Childcare in London (Bromley)
London (Bromley) has 15 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 6 school nursery classes, 7 childminders and 8 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 20 of them and rated 19 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 22 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.
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 2026Opened Bexley Bears Preschool (Mottingham) Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Deep Dish Crystal Palace Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Penge After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Village Nurseries Ltd Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Mytime Active - Kent House After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Crystal Palace SE19 Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Deep Dish Crystal Palace Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Mytime Active Breakfast And After School Club At Alexandra Juniors Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Penge East Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Crystal Palace Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Anerley Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Ultimate Activity Camps at Eltham College Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in London (Bromley)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in London (Bromley) take funded hours?
9 of the 42 settings in London (Bromley) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 London (Bromley) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 20 settings Ofsted has inspected in London (Bromley) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in London (Bromley) take babies?
31 settings in London (Bromley) 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 London (Bromley)?
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 London (Bromley)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.