Holy Redeemer Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Sidcup for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2017, with 40 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 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
DA15 8JRWhat 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, 18 May 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children enter the setting confidently. Children who were less settled on returning to nursery following COVID-19 (coronavirus) restrictions separate well from their parents. They know their surroundings and settle with familiar staff.
Children master new knowledge and skills through a well thought out curriculum and rich learning opportunities. Staff make good use of resources, all of which must be packed away after each session, to provide enjoyable and challenging learning experiences. They skilfully build on children's prior knowledge and learning. For example, children recall previous learning about sunflowers as staff share a book with them. They confidently tell staff that sunflowers start as seeds and then grow big roots at the bottom that stop them from falling down. This shows that they have remembered concepts from a previous seed-sowing activity.
Most children, including those with lower starting points than others of the same age, focus well during activities and progress well. They learn how to behave well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan further ways to encourage staff to help older children concentrate on what is happening during everyday activities to enhance their learning opportunities n provide even greater focus on helping all staff to implement the curriculum aims for developing children's communication and language skills.
- 18 May 2021Good
- 10 December 2019Inadequate
- 1 March 2019Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Holy Redeemer 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.