Bexley Manor Nursery School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Bexley for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 1992, with 36 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Bexley
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bexley 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
DA5 3EAWhat 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, 20 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children warmly and with enthusiasm to help them to settle quickly.
There is thorough and sensitive support in place for all children, in particular those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The managers and their staff team work closely with outside services and parents to provide diligent oversight of all children's needs. They adapt activities and the curriculum so that, wherever possible, all children have access to the same experiences as their peers.
Children across the nursery benefit from the sensitive and close attention from staff. Staff are strong role models who help children to recognise and understand their emotions and regulate their feelings. This helps the children, as they move through the nursery, to manage their own feelings in readiness for school. Staff who work with babies have a thorough understanding of their learning needs. They enjoy singing and talking with babies to encourage their communication skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise when to allow children to build on their independence skills, especially during routine activities n strengthen staff supervision and monitoring to enhance teaching further.
- 20 February 2024Good
- 26 April 2018Good
- 11 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bexley Manor Nursery School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.