West Street Neighbourhood Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Erith for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2005, with 86 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
DA8 1FAWhat 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.
- 17 February 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 31 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in an environment where the manager and staff work tirelessly to meet their unique needs from the start. The manager has created exceptional partnerships with parents, the local children's centre, and outside agencies. This is to secure help for the most vulnerable children at the earliest opportunity. Where help is delayed, she and the staff team take decisive action that makes a considerable difference to children's early development.
The manager plans a highly ambitious curriculum that staff understand and implement extremely well across all age groups. The impact of this is that all children make the best possible progress from their unique starting points. This includes the most disadvantaged children and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
All staff are excellent role models who encourage children to learn about positive behaviours, good manners and helping their friends. They take every opportunity to encourage children to share and take turns. They help them to understand these concepts from a very young age. Children in the pre-school room are highly confident and use these skills to negotiate roles with their friends and help them to solve problems. All children show that they feel completely happy and secure in this nursery.
- 31 January 2024Outstanding
- 5 October 2018Good
- 31 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for West Street Neighbourhood Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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