Royston Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in London for from 2 years 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:45 to 15:15, 5 days a week. £42.00 a day. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 1993, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £42.00 | £21.00Per |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
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 7QRWhat 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, 22 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily, greet their friends and quickly settle in purposeful play.
They have good relationships with staff and each other. Children are well behaved and cooperatively follow the daily routines. They show a good understanding of expectations for their behaviour. They share and take turns well during play and are kind to each other. For example, when children both want the same toy, they take the initiative without staff support to look for another one. This shows they are gaining skills of negotiation that will aid their future learning.
Children benefit from a broad and interesting curriculum of activities and outings that build on what they already know and what they need to learn next. Children engage in focus activities that target their individual learning needs well. As a result, all children make good progress in their learning and are well prepared to move on to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support children and parents to learn more about healthy eating, to promote good healthy eating habits and oral health n provide a cosy area where children can rest or go to if they want time away from others, to help self-regulate their behaviour for example.
- 22 March 2022Good
- 13 December 2017Good
- 27 June 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Royston Playgroup
- Funded hours
- 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
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 £42.00 a day still the rate? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.