Kiddies Palace Nursery Limited
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Erith for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2020, with 58 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
DA8 2ELWhat 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.
- 19 July 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 23 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff support children to settle and separate well from their parents at this nursery.
They arrive to warm greetings, hugs and smiles from staff. Leaders plan a curriculum that is filled with meaningful learning experiences for children. Staff prioritise children's independence and good social skills. Overall, they promote children's language development well through a range of activities, including sensory play, musical expression and planting and growing opportunities. Staff encourage children's emerging self-help skills effectively. Children independently feed themselves at snack time. Staff encourage children to wear their own coats.
As children master this skill, staff gradually help them to progress to other responsibilities, such as clearing away their bowls after eating.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- revisit the organisation of morning group times to meet the needs of the youngest children more consistently n strengthen support for children who speak English as an additional language, so they all benefit from opportunities to use their home languages in their play and learning at the nursery.
- 23 September 2024Good
- 21 May 2024Inadequate
- 7 January 2022Good
- 25 June 2021Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kiddies Palace Nursery Limited
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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