Poppets Pre School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Welling for children from birth to 5, open 08:45 to 11:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2025. Open since 2022, 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 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
DA16 3APWhat 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, 3 June 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff warmly greet children as they arrive happy and excited to begin their day.
Children separate easily from parents and carers. They settle quickly at an inviting experience laid out as part of the setting's ambitious and broad curriculum.
Children are engaged and focused on their tasks. They carefully use tools to manipulate dough, discussing the different shapes they are making and what colours they would like to use. Children develop thinking skills as they problem solve the best way to stack large bricks to create a large tower, learning through trial and error.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider how large group times are structured to ensure they meet the needs of all children within the setting.
- 3 June 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Poppets 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.