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Nurseries in Orpington

There are 35 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Orpington, and 18 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Orpington

  • Ofsted report cards: 6 settings (17 Strong standard, 19 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 22 settings (2 Outstanding, 20 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Boost Education Orpington - Day nursery, Orpington BR6 0NN
  • Bright Beginnings Pre School Petts Wood - Pre-school, Orpington BR5 1QW, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 10 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Crofton Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Orpington BR5 1HD, ages 1 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted report card, 11 August 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Bright Sparks Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Orpington BR6 9JU, ages 2 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 February 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Bright Start Montessori Pre School - Pre-school, Orpington BR6 8JE, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 22 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bumble Bells - The Happiness Project Childcare - Day nursery, Orpington BR6 6BQ, ages 0 to 3, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 25 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Charterhouse Pre-School - Pre-school, Orpington BR6 9DJ, ages 2 to 4, 59 places
    Ofsted report card, 6 February 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Ella & Mais Early Days - Pre-school, Orpington BR5 1AR, 25 places
  • Farrow Fields - Day nursery, Orpington BR6 7BA, 37 places
  • Giant Steps Nursery - Day nursery, Orpington BR5 2RA, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 14 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hayeswick Farnborough - Day nursery, Orpington BR6 7AS, ages 0 to 4, 41 places
    Ofsted, 10 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Nursery - Day nursery, Orpington BR6 6BQ, 29 places
  • Kindred Orpington - Day nursery, Orpington BR6 0EJ, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Angels Montessori - Pre-school, Orpington BR6 9QB, ages 2 to 4, 21 places
    Ofsted, 13 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Elms Daycare Nursery Crofton - Day nursery, Orpington BR6 8HU, 95 places
  • Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Orpington - Day nursery, Orpington BR6 9JL, ages 0 to 4, 83 places
    Ofsted, 26 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Orpington Day Nursery - Day nursery, Orpington BR6 0HG, ages 2 to 4, 29 places
    Ofsted, 16 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Orpington Day Nursery 2 - Day nursery, Orpington BR6 0HG, ages 1 to 3, 36 places
    Ofsted, 6 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Orpington Montessori Preschool - Pre-school, Orpington BR6 9JH, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted, 22 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Our Lady's Pre-School - Day nursery, Orpington BR5 4AR, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 29 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Petts Wood Playgroup for Children With Special Needs - Pre-school, Orpington BR5 1LH, ages 0 to 5, 15 places
    Ofsted, 15 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ready Steady Grow Pre-School - Pre-school, Orpington BR6 6AG, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 4 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rossy's Rascals - Pre-school, Orpington BR5 4AL, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 27 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Seedlings Montessori Pre-school - Pre-school, Orpington BR5 1RD, 27 places
  • Shelly Tots Pre-School - Pre-school, Orpington BR5 3TU, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 May 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Shelly Tots Preschool at St Pauls Cray CE Primary School - Pre-school, Orpington BR5 3WD, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 September 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Stagecoach Orpington - Pre-school, Orpington BR6 9SD
  • St James' Pre-School (Petts Wood) - Pre-school, Orpington BR5 1BJ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 30 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St John's URC Preschool Group - Pre-school, Orpington BR6 0BG, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 14 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunny Kids - All Saints - Pre-school, Orpington BR6 0QD, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 11 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Chelsfield Pre-School - Pre-school, Orpington BR6 6HD, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 3 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Pavilion Pre-School - Pre-school, Orpington BR5 1PE, ages 2 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Threshers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Orpington BR5 4AX, ages 1 to 4, 90 places
    Ofsted, 12 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiddlywinks Pre-School @ Poverest - Day nursery, Orpington BR5 2JD, ages 2 to 4, 27 places
    Ofsted, 21 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Twixus (Garland Hill) Limited - Day nursery, Orpington BR5 3SZ, ages 0 to 4, 127 places
    Ofsted, 12 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Ambitious Learning At Orpington High Steet - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR6 0JY
  • art-K Orpington - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR6 6BG
  • Barracudas Orpington - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR6 9SH, 60 places
  • Explore Learning Orpington - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR6 0NN
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Darrick Wood BR6 - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR6 8ER, 40 places
  • Munchkin Sports Crofton Infants After School Care - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR5 1EL, 60 places
  • Munchkin Sports Crofton Juniors After School Care - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR5 1EL
  • Munchkin Sports Poverest Primary School Holiday Camp - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR5 2JD, 90 places
  • Munchkin Sports St James RC Primary After School Care - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR5 1BL, 55 places
  • Munchkin Sports St Peter's & St Paul's School Holiday Camp - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR5 2SR, 100 places
  • Munchkin Sports Tubbenden Primary After School Care and Holiday Camp - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR6 9SD, 160 places
  • Munchkin Sports Warren Road Primary After School Care - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR6 6JF, 60 places
  • Mytime Active childcare services at the Walnuts - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR6 0TJ, 32 places
  • Skills Academy at Warren Road - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR6 6JF
  • The Frutie Tutie Kidz Club - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR6 0EF, 40 places
  • The Homegrown Learning Hub - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR5 1DQ
  • The Skills Academy at Darrick Wood School - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR6 8ER
  • Warren Road ASC - Out-of-school club, Orpington BR6 6JF

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Orpington

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.