Full-day nursery in West Wickham, Bromley
Linden Leas Pre School
Hawes Down Infant School, The Mead, West Wickham, BR4 0BA · 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
Fees
| Age | Full day | Half day | Per hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-year-olds | £54£7.71 an hour | £27 | not shared yet |
| 3 and over | £48£6.86 an hour | £24 | not shared yet |
| All ages | not shared yet | not shared yet | £12 |
From nursery website, November 2026 · see the fees page. Price per hour is the day rate over a 7-hour day, from the nursery's opening hours.
- Charge on funded hours
- £2 full day
- Charge on funded hours
- £1 half day
- Deposit
- £100
Funded hours: From 9 months, 2-year-olds, 30 hours
Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:30–15:30
- Ages
- from 2 years
- Weeks open
- Term time only
- Sessions
- Full day, half day and per hour
Getting there
Hawes Down Infant School, The Mead, West Wickham, BR4 0BA · More nurseries in BR4
Stations
- West Wickham14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Hayes (Kent)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- McAndrew's Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Playground11 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.
What parents say
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Linden Leas Pre School is a full-day nursery at Hawes Down Infant School, The Mead, West Wickham, BR4 0BA, in West Wickham, Bromley. It is registered for 33 children and takes children aged from 2 years. It opens 08:30–15:30, Mon–Fri, term time only. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. Its published full-day fees range from £48 to £54 (nursery website, November 2026). It offers funded hours from 9 months, funded places for 2-year-olds and the 30 funded hours for 3 and 4-year-olds. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 11 reviews (November 2026).
A day here
Our summary of the nursery's website and Ofsted reports. Each feature links to where it came from.
Learning and approach
- Play-based EYFS curriculumSource: nursery website
Food
- Parents provide packed lunchSource: nursery website
Outdoors
- Own gardenSource: nursery website
- Mud kitchenSource: nursery website
- Local outings and tripsSource: nursery website
Care and routines
- Key person systemSource: nursery website
- Flexible sessionsSource: nursery website
- Term-time onlySource: nursery website
- Toilet training supportSource: nursery website
- Small group sizesSource: nursery website
- Breakfast clubSource: nursery website
SEND and inclusion
- SEND supportSource: nursery website
- Inclusive settingSource: nursery website
Building and safety
- Parent app with daily updatesSource: nursery website
- Online learning journalSource: nursery website
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Leas Pre SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | £48 | 08:30–15:30 | from 2 yrs | This nursery |
| Rainbow Day Nursery West WickhamFull-day nursery | Outstanding | £90 | 08:00–18:00 | 4 mo–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Bizzy Bees Montessori Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 08:30–15:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Hayeswick West WickhamFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Cuddly Bear Day Care NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Sunny Kids - West WickhamSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–15:45 | 2–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
| Jigsaw Preschool CommitteeSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:15–15:15 | 2–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in West Wickham7
- All nurseries in Bromley161
- All nurseries in BR413
- Nurseries near West Wickham station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hawes Down Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Wickham Park School ages 5–19 0.1 miles
- Pickhurst Infant Academy Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Pickhurst Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- St David's Prep ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Langley Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Oak Lodge Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- Beckmead Park Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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How much does Linden Leas Pre School cost?
Linden Leas Pre School publishes these fees: full day £54 for 2-year-olds, half day £27 for 2-year-olds, full day £48 for 3 and over, half day £24 for 3 and over, per hour £12 for all ages and per hour £6 for all ages (nursery website, November 2026). Funded hours and Tax-Free Childcare can reduce what you pay.
Does Linden Leas Pre School offer 30 funded hours?
Yes. Linden Leas Pre School offers the 30 funded hours for eligible 3 and 4-year-olds. It charges £2 full day on funded hours for extras such as meals and activities.
Does Linden Leas Pre School take funded 2-year-olds?
Yes. Linden Leas Pre School offers funded places for eligible 2-year-olds.
Does Linden Leas Pre School offer funded hours from 9 months?
Yes. Linden Leas Pre School offers funded hours for eligible children from 9 months.
What are Linden Leas Pre School's opening hours?
Linden Leas Pre School opens 08:30–15:30, Mon–Fri.
Is Linden Leas Pre School open all year?
No. Linden Leas Pre School is open term time only.
What ages does Linden Leas Pre School take?
Linden Leas Pre School takes children aged from 2 years.
What is Linden Leas Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Linden Leas Pre School Outstanding at its inspection on 3 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Linden Leas Pre School take?
Linden Leas Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 33 children at any one time.
Are meals included at Linden Leas Pre School?
Meals are not included in the fees at Linden Leas Pre School.
Is there a registration fee or deposit at Linden Leas Pre School?
Yes. Linden Leas Pre School lists a deposit of £100.
What approach does Linden Leas Pre School follow?
Linden Leas Pre School's website describes its approach as: Play-based EYFS curriculum.
Does Linden Leas Pre School have outdoor space?
Linden Leas Pre School lists: Own garden, Mud kitchen and Local outings and trips.
Does Linden Leas Pre School support children with SEND?
Linden Leas Pre School lists: SEND support and Inclusive setting.
What is the nearest station to Linden Leas Pre School?
West Wickham is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
Tools for parents in Bromley
- Childcare cost calculatorMonthly cost with funded hours
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- Funded hours start dateWhen your child's hours begin
- Tax-Free Childcare calculatorThe 20% top-up on your bill
- Visit checklist for this nurseryPrintable questions, pre-filled
- Cost of nursery in BromleyFees by age in Bromley
About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Fees, hours and features: the nursery's website (lindenleaspreschool.co.uk) · 11 November 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 November 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.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY465546 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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