At Blue Pear Day Nurseries, we believe in nurturing confident, curious, and compassionate young learners in a warm and inspiring environment. With over 20 years of experience and a dedicated, long-standing team, we provide consistency and a deep understanding of each child’s needs, fostering a true sense of belonging.
At our Penge and Anerley settings, we offer three dedicated rooms for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers—each equipped with CCTV and designed to meet the needs of every age group. Our EYFS curriculum, led by Natasha, supports structured free play and age-appropriate learning.
Children are encouraged to explore their interests and express themselves, helping us shape a responsive curriculum that values each child’s individuality and voice.
At Blue Pear Day Nursery and Preschool, safeguarding every child’s well-being is our highest priority. We are committed to creating a safe, caring environment where children are protected from all forms of abuse. All staff are trained to recognise signs of harm and act swiftly and appropriately, sharing concerns with the right professionals.
We work closely with parents, carers, and external agencies when needed, always putting the child’s welfare first. Our full safeguarding policy is available on request.
A rich and broad curriculum is offered at our settings, covering key areas of learning and development. Both of our settings also offer extra curricular activities.
All meals, snacks, drinks, activities, trips, and sessions are included. Parents only need to provide preferred nappies, wipes, and creams. Contact us for our full fee table, including funded options.
Our opening hours are 8am – 6pm. Our nursery is open 51 weeks of the year. We close for all Bank Holidays and 1 week between Christmas and New Year. Minimum of 2 full days per week must be booked.
All 3–4-year-olds receive 570 hours of free childcare yearly, stretched across 51 weeks. From September 2024, children 9 months+ may also qualify. Eligible families can access up to 30 hours per week (1,140 hours yearly), also stretched over the year.
We offer funded-only places of 15 or 30 hours per week.
Deposits are refundable within the first month when your child starts nursery.
Also known as universal funding, all children over the age of 3 are entitled to 15 hours funded childcare regardless of your employment status and how much you earn. This means that your child is entitled to receive this level of funded childcare each week over a 38-week funding term (providing a total of 570 funded hours per year), which at Blue Pear can be taken as term-time only or stretched to cover the 51 weeks that we operate.
Available to children aged 3 – 4, this is an additional 15 free hours childcare provided by the local authority in addition to the universal funding, meaning that your child is eligible to 30 funded hours per week (a total of 1140 hours per year, which is stretched to cover the 51 weeks). To find out whether you might be eligible for this, please click here. You must apply for a code through this website and once in receipt of the code, we can do the rest.
Eligibility for funded childcare starts the term after your child’s second or third birthday. Their birthday must fall on or before the cut-off date in order to receive the funding the following term.
These dates are:
– 31st August for the Autumn Term (September – December)
– 31st December for the Spring Term (January – March)
– 31st March for the Summer Term (April –August)
Yes, from September 2025 the UK government is expanding free childcare for working parents to 30 hours per week for children aged nine months and older. This expansion will be available for eligible working parents from the term following their child’s ninth month. To be eligible, parents must meet specific working and income requirements, please click here. to apply.
Yes, we accept childcare vouchers from various voucher providers. We are also able to register with childcare workplace schemes if we are not already registered.
