Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bromley for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2015, with 39 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Lewisham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lewisham 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 5JRWhat 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, 27 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager and staff have high expectations for children. They provide an environment that is calm, safe and enticing, which benefits children's confidence and enhances their positive attitude to explore and learn. For example, babies excitedly play and explore in the water, splashing and finding out what they can do. Those who are learning to walk happily toddle around, while others crawl confidently as they move around outside. Toddlers sit at the lunch table and confidently feed themselves and scrape their plates after. Older children interact with each other very well. They listen to each other and form very positive relationships with their peers. Children demonstrate highly effective self-help skills and behave well.
Children happily participate in activities such as writing, drawing and using scissors.
They delight in outdoor play, having lots of space to run, jump, climb and join in with pretend play. They are inquisitive, and staff support them well to follow their own interests and ideas. For instance, staff provide resources that allow children to extend their role play. Staff use a rich range of language during their interactions.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - review the organisation of large-group times for the toddlers and pre-school children to better support their focus and engagement during these times n provide support for staff to help them develop more effective lunchtime routines for toddlers to help promote children's social skills and enhance their learning n develop partnership with other early years settings that children also attend to help provide consistency in their learning and development.
- 27 June 2023Good
- 18 December 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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