Family Tree Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Sidcup for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2013, with 48 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours Free Government Funding, 3-5 year old funding, Free childcare for two-year olds, 30 hours funding.
Worth knowing. To cover the costs not included in the Early Years Funding, we ask parents to contribute a non-mandatory Essentials and Extras Fee. Parents who choose to provide meals and snacks must ensure they follow the Nutrition Guidance from the Department for Education.
What childcare usually costs in Bexley
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bexley 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
DA14 5JRWhat 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, 19 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Practitioners create a happy and safe environment for children. They know children well and build strong relationships with them and their families. This helps children to feel settled from the start. For instance, practitioners gather key information about children's interests and share ideas with parents to help to extend their children's development further.
Leaders implement an ambitious curriculum for all children. They have clear intentions for what they want children to learn, with a focus on their communication skills and school readiness. The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) helps practitioners to identify and support any children with emerging needs. She works in partnership with parents and other professionals to ensure a consistent approach to support their development. As a result, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), progress well.
From an early age, children learn about the expectations for their behaviour. For instance, practitioners remind babies not to pull each other as they might hurt their friend. Toddlers follow instructions when asked to return toys to the tray. Preschool children demonstrate kind behaviour towards others. For example, when children notice their friend is struggling to put their coat on, they help them by putting their coat on the floor the correct way round for the 'flip' method. They also attempt to fasten each other's zips.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support practitioners to use every opportunity to help children to build on their knowledge and skills n consider further opportunities for children to make choices and consistently use their independence skills.
- 19 January 2024Good
- 11 September 2018Good
- 4 October 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Family Tree Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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