Lilly Brook Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Bromley for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2015, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 Hours Universal Funding (3 & 4-Year-Olds), 30 Hours Extended Funding (Eligible Working Families), 2-Year-Old Funding in Bromley.
Worth knowing. 15 hours: 09:00 to 12:00 Monday to Friday term time only; 30 hours: 09:00 to 15:00 Monday to Friday term time only; funding cannot be claimed without a fully completed and signed declaration form; birth certificate or passport required.
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
BR1 2ASWhat 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 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and thrive in this stimulating and welcoming environment. Staff are friendly. Positive relationships between staff and children help them feel valued. Staff are attentive to the needs of all the children they care for. Children behave well. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They show respect and listen to what children say. They provide gentle reminders and explanations to help children learn about rules and boundaries. For example, children eagerly find the sand timers to support them to share resources, such as the balance bikes. Children show respect for others, encouraging their friends to join in, and take turns.
Children are enthusiastic and active learners. They are eager to explore resources around them and to find out how things work. For example, children keenly develop their hand to eye coordination as they practise pouring water into different sized pots and tubes. Children build strong friendships and look forward to playing with one another. Staff are caring and praise children as they learn new knowledge and skills. Children have plenty of opportunities to develop their language and learn new words. They listen to stories and sing familiar songs. This means all children are making good progress in their language development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- explore ways to build on the good quality teaching to bring it to a consistently high level, and extend staff's understanding of what they intend children to learn n review staff's use of questioning technics to encourage children to share ideas and challenge their thinking skills.
- 19 September 2023Good
- 1 February 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lilly Brook Pre-School
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
- 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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