Mini Gems Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Dartford for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2021. Open since 2018, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours (Universal) – For all 3 & 4-year-olds; 15 hours (Additional support) – For eligible 2-year-olds receiving additional support; Up to 30 hours (Working parents) – For eligible children from the term after they turn 9 months until they start school.
Worth knowing. Families accessing continuous days (e.g. 9am-4pm) using funded hours may stay for the lunch period. A charge applies for the meal/supervision, or you may collect your child between 12:00pm-1:00pm at no cost.
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
DA1 4DDWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 1 December 2021.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Mini Gems Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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