Clockhouse Preschool Playgroup
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Beckenham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2024. Open since 1993, with 24 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
BR3 4JPWhat 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, 28 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the setting and staff greet them warmly and welcome them enthusiastically. Children form strong attachments to staff, who offer them emotional support and comfort when it is needed. They show how safe and secure they feel as they settle quickly and go off into the room to explore the environment. Children choose the things they want to learn and play with. The curriculum is ambitious and inclusive of all children. Staff plan a curriculum which allows children to develop their independence and social skills. For example, children play happily with each other. They learn how to take care of their needs, such as by using the toilet and blowing their nose at a 'nose-wiping station'
Staff put children first and have a key-person system in place. This allows them to get to know children and their families well right from the start, through home visits and daily conversations in person. During the COVID-19 pandemic, staff stayed in contact with their parents and provided them with support and ideas for their children's learning at home. Staff have high expectations of all children, who make progress. Children are engaged in their learning and enjoy joining in with daily stories and songs. For example, they smile with delight as they all stand up and march off into a small room for a story, singing the rhyme of 'The Grand Old
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the ways in which children's learning is sequenced in order for them to have a sense of achievement and get the most out of every experience n consider the environment and the way in which things are presented to children to allow them to fully concentrate on their learning.
- 28 February 2024Good
- 25 May 2018Good
- 9 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Clockhouse Preschool Playgroup
- 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.