Bright Horizons Crofton Day Nursery and Preschool
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Orpington for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2003, with 68 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
BR5 1HDWhat 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
Ofsted inspector, 6 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery and happily say goodbye to their carers. They settle quickly into a warm, welcoming environment, where staff are there to offer them support and encouragement. Children show that they feel secure and form strong and positive relationships with staff. For example, young babies indicate they would like a cuddle from staff when they require some extra comfort.
Children's behaviour and attitudes are good. They play with each other and work cooperatively with staff. Children receive good individual support through an effective key-person system, where staff carefully help them achieve the next steps in their learning. Staff value and focus on children's needs and well-being. They teach children how to deal with and express their emotions. Children have access to a designated area, which staff use when children require a quieter space in which to learn.
The nursery is divided into three rooms, which provides care for children of different age groups. Children are free to access resources and follow their own interests. They also enjoy spending time outside in the nursery's roof terrace.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to adopt a more consistent approach in supporting children's personal development and understanding of British values n ensure that children's language is extended at every opportunity by giving them more detailed explanations and modelling ways in which they could respond.
- 6 April 2023Good
- 11 September 2017Good
- 24 November 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Crofton 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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