Linden Leas Pre School
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in West Wickham for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £54.00 a day for two years old, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2013, with 33 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Full day : 9.25am – 3.25pm 6 hours £54.00 (£9 per hour)
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
Funded early education and childcare for 3 and 4 year olds - Every 3 and 4 year old is entitled to 570 hours of universal funded early education and childcare per year, this is usually known as 15 hours funding. Children are eligible for the 15 hours from the term after they turn 3 years old, term start dates are 1 September, 1 January and 1 April. Together for Two’s - Funded early education and c.
Worth knowing. To secure a child’s funded place (15 or 30 hours) Parents need to complete a parent contract with the Childcare provider and provide a copy of their child’s birth certificate. If parents are accessing the Together for Two’s or the 30 hours funding they will need to provide the childcare provider with their eligibility code.
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
BR4 0BAWhat 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, 3 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this nurturing and inclusive pre-school. They arrive happy and excited to begin their day and receive a warm greeting from dedicated staff.
Children make independent choices about their play and learning. They show that they feel safe and secure as they explore ambitious activities with confidence. For example, children work together to identify different shapes they see around the pre-school and use mathematical language, such as 'round' and 'straight', as they talk to staff and each other about what they have found. Staff use their exceptional knowledge and understanding of children's individual needs to help all children make rapid progress, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Leaders and staff plan a varied and exciting curriculum that inspires children to learn. All children benefit from skilful interactions with staff. For instance, through exploration, children discover that different lengths of piping make different sounds when they drop them on the ground. Staff use targeted, open-ended questions to encourage children to think and enhance their ideas. Children show fascination as they learn about cause and effect.
- 3 October 2023Outstanding
- 13 October 2017Outstanding
- 14 February 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Linden Leas Pre School
- 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.
- Is £54.00 a day still the rate? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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