Bright Horizons New Eltham Day Nursery and Preschool
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2024. Open since 2005, with 132 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 Greenwich
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Greenwich 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
SE9 3AQWhat 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
- 19 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 24 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this welcoming nursery and behave well. They benefit from warm relationships with their key persons, who know them well. Staff form close attachments with children and provide nurturing care. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Children are sociable and form friendships.
The manager and the staff team place a key focus on providing high-quality care and learning for all children in the nursery. Staff focus on children's communication and language development, emotions and independence. They work together to embed a well-planned curriculum that supports children to build on their skills and knowledge.
Children are keen to explore their learning environment and enjoy spending time engaging in activities with staff. Babies are encouraged to have a go as they push buttons and squeeze balls to hear sounds. Toddlers race around in toy cars and ask staff to chase them. Pre-school-age children use their curiosity to investigate the natural garden environment and look for bugs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to monitor teaching so that staff in all rooms implement activities that consider the individual learning needs and backgrounds of children n strengthen children's understanding of the importance of good hygiene practices.
- 24 April 2024Good
- 28 June 2018Good
- 5 January 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons New Eltham 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.
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