Jumping Beans Pre-School Ltd Greenhithe
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Greenhithe for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2012, with 55 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 Kent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kent 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
DA9 9HHWhat 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, 26 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, settled and confident. They are eager to come into the setting and greet staff excitedly. Children are motivated to learn by taking part in the challenging activities that staff carefully plan for them. For example, children become engrossed as they explore and investigate simple science experiments.
They make an erupting volcano by mixing liquids and explore what different materials are magnetic and which are not. Children enjoy bringing their imagination alive. For instance, they enjoy a wide range of role-play activities. This includes
'going camping' and being at the 'circus' where they 'walk the line' and win coconuts off the coconut shy.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to plan more effectively for children's transitions between activities and the daily routines to enable children to remain focused and engaged n build on opportunities for children to practise their mark-making and early writing skills.
- 26 April 2022Good
- 17 October 2016Good
- 13 November 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jumping Beans Pre-School Ltd Greenhithe
- 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
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