St Augustine's Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Belvedere for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 1992, with 30 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
DA17 5HHWhat 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, 30 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff implement a broad curriculum that supports children's ages and stages of development. They are clear about what they want the children to learn and why. Leaders are proactive in working with external agencies to implement robust strategies to support children with speech and language delay. All children, including those who receive additional funding, make good progress from their starting points in learning.
Staff are very welcoming and gentle towards the children. They have formed trusting relationships with the children. Children have settled well. They feel safe and happy in the pre-school. Children are eager to attend pre-school, and choose an activity that interests them.
Staff maintain positive interactions with children, which helps to support their communication and language development. Most children sustain good levels of engagement during play and learning. For instance, they enthusiastically sing rhymes that they are familiar with and listen attentively to stories.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- organise group-time activities more effectively so that all children, particularly those identified with SEND, can access the curriculum successfully and make better progress n review the deployment of staff, especially during busy times, to further support children's learning.
- 30 January 2024Good
- 21 March 2019Good
- 26 April 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Augustine's 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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