Opening hours
Monday - Friday: 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Little Crocs Day Nursery and Pre School
Ofsted: Strong standard·
5.0(11 Google reviews)
·97 Queensway, Petts Wood, Petts Wood, BR5 1SG · Bromley
Number of places
47 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2026
Local authority
Bromley
About this early years setting
Little Crocs Day Nursery and Pre School, located in Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent, is an Ofsted-registered and Hygge-accredited independent setting dedicated to providing high-quality care and education. The nursery places the child at the centre of its approach, aiming to foster holistic development and value each child as an individual.
Their mission is underpinned by core values of compassion, personal growth, equality, resilience, and accountability. The team, boasting over 25 years of experience in early years, is described as highly skilled, knowledgeable, and passionate, with all staff holding Level 3 childcare qualifications and paediatric first aid certifications.
Little Crocs operates from Monday to Friday, between 7:30 AM and 6:30 PM, catering to the needs of working families. While the specific age range is not detailed on this page, the mention of 'Pre School' suggests provisions for older toddlers and pre-schoolers.
The nursery emphasises a curriculum focused on developing curious, resilient, and independent children, aligning with their overarching mission to promote individual growth within a supportive environment. The website also provides access to their fees and admissions policy via downloadable PDF documents, indicating a transparent approach to their operational details.
They invite prospective families to register their interest and offer various contact methods, including phone and email, to facilitate enquiries.
Our ethos
Our Mission is to provide the highest quality care and education of children that is child centred, holistic and values all children as individuals. Our Values include compassion, personal growth, equality, resilience and accountability.
What it's like
Children arrive eager to start their day, greeted by staff with cuddles of reassurance and kind words. They are engrossed in high-quality activities that greatly support their learning and development. Children are extremely well prepared for their next steps in learning, gaining valuable independence skills and preparing them well for transitions between units and school readiness. All ages of children play outside in all weathers, exploring and learning safely.
Hygge accreditedIndependent nurseryChild-centred approachExperienced staff
Pricing & funding
Little Crocs Day Nursery and Pre School offers a fee sheet and admissions policy available for download in PDF format from their website. Specific pricing details are not presented directly on the webpage.
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Registered with Ofsted
2024
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Strong standard
Last inspected Jun 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
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Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted report for Little Crocs Day Nursery and Pre School
Last inspected 2 June 2026
What it's like to attend
Children arrive eager to start their day, greeted by staff with cuddles of reassurance and kind words. They are engrossed in high-quality activities that greatly support their learning and development. Children are extremely well prepared for their next steps in learning, gaining valuable independence skills and preparing them well for transitions between units and school readiness. All ages of children play outside in all weathers, exploring and learning safely.
Inspector highlights
- All children, including those with emerging concerns, make significant progress in their learning and development.
- Babies thoroughly enjoy messy and creative activities, confidently using different resources and tools to make marks with paints.
- Older children enjoy making a watch during creative play and transport resources to different areas to extend their learning.
- Across the nursery, there is a highly positive culture of respect and excellent behaviour.
- Staff take time to listen to children's views and questions, responding to help them understand what is happening.
- Staff work in excellent partnership with parents and carers to support consistency in children's routines from home.
- Leaders are highly ambitious and provide a curriculum that is fully inclusive and supports every child that attends.
- Leaders are highly skilled at identifying staff's training needs and the impact this has on children, supporting consistently high-quality education and teaching.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should ensure continued improvement to understand and further support barriers to children's learning to create a sustained and transformational impact.
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Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff quickly identify any emerging worries and swiftly implement focused next steps to help guide children's learning. They work closely with parents and carers and other agencies to support children with special educational needs or disabilities, adapting activities precisely to help progress their learning and development further.
Outdoor space
All ages of children play outside in all weathers, allowing them to decide where they wish to learn. Staff are deployed well to ensure that all areas of the nursery are available and safe for children to explore and learn in. Children get themselves ready to play outside. They are skilled at putting on their rain suits and finding their wellington boots.
Google Reviews of Little Crocs Day Nursery and Pre School
5.0
(11 Google reviews)
aastha pandey
7 months ago
This is a great setting with warm, compassionate staff. Great place to send your kids. So happy we found Little crocs.
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Adrian Brown
a year ago
Our daughter (15 months) has been going to little crocs for a short number of weeks having moved her from another nursery, but we already absolutely love the place! Most importantly, all the staff are fantastic - they obviously have a passion for what they do and have genuine affection for the children. Our daughter settled in extremely quickly and always has a smile on her face. The nursery itself has a warm and stimulating environment, and a lovely garden with lots of outdoor time encouraged. They also go on lots of little local trips to the woods/parks etc to mix things up! We couldn’t be happier with our decision to send our daughter there!
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Nick Crizzle
a year ago
Our youngest started attending Little Crocs in August. She is very happy there. The children are looked after by experienced, enthusiastic, and consistent staff, who give them amazing opportunities for play and trips. It's a wonderful nursery, we love it!
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Jack Leathem
a year ago
Little Crocs is a wonderful nursery. My daughter, who is 15 Months old, started in September and she absolutely loves it there. The nursery is clean and cosy, with a variety of things for the children to do, accompanied by a lovely garden. The staff are professional and friendly with a genuine affection for the children. I receive regular updates on my daughters day to day activities, with diary updates on what she's been doing, what meals she's had and photos of her golden moments. I couldnt be happier with sending my daughter to Little Crocs and I would highly recommend them.
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Sally Gannon
a year ago
Little Crocs has been an amazing setting for our little girl to learn and grow. Jodean, Philippa and Rebecca are wonderful and passionate about what they do and the care they provide. Our daughter talks about Little Crocs all week, and absolutely loves her days there. The investment in her development is really impressive, and we have seen her blossom so quickly in their care. Not only are they doing a lot at nursery inside and outdoors in the garden, but taking part in lots of trips to great places like Biggin Hill Airport; Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Mudchute Farm, Greenwich - to name a few, as well as making use of the local area such as the woods. Little Crocs is a well needed addition to the Petts Wood community, and we are looking forward to sending baby #2 there next year!
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
2 June 2026
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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