Childcare in Chislehurst
Chislehurst has 4 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 12 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 8 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Bromley there are 43 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 Bromley, 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 35 school nursery classes across Bromley, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
20 settings, best rated first. 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.
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Edgebury BR7 Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Chislehurst Village Hall Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Mytime Active At St Nicholas C Of E Primary School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Chislehurst
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Chislehurst take funded hours?
3 of the 20 settings in Chislehurst 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Chislehurst rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 12 settings Ofsted has inspected in Chislehurst hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Chislehurst take babies?
16 settings in Chislehurst 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 Chislehurst?
Bromley has 43 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 Chislehurst
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.