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Childcare in West Wickham

West Wickham has 6 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 8 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 19 of them and rated 17 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 10 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.

43places per 100 under-fives in Bromley, against 32 for England
89%of the 19 inspected here are Good or better, 5 Outstanding
6 of 29are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

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.

Everything 29Day nurseries 6Pre-schools 7School nurseries 2Childminders 8After-school clubs 6
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Linden Leas Pre School

Day nursery · Hawes Down Infant School, The Mead, West Wickham, BR4 0BA

OutstandingTakes funded hours£54.00 a dayBirth to 8+From 2 years08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 1033 placesLong established
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Recently

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 Hawes Down ASC Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened ChuckleBox Out of school club Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Munchkin Sports Oak Lodge After school Care Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed ChuckleBox Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Buzzers Coney Hall Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Munchkin Sports Pickhurst Infants Academy After School Care Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Munchkin Sports Oak Lodge After school Care Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Munchkin Sports Wickham Common Primary After School Care Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in West Wickham

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in West Wickham take funded hours?

6 of the 29 settings in West Wickham 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 West Wickham rated Outstanding?

Yes. 5 of the 19 settings Ofsted has inspected in West Wickham hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in West Wickham take babies?

25 settings in West Wickham 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 West Wickham?

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.

Nearby

Towns close to West Wickham

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

New Addington.4 settings · 1.8 milesBeckenham66 settings · 2.2 milesBromley86 settings · 2.2 milesCroydon141 settings · 2.9 milesLondon41 settings · 3.1 milesPetts Wood4 settings · 3.5 miles
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