Brinds Well Day Nursery (Orpington)

Childbase Ltd, Hawstead Lane, Chelsfield, Orpington BR6 7PH
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  • Brinds Well Day Nursery (Orpington), Orpington
Brinds Well Day Nursery in Orpington provides children with a warm and welcoming learning environment where highly trained practitioners promote child-led interests and play.

The fantastic, fully equipped, large garden area offers children a range of outdoor learning experiences and is used in all weathers and seasons. This helps to support children's social, emotional and physical development.

For extra-curricular activities, they currently offer Pro-stars every Wednesday for preschool children. Additionally, every Friday, Caterpillars, Ladybirds, and Bumblebees enjoy Mandarin singing sessions, led by a dedicated music teacher. He customises each session to align with the children’s current interests.

They are located close to the train station, open 7.30-6.30 and are fully-inclusive offering a convenient service to parents.

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Care Provided by Brinds Well Day Nursery (Orpington)

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Vanessa Watkins (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 82
  • Total Places for Children
  • 148
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Inset Days
  • Parking

  • Free parking is available onsite for pick up and drop off.


Brinds Well Day Nursery (Orpington) Reviews (187)

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Brinds Well Day Nursery (Orpington) has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.828) out of 10, based on 47 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Brinds Well Day Nursery (Orpington) has 187 reviews.

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Review from Catherine F (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my daughters have attended this nursery since they were babies and both have thrived here. After 7 years it was very sad to say goodbye to this place. My daughters have both learnt so much and have loved the staff here, who do an amazing job. My youngest had some of the same staff from when my
eldest was here too which shows that the staff love the place as much as the children. All the rooms are perfectly set up for each age group with free flowing gardens which are amazing, the food is healthy but tasty as both my girls loved eating everything here and they were always busy with activities when I came to pick them up. They both came out of this nursery happy, confident and more than ready for school.

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Review from Satveer M (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great support throughout, thank you! Great communication and flexibility in days. Lovely environment and great facilities.

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Review from Nichola F (Mother of Child) published on 16 July 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son really enjoys attending nursery. We feel extremely well supported in all aspects of his care, from toilet training to help with speech development. The staff are always welcoming and approachable.

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Review from David (Father of Child) published on 23 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started at Brinds Well over two years ago, then full-time preschool last Summer.
She is happy to be left in the mornings and frequently reluctant to leave in the evening. The breakfast cereals and fruit provide a healthy start.
There's variety in the spaces in pre-school - the library
seems to works well for storytime as well as song-and-dance.
Our daughter has made amazing progress with handiwork (drawing/painting/making) as well as numbers/counting and most recently with letters and starting to write her name. It's great to be able to discuss progress with carers at the end of each day. The social aspect is great preparation for the transition to school and large numbers of children.
The nursery is in the hills away from main roads. Even in snow and ice, the management team and committed staff have done an amazing job to open the nursery and keep open while safe. Some walked miles to do so.
Ladies on the front desk are brilliant, they keep things running smoothly.

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Review from Charlotte T (Mother of Child) published on 8 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been with the nursery since she was 12 months old, she is now approaching 24 months.
Our daughter is extremely happy and looks forward to going to "school".
The staff there are very helpful, supportive and friendly.
Our daughter loves the variation of the food and often has second
helpings of lunch and dinner.
We are so pleased with the progress that she is making and how happy she is that we are increasing her days there, not because we need to, but purely because she enjoys herself so much.
I cannot recommend this nursery highly enough.

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Review from AM (Mother of Child) published on 8 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brinds Well is an excellent nursery with fantastic facilities. The staff always give my little one a warm welcome and encourage her to get involved with activities on offer. The recent improvements outdoors have created a lovely space to explore. The food goes down better than anything I make at home!
My daughter has made lovely friends here and always enjoys her day. The management are accessible and happy to work with us should anything arise.

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Review from Vicky T (Mother of Child) published on 20 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery. Very caring and conscientious staff. Always happy to accommodate and help where they can. Preschool has greatly improved its focus on readiness for school, which is very beneficial. Well done Brindswell Team, keep it up!

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Review from Yiqing L (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is very well located, outside of the city so plenty of fresh air, very spacious, and not far from the station.
The staff are all very friendly and caring. They respect the individuality of every child. They'd work with the parents to personalise their care plan for every child. Our little
one has eczema. The staff helped us to identify the objects that are not kind to her skin and make sure they are replaced by things we brought from home.
The staff are also very well educated in child development. They are almost always one step ahead of us in helping our little ones to learn the right skill at the right time.

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Review from Lauren R (Mother of Child) published on 9 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The premises at Brinds Well is set on a lovely rural road and the building is new, bright and clean. The rooms are big, roomy and packed with colour and toys.


Everything is included in the daily rate: food, nappies, wipes, suncream etc. I appreciate the opening hours (7.30am-6.30pm) which is important

as a family with two working parents.


My two children have loved their time there; they have been attending since they were 10 months old, my eldest will be attending school this year. The staff are friendly and seem to genuinely care for the children. All the staff, including the cooks, know my children's names. Often my children will run into the room in the morning and into the arms of one of the staff. The nursery manager always takes time to chat to my children when they pop into her office to visit her.


I am so pleased with Brinds Well; my children have grown into bright, happy little people, I'm sure this can partly attributed to the care received at the nursery.


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Review from Carly P (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery, with exceptional members of staff. My child receives every attention and is very happy at Brinds Well.

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Review from J N (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Christmas craft session in Bumblebee 1 - The room leader organised a wonderful craft session for the kids that parents could come along too. It was really thoughtfully organised with lots of activities, perfect for little hands. It was really lovely to be invited to join in and spend time with my daughter.
We had great fun with paint, glitter, reindeer food and yummy biscuits.

