Betts Park Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in London for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2005, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Eligible working parents can access 30 hours of government-funded childcare per week for children aged 9 months to 3 years, an increase from the previous 15 hours.
What childcare usually costs in Bromley
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bromley from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SE20 7YZWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 6 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children as they enter the pre-school. Children settle quickly and greet their friends as they arrive. They understand the morning routine and are eager to independently hang coats on their pegs, place their lunch boxes on the trolley, and find their name cards to sign in. Children enthusiastically explore the environment and easily select the toys they want to play with. They are confident to approach staff for help, if needed. Staff offer praise for their accomplishments, which raises children's self-esteem. The curriculum offers challenge and stimulates children's interest. Children are keen to get involved in the activities on offer and staff support their positive attitudes to learning well.
All children behave well. They learn to take turns and share the resources. Children learn to identify and manage their feelings with sensitive support from staff.
Children have good opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, they eagerly join in activities to develop their large muscles as they ride on bicycles to race around the track in the garden and navigate balancing on crates. Children are confident and are motivated to learn. For example, during carpet time they eagerly explain the rules to visitors, discuss which day it is and chose their favourite book, talking about the author, the illustrator and the 'blurb' on the back cover.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff to use questioning techniques to enhance children's thinking skills to support their learning further.
- 6 January 2023Good
- 29 March 2017Good
- 30 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Betts Park Pre-School
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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