Blossom Years Valeswood Road, Downham Pre-school - BR1 4RD
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Bromley for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2015, with 32 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 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
BR1 4RDWhat 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, 5 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff take time to get to know individual children and build good relationships with them. This helps children to build trusting bonds and to feel happy and secure.
Staff have high expectations for children's learning and behaviour. They have worked hard to improve their behaviour management procedures and help children to understand about the boundaries of the pre-school. Staff give children frequent reminders about expected behaviour and give lots of praise and encouragement as they play. Consequently, children behave well and respond positively to the routine.
Staff plan a range of activities based on children's interests to help them to learn new knowledge and skills. Children have fun exploring play dough, and staff successfully help children to discuss their ideas and what toppings they want to add to their pancakes. Staff demonstrate how to mould, roll and pat the dough and make learning fun. This helps to develop children's imaginations, language development and fine motor skills. Staff place strong emphasis on teaching children about different emotions. This is apparent when they explore 'emotion wands'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen opportunities for children to learn using their senses, with a wide range of natural resources, to promote their imaginations and creativity even further n review the organisation of activities in order to provide children with greater opportunities to concentrate deeply on their learning and play. 4RD
- 5 March 2024Good
- 8 March 2023Needs improvement
- 16 June 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Blossom Years Valeswood Road, Downham Pre-school - BR1 4RD
- 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
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