Childcare in Bromley (Lewisham)
Bromley (Lewisham) has 4 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 6 school nursery classes, 9 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 11 of them and rated 10 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 14 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Lewisham there are 38 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Lewisham, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 56 school nursery classes across Lewisham, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
1 setting match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Dec 2025Opened Ladybird Nursery Bromley Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Downham BR1 Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Bromley (Lewisham)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Bromley (Lewisham) take funded hours?
7 of the 25 settings in Bromley (Lewisham) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Bromley (Lewisham) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 11 settings Ofsted has inspected in Bromley (Lewisham) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Bromley (Lewisham) take babies?
17 settings in Bromley (Lewisham) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Bromley (Lewisham)?
Lewisham has 38 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Bromley (Lewisham)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.