Sunshine Montessori Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Bromley 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2023. Open since 2006, with 24 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 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
BR1 3HRWhat 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, 14 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and they arrive to a warm welcome. Practitioners lead them into the inviting pre-school that parents say is safe and stimulating for their children. The effective key-worker system supports trusting relationships that are built between children and practitioners.
Leaders have a clear vision. They implement a curriculum that considers all children and challenges their learning. For example, children post dinosaurs into a bottle then fill it with water. Practitioners prompt mathematical concepts and children think about the size of dinosaur that will fit inside and float. Children are encouraged to take managed risks and pull themselves onto the climbing frame.
Practitioners offer a hand to steady children on wobble boards.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- seize opportunities, such as snack time, to teach children about the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle n ensure practitioners make effective use of planned next steps to target children's individual learning.
- 14 September 2023Good
- 23 January 2018Good
- 5 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sunshine Montessori 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.