New Foundations Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Bexleyheath for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £95.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2003, with 29 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Full Day £95
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 Hours: Nationwide, all 3 & 4 year olds are entitled to 15 hours funded childcare per week for 38 weeks per annum. This funding equates to 570 hours per annum. Children's eligibility is awarded the term after their 3rd Birthday. Some 2 year olds are eligible to apply for the Play 2 learn funding to access 15 hours of childcare per week for 38 weeks of the year. We provide these hours as a stretc.
Worth knowing. The cost for meals, consumables and outside providers are not included in the funding*. Any remaining private hours are charged at our standard daily rate. Funded childcare hours are displayed on your monthly invoice, we pro - rata all remaining fees equally throughout the year to create one monthly standing order charge, making managing fees simpler for all. *The hourly funding rate does not fund the following costs: Consumables to be used by the child, such as nappies, wipes, tissues etc; Meal.
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
DA7 4DDWhat 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.
- 15 May 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 20 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show that they feel safe and secure in this welcoming and homely nursery. On arrival, some parents leave their children with staff at the door, while others choose to go in with them. All children arrive content, happy and ready to begin their day.
The provider's curriculum planning has improved well since the last inspection and staff have high expectations for what children can achieve. They help children to learn new skills through their everyday experiences and personal interests. For example, older children talk about snails and draw maps to show where such creatures might live. They eagerly share their ideas about finding dark, wet spaces for them. Toddlers enjoy stories about underwater creatures. They go on to talk about the toy sharks and an octopus during water play. Staff respond well to babies' early social interactions, for example, as they ask for 'more please' at mealtimes. Children make good progress in their learning.
Managers place a strong focus on developing children's independence as they move through the nursery and on to school. Babies and toddlers attempt to wipe their faces after mealtimes and older children follow personal care routines with ease. Despite minor inconsistencies in how staff help children begin to manage their own behaviour, they continually motivate all children to enjoy their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enable older children to focus even more during their learning experiences so that they further develop the concentration skills they need for their future learning n consider further ways to help younger children regulate their own behaviour to build on the good behaviour management procedures in place.
- 20 April 2023Good
- 19 May 2022Needs improvement
- 17 February 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for New Foundations Day Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- Is £95.00 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.
- 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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