Childcare in Orpington
Orpington has 17 day nurseries, 18 pre-schools, 15 school nursery classes, 21 childminders and 18 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 44 of them and rated 39 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 45 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £17 to £95, typically £26. 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.
21 settings 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.
- Jun 2026Opened Little Elms Daycare Nursery Crofton Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Munchkin Sports St Peter's & St Paul's School Holiday Camp Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Skills Academy at Darrick Wood School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Boost Education Orpington Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Barracudas Orpington Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kids Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Warren Road ASC Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Elms Daycare Crofton Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Footscray Osc Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Tiddlywinks Preschool @ Petts Wood Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Crofton Early Learners Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Seedlings Montessori Preschool Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Orpington
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Orpington?
Of the 13 full-day rates published by settings in Orpington, the typical price is £26 a day, ranging from £17 to £95. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Orpington take funded hours?
25 of the 89 settings in Orpington 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Orpington rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 44 settings Ofsted has inspected in Orpington hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Orpington take babies?
64 settings in Orpington 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 Orpington?
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 Orpington
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.