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Crofton Day Nursery and Preschool
WHY CHOOSE BRIGHT HORIZONS
In a Mumsnet survey of 131 users of Bright Horizons Nurseries: 82% would buy again and 85% would recommend
A place to grow
Crofton Day Nursery and Preschool in Orpington is a 68-place day nursery catering for the needs of children from three months to five years.
Crofton Day Nursery and Preschool has an inspiring and homely space for children to investigate, discover and explore. We have four bright, airy nursery rooms where children are divided into four age groups. It also has a stunning roof garden, which children can access throughout the day. The garden features an exciting climbing frame, mud kitchen, race track surface and built-in number squares. Our unique Healthy Hearts and Minds activities provide inspirational and engaging learning experiences using the innovative Boogie Mites and myHappymind programmes.
The on-site catering team provide freshly cooked, nutritious food for breakfast, snacks, lunch and tea, meeting any dietary requirements the children may have.
We are located within the catchment of many schools in Orpington which include Crofton Infant School, Darrick Wood Primary School, Tubbenden Lane Primary School, Warren Road Primary School, Perry Hall Primary School, Green Street Green Primary School and St James’ Primary School.
Open five days a week, 51 weeks of the year, Crofton is ideally situated between Orpington and Petts Wood train stations, providing regular services to London and Sevenoaks, and on the 208 bus route providing a regular service into Bromley and Petts Wood.
We will be delighted to welcome you to Crofton Day Nursery and Preschool. Our friendly, experienced and highly qualified staff are on hand to conduct a personal nursery tour at a time to suit you so why not request a visit today?
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Hayley Gomm
Nursery Manager
Nursery Manager
Nutrition
Our excellent nutritionally balanced menu is changed regularly to encourage a varied diet and is approved by Action for Children. Here is an example of a typical menu.
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Supporting and Learning
Growing Mathematicians
1-2-3-4-5! Mathematics is embedded in everything that we do and experience in our day-to-day lives and our Growing Mathematicians programme has been created to help your child understand the purpose and importance of mathematics.
Growing Readers
Growing Readers brings together home and nursery life, providing parents with some of the theory behind developing children’s reading skills, and also providing handy Hints & Tips, recommended reading lists and suggested activities for parents and children to explore together.
Growing Writers
Our Growing Writer’s approach supports the complex magical journey from making a mark, to emergent writing, to confident writer, laying the foundational skills that enable each child to flourish with the confidence and capability to succeed at school.
Fees & Availability
Where possible we look to offer flexible booking patterns and a range of funding options, including the government's 30 hours funded childcare* provision. To request pricing and availability, please request a call back by clicking the button below.
*Terms and conditions apply to 30 hours funding. Click here for more information.
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Meet the Team
Hayley Gomm
I have worked with Bright Horizons Crofton since 2007, I started as a level 2 qualified and through training and mentoring have gained a level 3 in childcare & education and a level 5 in leadership & management.
The career opportunity for progression was supported and I became a deputy manager 2011 and then manager in 2016.
I am incredibly passionate about providing environments for children that support them to become independent learners with an excitement to learn. Together my team and I have built a long standing, inspiring team that continuously strive to motivate, excite and engage every child every day.
I’m so proud to be a part of the Bright Horizons family and I look forward to welcoming you to Crofton.
Candy Floss
Hi, my name is Candy Floss, I joined Bright Horizons in March 2010 as the ‘Super Safety Hero’ to help nursery children stay safe and manage risks. My role as a Health and Safety Super Hero is unique to Bright Horizons and I’m in every nursery, 365 days a year.
Back in 2010, I saw a job advert for a Zebra Super Safety Hero – I was very excited, applied and was invited for an interview with several other zebras. We were interviewed by all the children who then voted on which of us would be their Super Safety Hero. It was hoof biting but I was thrilled when they told me I was the most voted for by the children who all loved me because of my cape and bag. My bag is very special, if something fits inside, it’s a choking hazard. You might be wondering how I got my name. The children in our nurseries chose five names and voted for their favourite. I love it as it’s unique, I mean have you ever heard of a zebra called Candy Floss? Exactly!
Why Bright Horizons
The Bright Horizons passion and enthusiasm for providing high-quality care isn’t just common knowledge within our own business – we’ve also gained some impressive accolades from external sources for excellence as both a childcare provider, and as an employer. We are the only childcare company to have been listed for the last 11 years as one of the country’s top 50 “Great Places to Work” by the Great Place to Work Institute.
