Penge Community Pre-School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in London for children from birth to 8+, open 09:15 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 1993, with 35 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 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
SE20 8QAWhat 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, 10 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children develop into confident and independent individuals at this well-run setting.
Staff plan a broad and balanced curriculum based on children's interests and individual learning needs. They provide engaging activities and many opportunities for children to build on their previous knowledge and practise their skills. For example, children role play caring for babies. They decide to take them on a trip to the park. After discussing what they need to take with them, they pack a bag with bottles, a change of clothes and spare nappies. They practise putting on the nappies and baby clothes.
Staff ensure that children fully understand the expectations for their behaviour.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen some staff's teaching skills, so that they understand how to extend children's learning more effectively n develop staff's communication and language teaching further, to provide children with increased opportunities to talk and practise their spoken English skills.
- 10 July 2023Good
- 5 October 2017Good
- 12 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Penge Community Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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