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The Ark Pre-School, Bromley Christian Centre

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
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5.0(1 parent reviews)
·2 Masons Hill, Bromley, BR2 9HA · Bromley
Number of places
34 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Bromley

About this day nursery

The Ark Pre-School, located near Bromley South Station, has been a community-focused early years provider since the early 1980s. Catering to children aged 2-5 years, the preschool implements the Department for Education's Early Years Curriculum 'Development Matters'.

It operates daily from 9:15 am to 4:00 pm during term time. The Ark is committed to inclusivity, striving to make its services accessible to all families within the local community, promoting equality regardless of gender, race, disability, religion, or belief.

The preschool fosters an environment where children are encouraged to express themselves and discover their abilities through play, aiming to develop them into capable learners. Staff members are noted for their nurturing relationships with children, valuing each one as an individual and readily meeting their needs.

The preschool also offers a breakfast club from 8:30 am to 9:15 am.

Our ethos

The Ark Pre-School implements the 'Development Matters' curriculum, aiming to develop children into capable learners by encouraging self-expression and discovery through play. They are committed to inclusivity and promoting equality for all children and families.

What it's like

Children separate easily from parents and are keen to engage in stimulating activities. Staff support their enthusiasm with motivating learning experiences, including cooking, library trips, and signing sessions, all within a caring environment. New children settle quickly and are encouraged to use good manners and share resources, understanding the expectations of behaviour and following routines easily.

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Pricing & funding

Fees at this nursery are structured around hourly rates for additional sessions, split by age bands. Standard placements incur a registration fee, which is waived for funded-only bookings. Additional charges apply for breakfast club attendance and daily consumable items.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Registration fee is waived for children accessing only funded hours.
  • Parents have the option to bring their own consumables to avoid daily snack and hygiene charges.
  • A discounted rate is available for siblings attending the breakfast club.

Key facts

Session types

Morning session 9.15 am – 12.15 pm, Afternoon 1.00 pm – 4.00pm, Morning & Afternoon session 9.30 am - 3.30 pm, All Day Session 9.15 am - 4.00 pm, Breakfast Club 8.30 am - 9.15 am

Opening hours

9:15 am - 4:00 pm, term time only

Age range

2-5yrs

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Established

1981

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Ark Pre-School, Bromley Christian Centre

Last inspected 11 September 2025

Safeguarding effective
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 separate easily from parents and are keen to engage in stimulating activities. Staff support their enthusiasm with motivating learning experiences, including cooking, library trips, and signing sessions, all within a caring environment. New children settle quickly and are encouraged to use good manners and share resources, understanding the expectations of behaviour and following routines easily.

Inspector highlights

  • Children develop a love for books in story time and library trips, where staff bring characters to life.
  • Staff interact effectively with children, supporting them to express needs through key persons selected for home languages, visuals, and signing.
  • Children enjoy opportunities indoors and outdoors to develop physical skills, including climbing and running in the garden and using a soft play obstacle course.
  • They strengthen fine motor skills by manipulating play dough, sand, and water, developing skills for early writing.
  • Leaders work with other professionals to create personalised plans for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they make good progress and can access an ambitious curriculum.

Areas to develop

  • 1consider adapting the environment to help children remain focused to further increase concentration and learning
  • 2consider children's ages and abilities when planning activities to help them get the most out of their learning experiences.
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Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders work with other professionals, so that personalised plans are targeted to meet the next steps of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This means they make good progress and can access an ambitious curriculum. The providers uses funding to buy resources to directly support vulnerable children, for example in small music-group sessions.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy opportunities indoors and outdoors to develop their physical skills. They love climbing and running in the garden and crawling and jumping on the soft play obstacle course. Adults model how to climb over apparatus and encourage children to take age-appropriate risks.

Parent Reviews of The Ark Pre-School, Bromley Christian Centre

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Inspection history

Date: September 2010

  • September 2025Good
  • January 2020Good
  • May 2016Good
  • June 2015Good
  • September 2010Good

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