Welcome to London Early Years Foundation

LEYF is London's largest childcare charity and social enterprise.

Our core purpose is to build a better future for London's children, families and local communities through a commitment to excellence in Early Years education, training and research.

Established in 1903, we now employ over 200 staff across 19 community nurseries and Children’s Centres in three key London boroughs.

Through our Accredited NVQ Assessment Centre, we have supported the professional development of more than 250 students since 1997, including many local parents, and are now poised to help 60 otherwise hard to reach apprentices each year access and successfully complete award levels 2 and 3 in childcare and education.

Thanks to our socially inclusive fee structure, last year we were able to help more than 1177 children from a range of backgrounds make a great start in life. 

If you would like to support our work, please click on the button above to make a secure online donation now through everyclick.com.