Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 8am – 6pm, 51 weeks a year.
Blue Pear Day Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2021)
Number of places
40 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2021
Local authority
Bromley
About this day nursery
Blue Pear Day Nurseries and Preschools, located in both Penge and Anerley, offers exceptional childcare for children aged 3 months to 5 years. They operate 51 weeks a year, from 8 am to 6 pm, excluding Bank Holidays and the Christmas period.
With over 20 years of experience, the family-run nurseries provide a nurturing environment focused on curiosity-led learning. Their approach combines indoor and outdoor experiences, utilising natural resources and outdoor-inspired settings to ignite children's imagination and creativity.
The curriculum covers key areas of learning and development, complemented by extra-curricular activities like tennis, drama, and Spanish music sessions. They emphasise safeguarding, healthy eating with freshly prepared meals, and a commitment to inclusivity for children with special educational needs.
The nurseries aim to foster confidence, independence, and a love for exploration, ensuring every child feels valued, supported, and encouraged to thrive.
Our ethos
Blue Pear Day Nurseries and Preschools focus on curiosity-led learning, combining indoor and outdoor experiences with natural resources to ignite imagination and creativity. They aim to foster confidence, independence, and a love for exploration, ensuring children feel valued, supported, and encouraged to thrive.
What it's like
Children arrive happy to attend nursery and settle quickly into the safe and welcoming environment, building strong attachments with their key person. They demonstrate a positive attitude to learning, enthusiastically investigating different activities and developing an understanding of other cultures and how to keep themselves safe.
Family-run nurseryCuriosity-led learningIndoor and outdoor playExtra-curricular activitiesFreshly prepared meals
Pricing & funding
This nursery operates 51 weeks a year, offering full-day care with a minimum booking requirement of two days per week. Fees include meals, snacks, drinks, and extra-curricular activities, while parents provide nappies and wipes. Funded hours are typically stretched over the year, and optional consumable fees apply.
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
- 15-hour place deposit£75 / session
- 30-hour place deposit£150 / session
- Optional daily consumable fee – hot meals & snacks£10 / day
- Optional daily consumable fee – extra-curricular activities (each)£4 / day
- Optional daily consumable fee – non-food consumables£1 / day
Good to know
- Minimum booking of 2 full days per week.
- Open 51 weeks a year, closed on bank holidays and for one week between Christmas and New Year.
- Fees include meals, snacks, drinks, and activities; parents must provide nappies, wipes, and creams.
- Offers stretched funding over 51 weeks (11 hours or 22 hours per week).
- Refundable deposits required for funded places, returned within the first month of starting.
- Optional daily fees apply for meals, non-food consumables, and extra-curricular activities.
Key facts
Food
All meals, snacks, and drinks included; freshly prepared on-site, catering to dietary requirements.
Age range
3 months to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
Full day
Waitlist
Contact nursery for availability.
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Blue Pear Day Nursery
Last inspected 12 November 2021 · Helen Craig
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
What it's like to attend
Children arrive happy to attend nursery and settle quickly into the safe and welcoming environment, building strong attachments with their key person. They demonstrate a positive attitude to learning, enthusiastically investigating different activities and developing an understanding of other cultures and how to keep themselves safe.
Inspector highlights
- Managers plan a well-designed curriculum that staff implement effectively, leading to good progress for all children.
- Parents speak highly of the nursery, appreciating their children's progress and the excellent communication from staff.
- Children are well prepared for their next stage of learning, supported by staff in managing their personal hygiene and independence.
- Staff effectively promote children's communication and early literacy, introducing new vocabulary and engaging them in conversations.
- Staff plan good opportunities for children to develop physical skills through daily trips to the park and weekly sessions with a sports coach.
Areas to develop
- 1The provider should build on children's awareness of their feelings, and those of others, to help them to describe and manage their emotions.
- 2The provider should consult with parents when planning changes for future improvements to the nursery.
Inspection #10191452 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The staff use observations and assessments to monitor children's development, identify any gaps in learning and address them quickly. All children, including those who require extra help and those in receipt of additional funding, make good progress from their starting points.
Outdoor space
Staff plan good opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. They have daily trips to the park and weekly sessions with a sports coach. Older children skilfully roll hoops and move between cones. Toddlers thoroughly enjoy jumping in puddles and kicking leaves. Babies crawl to explore the environment and move their bodies to music.
Parent Reviews of Blue Pear Day Nursery
5.0
(10)
Izabela Marczuk
7 years ago
The Ladies at the Blue Pear Nursery and Preschool are absolutely lovely and amazing with the children. My son loves going to the preschool and enjoys spending time there. I can see the progress that he has made with reading, counting etc. The ladies have done an outstanding job also prepared him really well for his start at reception in September. I can’t thank them enough for all the work and effort that they’ve put into my son (on an emotional and educational level). I would highly recommend this nursery/preschool.
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Tarah McCabe
5 years ago
My son attended for approximately 18 months from the toddler room to pre school. He loved his time there and was always cared for and well looked after by the lovely staff. I loved the level and detail of communication about his days (through Tapestry app and at pick up), and through the periodic reviews about his progress against age milestones. I highly recommend this day nursery
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Rachel Lau
3 years ago
Our two children went to blue pear from baby room to pre school and both loved it. The staff are friendly and kind and it is a well run nursery. The nursery has a lovely atmosphere. We recommended blue pear and they've loved it too.
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Emma Tighe
6 years ago
A fantastic nursery. Staff were all professional and caring and our one year old thrived! She made huge progress during the 8 months she was there and loved going in each day. We were given plenty of relevant feedback about our daughter's progress and activities. Highly recommend blue pear.
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Helen Jenner
6 years ago
An absolutely fabulous nursery. My son only attended one day a week but his progress in all areas sped up phenomenally after only a few sessions. Being at BP boosted his confidence, his interest in art, his social skills and his language and numeracy skills immensely. I can't emphasise enough just how lovely the staff are at BP; Henry looked forward to seeing them every week and barely gave me a second glance once dropped off! The staff were always consistent and everyone I spoke to there knew exactly who my son was and all his likes, dislikes and habits. A far cry from a previous nursery he attended where I saw his key worker twice in about three months and there was no sense of closeness with the toddlers at all... Henry always had the best time at BP, especially getting to go outside exploring every day he was there. We were absolutely devastated to leave and only did so because we were moving out of area. I would highly recommend this nursery if you are looking for a calm, well organised, friendly environment and professional staff who go above and beyond for the kids.
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Inspection history
Date: November 2021
- December 2021Good
- November 2021Good
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