Little Jems
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2021, with 28 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded places also available for 2-3 and 4 year olds. All 3 & 4 year olds are entitled to up to 15 funded hours per week, following the term after their third birthday. Eligible children can also claim up to 30 funded hours. If you have a 2 year old, there may be funding available to help with 15 hours free childcare.
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
SE28 8EYWhat 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, 17 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a warm and welcoming nursery, where children excitedly arrive to start their learning and see their friends. Children start to learn from the moment they arrive. The curriculum is tailored to meet children's individual next steps of learning. During breakfast, children are taught the differences between warm and hot milk. This helps children to learn about their own safety. Children start to develop their early mathematical skills. Staff sit with children as they learn to use shape sorters. Staff talk with children as they problem-solve which way the shapes fit together. They also discuss the names of the shapes, further supporting children's emerging mathematical and language development.
Children learn the importance of sharing and taking turns. They learn to work together, threading resources onto laces. Staff praise children for their behaviour, helping to build their self-esteem and confidence. Staff teach children respect and to be patient with younger and less-able children as they play. Children work well together, with the most-able children teaching others how to build roads with the large bricks for their cars. All ages of children thoroughly enjoy music and movement time. They learn to listen to instructions. They giggle and squeal with excitement as they move in different ways, enhancing their physical development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to identify the impact of noise levels in the playroom and how best to reduce these to enhance children's learning environment n review the quality of adult-led activities inside to further encourage children's learning and development.
- 17 May 2024Good
- 20 June 2023Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Jems
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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
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.
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