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Review from James F (Father of Child) published on 2 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It's very hard to fault Brinds Well. Our son has been attending for the last year and during that time has progressed through three rooms. His development during this period has been fantastic and we can directly attribute a great deal of this to the work done by the talented staff, especially with
his speech. Food and nutrition is excellent and the menu makes us want to step up our home cooking to match the quality! All round highly recommended.

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Review from H P (Mother of Child) published on 18 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has attended Brinds Well Day Nursery since September 2017 and we have been very pleased with the nursery. All the staff have been brilliant and the nursery has a really personal feel.

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Review from A A (Mother of Child) published on 24 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very pleased! My daughter completely enjoys it. She is familiar with the staff and very comfortable with them. The outdoor activities are particularly a plus and the day is very interactive for the kids. I will definitively recommend Brindswell.

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Review from Rashmi P (Mother of Child) published on 24 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are so caring and my children loved/love coming here.
So professional in emergency situations and understanding.
Couldn’t wish for a better team to look after my children.

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Review from Aimee R (Mother of Child) published on 15 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I think the nursery is great and always has the child's care at the forefront of what they do. The staff are excellent that I have worked with, and have become an integral part of my child's upbringing, always keeping me informed and doing their best to help my child develop.
My only slight criticism
is that sometimes morning drop-offs are hectic within certain rooms and breakfast is not always out. When it is the breakfast table, it is not always big enough for everyone, and the child will sometimes feel isolated as they cannot sit down, making the drop off sometimes longer than needed.

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Review from J M (Mother of Child) published on 9 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy with the Nursery. Both my daughters have attended/are attending and the staff clearly care about them. The facilities are good. There are some aspects that could be improved such as feedback to patents but overall I am extremely happy with the Nursery and how much girls are looked after.

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Review from Lucy (Mother of Child) published on 2 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a parent, you are always happy if your child is happy but it goes further than that. A lot of care goes into ensuring that nursery standards are met, but a lot of effort goes into going that "extra mile".


The communication between staff and parents is crucial and we always feel that we've spent

a day at the nursery along with our son. We not only get a daily verbal report but via the use of the app, we can monitor his progress and development and the weekly newsletter provides an overview of the nursery's weekly activities.


The facilities are exemplary, but it's the staff along with the facilities that make this nursery stand out from the others. Every day our son partakes in different activities, and two days are never the same. Along with supportive and caring staff, it means that our son has not just grown academically but is learning independence and confidence which really shines through when he's away from the nursery environment.


I couldn't recommend the nursery enough.


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Review from Jo S (Mother of Child) published on 12 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brinds Well is an excellent nursery with fantastic staff and facilities. My daughter aged 18 months gets excited getting out of the car every morning. Both Caterpillar and Ladybird rooms have been fabulous.
I have recently been disappointed with the communication from the nursery. My ParentZone app
has been updated twice in over 2 months and I sent an email with a few concerns on which the lady on the front desk immediately replied to saying she would forward onto management but I didn't ever hear from them. Even an acknowledgement email would have been nice.
The ladies on the front desk are fabulous and are extremely helpful with any queries.
The Care from the girls in the rooms is outstanding.
Some sort of parents evening every 6 months might be an idea and also maybe a PTA so the parents can organise events to raise money for the nursery.

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Review from victoria R (Mother of Child) published on 3 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very happy with Brindswell. We have a son in the preschool and a daughter is in ladybirds. They are both very happy in their classes. My son has attended since 10 months old and he has developed so well in their care. He is learning a great deal in preschool, his letters, numbers and general
knowledge are constantly developing and it's clear they incorporate lots of learning whilst playing throughout the day.


The online journal is excellent and I enjoy reading the reports, they go into great detail compared to some I've seen from other nurseries and really highlight the personalities of my children. I know the staff in both rooms really understand my children and know them well so when they aren't quite themselves it will usually be fed back to me or a phone call will be made so I am reassured they are in safe hands throughout the day.


All the staff are lovely, right down to the catering staff who know the children's names and interact with them when approached.


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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.828)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.828) out of 10 for Brinds Well Day Nursery (Orpington) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 47 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 46 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.828 for Brinds Well Day Nursery (Orpington) is calculated as follows: ( (475 Excellents x 5) + (81 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 563 Ratings = 4.828

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Brinds Well Day Nursery (Orpington) is based on 46 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 148 number of registered child places is 29.6, which has been reached with 46 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Vanessa

Vanessa Watkins

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2013

Vanessa is the Manager of Brinds Well Day Nursery and has a wealth of experience, having worked in the early years sector for 11 years.


She has numerous qualifications, including Level 2 and 3 in Childcare, Leadership Level 5 Leadership for Children and Young People’s Workforce and First Aid training.


Vanessa is also the designated safeguarding lead for the nursery and is fully trained in Level 2 Makaton signing.


She has worked for Childbase Partnership for 8 years.


What is your favourite feature of your nursery?
The outdoor space; we are very lucky that each room has its own garden and outdoor area. Each garden is unique and really supports children's learning experiences.


Outdoor learning is shown to inspire our children and help them connect with nature. We are lucky with our surroundings, it is very calm and quiet and we hear lots of different birds tweeting throughout the day.


What are you most proud of about your nursery/team?
The passion, commitment and knowledge they give on a daily basis. They give 110% all day, every day and the care they provide to their children and families is outstanding. Every child is unique but the key person will know each individual child fully. They will support their development and well-being through their amazing relationships. During COVID this did not stop, with the home learning we gave to our families from daily videos of our practitioners reading a story to singing and phonic lessons. Practitioners sent activity ideas to support the families at home, whilst my chef was doing cooking lessons once a week with the children virtually. The care, love and support do not stop here at Brinds Well.


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