A survey of 30 councils in the capital by The Daycare Trust has found that providing the high number of places needed in the capital is a major problem for local authorities.
The report was commissioned by London Councils, the body which represent the 33 London boroughs.
The high level of poverty in London means that the proportions of children qualifying for the two year-old offer will be the highest of all English regions, with nearly 80 per cent of children qualifying for free provision in some London local authorities, the report claims.
The survey says that a minimum of 24,100 new early education places will be needed by next September to provide free part-time places for 20 per cent of two-year-olds.
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