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Nuffy Bear Day Nursery in Bromley

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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4.1(10 parent reviews) ·Hayes Lane, Bromley, BR2 9EF · Bromley
Number of places
29 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Bromley

About this day nursery

Nuffy Bear Day Nursery, established in 2000, offers full-time childcare for children aged 0-4 years, operating Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, all year round. The nursery received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 10th March 2023.

Children are described as happy and settled, forming strong relationships with staff and peers. Babies feel safe and secure with plenty of cuddles, while older children develop strong friendships and practice good sharing and turn-taking skills.

Children become deeply involved in imaginative play, with staff nurturing their interests and engaging them in meaningful conversations. The curriculum is designed to be challenging and is based around children's individual interests.

For children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), staff identify their learning needs, plan appropriate activities, and work closely with parents, promptly initiating assessment procedures to ensure effective support. Parents consistently commend the friendly and helpful staff, noting their children settled quickly, are happy, and have shown improved language skills since attending.

Children of all ages have opportunities to play together at certain times of the day, fostering a sense of community. The nursery ensures effective safeguarding arrangements are in place, with staff well-trained in welfare procedures and robust recruitment processes.

What it's like

Children are happy and settled, forming good relationships with staff and each other. Babies feel safe and secure with lots of cuddles, while older children build strong friendships and demonstrate good sharing and turn-taking skills. They become engrossed in imaginative play, supported by staff who follow their interests and engage them in meaningful discussions.

Happy, settled childrenEngaging imaginative playStrong staff-parent linksGood relationshipsIndividual supportHealthy habits

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2000

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Nuffy Bear Day Nursery

Last inspected 10 March 2023 · Jo Geoghegan

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and settled, forming good relationships with staff and each other. Babies feel safe and secure with lots of cuddles, while older children build strong friendships and demonstrate good sharing and turn-taking skills. They become engrossed in imaginative play, supported by staff who follow their interests and engage them in meaningful discussions.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and settled and have good relationships with staff and each other.
  • Children become engrossed in imaginative play activities as staff get down to children's level and follow their interest.
  • Leaders and managers have taken prompt action to make improvements following incidents when staff have not accurately followed procedures.
  • Older children develop their personal independence and healthy eating habits during mealtimes.
  • The key-person system is successfully embedded in staff's practice and they know their key children well.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen procedures around children's use of comforters, so that they are reminded to remove comforters when speaking, to fully promote their communication and language skills
  • 2monitor staffs use of the new electronic applications, especially regarding mealtime and medication procedures, to ensure these procedures are fully embedded in all staff's practice
  • 3review and consider ways to enable children's artwork to be displayed, to further acknowledge their achievements and extend their sense of belonging.

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak highly of staff and say they are friendly and helpful.

They explain that their children settled quickly and are happy here.

Parents say their children's language skills have improved since they began.

Parents like that children of all ages have opportunities to play together at times during the day.

They say that staff keep them well informed about their children's progress through the new online system and tell them all about their child's day.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff identify children's individual learning needs and plan a curriculum of challenging activities based around children's interests. They work closely with parents to support children who have additional needs and promptly begin assessment procedures to ensure children's needs are met effectively.

Parent Reviews of Nuffy Bear Day Nursery

4.1
(10)
Charlotte Allsopp
7 months ago

We couldn't be happier with our experience at Nuffy Bears! The staff are incredibly warm, attentive, and genuinely passionate about what they do. They’ve taken the time to get to know our daughter as an individual, supporting both emotional well-being and development. The learning environment is fantastic—engaging with well-organised, creative activities. Communication with parents is excellent too. We’re regularly updated on our child’s progress, and it’s clear that the team works hard to build strong partnerships with families. We’re incredibly grateful to have found such a nurturing and stimulating environment for our daughter. Nuffy Bears has given us real peace of mind, and we highly recommend it to any parent looking for a caring, high-quality nursery.

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Sonam Nawani
3 months ago

Our child was very well looked after at Nuffy Bear, Bromley. It’s a lovely setting with a genuinely caring and attentive team who made us feel confident that our child was in safe hands. We especially appreciated the daily updates and reports available via the Famly app, which kept us closely connected to each day. Most importantly, our child formed some lovely friendships during their time there and was always happy to go in. We would happily recommend Nuffy Bear, Bromley to other parents.

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Georgie Mae
7 months ago

Nuffy bear is a wonderful nursery and preschool. My son attended for 2.5 years and loved it. He built great bonds with peers and staff. It’s a warm and welcoming environment and the staff are very creative with various activities for the little ones.

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Sam Taylor
7 months ago

We couldn’t be happier with this nursery! The staff are caring, professional, and truly go above and beyond. Our child has grown in confidence, made lovely friends, and always comes home happy. The environment is safe, clean, and full of fun learning opportunities. Highly recommended!

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Katerina
2 years ago

I've been with this club for 2.5 years and it only gets worse. They close the main pool at least couple of times a week. 50% of the lockers are broken. There used to be free kids' access, they've ceased it. On top of that they increase prices yearly. Crowded, not the most friendly staff. If it wasn't 5 min walk from my house, I'd changed it long tome ago. If you have a choice do avoid this club.

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