Risedale Pre School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Barnehurst, Bexley Heath for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 16:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2007, with 45 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
DA7 6LJWhat 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 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children as they enter the pre-school. Older children settle quickly and greet their friends as they arrive. Younger children who may be unsettled are beginning to form good relationships with their key person, who offers lots of comfort from the start. Children enthusiastically explore the environment and easily select the toys they want to play with. The curriculum provided offers challenge and stimulates the interests of children. Children are keen to get involved in the activities on offer and show positive attitudes to learning.
All children behave well. They learn to take turns and share the resources. Children learn to identify and manage their feelings with sensitive support from staff.
Children have good opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, they eagerly join in activities to develop their large muscles as they march and stretch.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to support staff to recognise how they can expand on children's developing interests during child-led activities to secure new learning.
- 3 November 2022Good
- 30 January 2017Good
- 8 January 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Risedale 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.