Bright Horizons Bickley Day Nursery and Preschool
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bickley, Bromley for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2021. Open since 2009, with 92 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 2FFWhat 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.
- 14 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 7 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 9 November 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Young children show strong bonds with their key person and enjoy lots of cuddles and support. Older children form trusting relationships with staff and learn to respect the needs of their peers. Children behave well and they feel safe and happy at the setting. Children build on their early literacy skills. Toddlers snuggle up to staff while they read stories. They keenly join in with the actions and sounds, and answer questions about what will happen next. For example, they respond to a story about vehicles by making sounds such as 'brum brum' and 'choo choo'. Older children use language effectively to communicate their ideas. They excitedly say that the pet snails were small and have now grown bigger and that they like to eat cucumber. The staff team has high ambitions for individual children and plans well to meet their needs. Children who speak English as an additional language and those who have fallen behind in their language development make good progress from their starting points. Babies develop their early walking skills and learn to balance, for instance while kicking and throwing balls. They step up on the small blocks, hold hands with staff and keenly join in saying 'ready, steady, go' as they jump down.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- make the most of the outdoor learning environment, particularly for those children who prefer to learn outdoors, and provide more challenging opportunities for older children to develop their physical skills n consider ways to fully support children's creativity, particularly to facilitate them to express their ideas through art.
- 9 November 2021Good
- 30 January 2017Good
- 26 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Bickley Day Nursery and Preschool
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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