St. Barnabas Pre School Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Bexley for from 2 years 3 months up to 5 year olds, open sessions in term time, often mornings. £20.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2000, with 35 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Fees are £20 per session (as of April 2026); fees are payable each half term.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Funded Early Education Scheme: fees will be Government-funded from the term after your child’s third birthday (the term starting in the September, January or April following their third birthday). Working Parent Funding (11-digit code) is accepted - this covers all sessions.
Worth knowing. This funding will pay for up to five MORNING sessions (15 hours) per week for, 38 weeks of the year.
What childcare usually costs in Kent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kent 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
DA5 2BGWhat 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, 23 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The friendly, dynamic staff make children feel welcome on arrival at this small committee-run pre-school. For instance, every child is welcomed by their name and greeted by all members of the team. They are then supported to be independent as they place their belongings onto the racks provided. Children self-register their names in the box before sitting down ready for the morning routine to begin.
Children clearly demonstrate that they feel happy and safe in the friendly environment that has been created at the pre-school.
Children make continued progress in their learning and development. There are high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. For example, before children even start, staff ensure that they complete baseline assessments with parents. This ensures that they have a good understanding of each child's needs and enables them to effectively forward plan their teaching and environment.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's skills in supporting children to explore their own ideas further, particularly during adult directed activities.
- 23 February 2024Good
- 3 May 2018Good
- 22 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St. Barnabas Pre School Nursery
- 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 £20.00 a session still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.