term time.

This is particularly useful for parents who work throughout the school holidays.

A large number do.

Richmond's latest Childcare Sufficiency Assessment recorded 222 providers delivering funded hours for 3 and 4 year olds, including 92 childminders, 67 full day nurseries, 29 sessional preschools, 20 state schools and 14 independent schools.

For children from 9 months to under 2, 174 providers were already delivering the working parent entitlement in spring 2025.

The final 30 hour expansion has since taken effect nationally.

No.

The annual entitlement is fixed, but individual childcare providers decide how funded sessions fit within their opening hours and available places.

Richmond's childcare assessment notes that providers use different pricing and attendance structures, while national rules allow funding to be stretched across additional weeks.

Ask how many funded hours are applied on each booked day before comparing nurseries.

Yes. Ofsted introduced its renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Current Ofsted data shows that Hampton Hill has 9 registered childcare providers, but none had yet received a full inspection under the new framework when the latest area data was published.

Parents looking at an older Outstanding or Good judgement should therefore check the date and inspection framework used.

Richmond operates an Early Years SEN Inclusion Fund through Achieving for Children.

The fund supports eligible children with emerging or lower level special educational needs or disabilities who are accessing early education. Richmond's current council page confirms that the scheme continues for local early years settings.

Support can therefore begin before a child reaches school age.

No.

Richmond's Early Years SEN Inclusion Fund is specifically intended to support children with emerging or lower level SEND, so an Education Health and Care Plan is not required before additional early years support is considered.

Start by discussing concerns with the nursery SENCO so the setting can record the child's needs and decide what additional support or funding is appropriate.

The nearest main Richmond Family Hub is The White House Family Hub, 45 The Avenue, Hampton, TW12 3RN. Richmond Council lists it within its current children's centre network.

Achieving for Children brought together children's centre services previously covering Hampton and Hampton Hill into this Family Hub, extending the offer to families with children from birth through the teenage years.

Yes. Hampton Hill Library at 68 High Street, TW12 1NY currently runs a free Baby Rhyme Time every Thursday at 10am.

It also runs free story time for children under 6 every Friday at 4pm, with no booking required.