Full-day nursery in St Mary Cray, Bromley
Threshers Day Nursery
193 High Street, St. Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 4AX · 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
| Age | Per hour |
|---|---|
| Under 2s | £7.95 |
| 2-year-olds | £7.73 |
| 3 and over | £7.52 |
From nursery website, November 2026 · see the fees page. Price per hour is the day rate over a 10-hour day, from the nursery's opening hours.
- Charge on funded hours
- £4 full day
- Charge on funded hours
- £2 half day
- Charge on funded hours
- £4 full day
- Charge on funded hours
- £2 half day
- Charge on funded hours
- £4 full day
- Charge on funded hours
- £2 half day
Funded hours: From 9 months, 2-year-olds, 30 hours
Hours and ages
Ages: not published yet
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- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
- Sessions
- Per hour
Getting there
193 High Street, St. Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 4AX · More nurseries in BR5
Stations
- St Mary Cray14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Reynolds Cross / Red Lion, The Temple and Kent Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Riverside Gardens1 min walk
- Riverside gardens5 min walk
- Oakmore Gardens7 min walk
- Village Green9 min walk
- Sandway Park9 min walk
- Playground1 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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Threshers Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 193 High Street, St. Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 4AX, in St Mary Cray, Bromley. It is registered for 90 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. 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 4.3 from 8 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
Its website names forest school as the nursery's approach, and lists a sensory room and an inclusive setting as support. Its website also lists music classes, sports coaching, dance and movement, cooking activities and STEM activities. At its 2024 Ofsted inspection, the nursery was rated Good for overall effectiveness and for quality of education.
- Forest schoolSource: nursery website
Food
Its website says the nursery has an allergy-aware kitchen, and that breakfast and healthy snacks are provided.
- Allergy-aware kitchenSource: nursery website
- Breakfast providedSource: nursery website
- Healthy snacks providedSource: nursery website
Outdoors
Its website says the nursery has its own garden, a mud kitchen and all-weather outdoor play.
- Own gardenSource: nursery website
- Mud kitchenSource: nursery website
- All-weather outdoor playSource: nursery website
Care and routines
- Separate baby roomSource: nursery website
- Open all yearSource: nursery website
- Half-day sessionsSource: nursery website
SEND and inclusion
- Sensory roomSource: nursery website
- Inclusive settingSource: nursery website
Safety
Ofsted rated safeguarding as effective in 2024. Its website names CCTV as the nursery's security measure.
- CCTVSource: nursery website
- Parent app with daily updatesSource: nursery website
Extras and activities
- Music classesSource: nursery website
- Sports coachingSource: nursery website
- Dance and movementSource: nursery website
- Cooking activitiesSource: nursery website
- STEM activitiesSource: nursery website
Getting a place
The nursery accepts government-funded hours for working parents of children from 9 months, funded hours for 2-year-olds, the universal 15 funded hours for 3-4 year olds, and 30 funded hours for eligible 3-4 year olds.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threshers Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Mrs Bonds Village NurserySessional pre-school | Outstanding | £42 | 08:00–16:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.1 miles |
| Our Lady's Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | £38.50 | 09:00–16:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.1 miles |
| Rossy's RascalsSessional pre-school | Good | £31 | 09:00–15:00 | from 2 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Shelly Tots Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 09:00–17:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Shelly Tots Preschool at St Pauls Cray CE Primary SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 08:30–17:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Tiddlywinks Pre-School @ PoverestFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–16:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.1 miles
- St Philomena's Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Manor Oak Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Poverest Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Harris Primary Academy Orpington Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Leesons Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Perry Hall Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.9 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 Threshers Day Nursery cost?
Threshers Day Nursery publishes these fees: per hour £7.95 for under 2s, per hour £7.73 for 2-year-olds and per hour £7.52 for 3 and over (nursery website, November 2026). Funded hours and Tax-Free Childcare can reduce what you pay.
Does Threshers Day Nursery offer 30 funded hours?
Yes. Threshers Day Nursery offers the 30 funded hours for eligible 3 and 4-year-olds. It charges £4 full day on funded hours for extras such as meals and activities.
Does Threshers Day Nursery take funded 2-year-olds?
Yes. Threshers Day Nursery offers funded places for eligible 2-year-olds.
Does Threshers Day Nursery offer funded hours from 9 months?
Yes. Threshers Day Nursery offers funded hours for eligible children from 9 months.
What are Threshers Day Nursery's opening hours?
Threshers Day Nursery opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Threshers Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Threshers Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Threshers Day Nursery take?
Threshers Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
What approach does Threshers Day Nursery follow?
Threshers Day Nursery's website describes its approach as: Forest school.
Does Threshers Day Nursery have outdoor space?
Threshers Day Nursery lists: Own garden, Mud kitchen and All-weather outdoor play.
Does Threshers Day Nursery support children with SEND?
Threshers Day Nursery lists: Sensory room and Inclusive setting.
What is the nearest station to Threshers Day Nursery?
St Mary Cray is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Threshers Day Nursery?
You can call 01689 870772 and visit threshersdaynursery.co.uk.
Tools for parents in Bromley
- Childcare cost calculatorMonthly cost with funded hours
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- 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 (threshersdaynursery.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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- From the nursery's website, with the page link and date checked
Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 137251 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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