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Nurseries in South Croydon

There are 25 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in South Croydon, and 8 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in South Croydon

  • Ofsted report cards: 6 settings (2 Strong standard, 31 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention, 2 Urgent improvement)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 17 settings (17 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Abbey Wood Grange Day Nursery - Day nursery, South Croydon CR8 5DU, 106 places
    Ofsted, 16 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Birdhurst Day Nursery - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 7DU, ages 1 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 25 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brightsparks Day Nursery - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 8PR, ages 0 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted, 15 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees At Haling Park - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 6NF, ages 1 to 4, 66 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Castle Day Nursery - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 0NR, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 14 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fennies Beech House - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 0JT, ages 0 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 29 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fennies St Augustines - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 6BA, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 17 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Immanuel Childcare Ltd - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 6NG, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 1 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kendor Day Nursery Sanderstead - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 9HH, 40 places
  • Kinderland Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 7AE, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
    Ofsted, 24 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • La Maternelle Nursery School Limited - Pre-school, South Croydon CR2 6QB, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 16 April 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Apples Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 0PA, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 14 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Elmhurst Nursery - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 7DW, ages 0 to 2, 45 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 August 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Learners Day Nursery - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 6NE, ages 0 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted, 13 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Whits nursery - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 7BG, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 15 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Number 9 The Nursery - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 7DY, ages 0 to 4, 94 places
    Ofsted, 25 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 0RJ, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 March 2026: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Play Place Busy Bees - Pre-school, South Croydon CR2 6EJ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 12 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Play Place Little Angels - Pre-school, South Croydon CR2 9EF, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted report card, 16 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Selsdon Baptist Church Pre School - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 8LL, ages 2 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted, 2 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Selsdon Park Pre-School - Pre-school, South Croydon CR2 8LA, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 6 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sherwood Pre-School - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 6LN, ages 2 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Small Explorers Limited - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 8HR, ages 1 to 3, 15 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 August 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 areas; safeguarding standards not met
  • StudyBox Croydon - Day nursery, South Croydon CR2 6EQ
  • Totstars Preschool - Pre-school, South Croydon CR2 8AU, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 12 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • 123-SHINE HOLIDAY CAMP - Out-of-school club, South Croydon CR2 0PR
  • BB Soccer Harris Purley Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, South Croydon CR2 6DT
  • Camp Beaumont - Croydon High School - Out-of-school club, South Croydon CR2 8YB
  • Kumon South Croydon - Out-of-school club, South Croydon CR2 7ES
  • MNS SE London Activities - Out-of-school club, South Croydon CR2 9EA
  • Pillai Tutors Ltd - Out-of-school club, South Croydon CR2 6DT
  • Stagecoach Croydon - Croydon High School - Out-of-school club, South Croydon CR2 8YB
  • Wizkids Club (Selsdon) - Out-of-school club, South Croydon CR2 8AH

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in South Croydon

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.