Full-day nursery in Swanley, Kent
The Birches Nursery
18 The Birches, Swanley Park, Swanley, BR8 7YL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:00–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
18 The Birches, Swanley Park, Swanley, BR8 7YL · More nurseries in BR8
Stations
- Swanley18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Northview and Bonney Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Swanley Park1 min walk
- Bartholomew Way Park8 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 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 Kent there are about 3.2 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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The Birches Nursery is a full-day nursery at 18 The Birches, Swanley Park, Swanley, BR8 7YL, in Swanley, Kent. It is registered for 125 children. It opens 07:00–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 24 reviews (November 2026).
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| The Birches NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Ab Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 07:00–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Swanley Kindergarten Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Horizon Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.3 miles
- Downsview Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.6 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- High Firs Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Hextable Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Crockenhill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are The Birches Nursery's opening hours?
The Birches Nursery opens 07:00–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is The Birches Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Birches Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Birches Nursery take?
The Birches Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 125 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Birches Nursery?
Swanley is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Birches Nursery?
You can call 01322 660330 and visit www.thebirchesnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 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 2750810 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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