Sessional pre-school in Penge, Bromley
Diddy Dinos Pre-School
St. Johns C of E Primary School, Maple Road, LONDON, SE20 8HU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2023Reference 2753795Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Bromley that publish fees charge £75–£113 a day for under-2s (3 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Johns C of E Primary School, Maple Road, LONDON, SE20 8HU · More nurseries in SE20
Stations
- Penge East8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Penge WestNo step-free access8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Kent House12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street / Maple Road, Penge / Crooked Billet and High Street / Green Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Penge Recreation Ground1 min walk
- Royston Playing Field7 min walk
- Alexandra Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Crystal Palace Park9 min walk
- Winsford Gardens10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Bromley there are about 2.4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Diddy Dinos Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St. Johns C of E Primary School, Maple Road, LONDON, SE20 8HU, in Penge, Bromley. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Diddy Dinos Ltd.
Run by Diddy Dinos Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diddy Dinos Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Blue Pear Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.1 miles |
| Apex Kids, Trinity HouseFull-day nursery | Good | £95 | 08:00–18:00 | 0 mo–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Community Vision NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Ladybird Nursery Penge EastFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Smiling Faces Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Penge East Day Nursery and Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Penge10
- All nurseries in Bromley161
- All nurseries in SE2014
- Nurseries near Penge East station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Harris Primary Academy Kent House Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2022 0.3 miles
- Alexandra Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Alexandra Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- James Dixon Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Churchfields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Diddy Dinos Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Diddy Dinos Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 31 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Diddy Dinos Pre-School take?
Diddy Dinos Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Diddy Dinos Pre-School?
Diddy Dinos Pre-School is run by Diddy Dinos Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Diddy Dinos Pre-School?
Penge East is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2753795 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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