133 nurseries in Croydon

Every day nursery in the Croydon council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

133 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

6 with a new report card (5%)

6,694 places in total

£173 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Croydon

2 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Croydon
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Funshine Day Nursery Croydon, CR0	Outstanding	9 September 2025	38
2	The Wood Shed Forest School and Nursery Croydon, CR0	Outstanding	9 September 2025	21

Day nurseries in Croydon, best rated first

All 133 day nurseries in Croydon
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Funshine Day Nursery Croydon, CR0	Outstanding	9 September 2025	38
2	The Wood Shed Forest School and Nursery Croydon, CR0	Outstanding	9 September 2025	21
3	Playhouse Montessori London, SW16	Expected standard in 5 of 6	8 May 2026	50
4	Play Place Wayside Nursery Croydon, CR0	Expected standard in 5 of 6	16 January 2026	50
5	Purley Children's Nursery Purley, CR8	Expected standard in all 6	3 February 2026	67
6	Bright Horizons Coulsdon Day Nursery and Preschool Coulsdon, CR5	Good	18 September 2025	84
7	Rainbow Stars Day Nursery Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	15 September 2025	25
8	Little Shining Lights Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	9 September 2025	42
9	Once Upon A Time Pre-School/after School Club Croydon, CR0	Good	9 September 2025	60
10	Fennies Beech House South Croydon, CR2	Good	29 August 2025	51
11	Monmar Nursery Ltd London, SE25	Good	20 August 2025	52
12	CW King Fishers Day Nurseries Limited Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	5 August 2025	64
13	Fennies Christchurch Road Purley, CR8	Good	25 July 2025	113
14	Fennies Woodside Croydon, CR0	Good	15 July 2025	91
15	Little Lee's Childcare Croydon, CR0	Good	20 June 2025	34
16	Olive Tree Day Nursery and Preschool - Croydon Croydon, CR0	Good	19 June 2025	85
17	CW King Fishers Day Nurseries Limited Croydon, CR0	Good	20 May 2025	63
18	The Butterfly Patch, South Norwood Hill London, SE25	Good	20 May 2025	37
19	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Croydon Croydon, CR0	Good	7 May 2025	112
20	Mindful Nurseries - Addiscombe Croydon, CR0	Good	23 April 2025	30
21	J&S Playhouse Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	14 April 2025	37
22	Monkey Puzzle Purley Purley, CR8	Good	14 April 2025	79
23	Brightsparks Day Nursery Coulsdon, CR5	Good	3 March 2025	62
24	Curiousminds Montessori Ltd Purley, CR8	Good	21 February 2025	20
25	Bright Horizons Purley Day Nursery and Preschool Purley, CR8	Good	27 November 2024	117
26	Mulberries and Willows Nursery and Preschool Croydon, CR0	Good	4 November 2024	41
27	Growing Beans Norbury Nursery Norbury, SW16	Good	29 October 2024	43
28	Ivy League Nursery London, SE25	Good	18 October 2024	65
29	Purple Panda Nursery Croydon, CR0	Good	15 October 2024	30
30	Star Child Montessori Day Nursery Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	11 October 2024	108
31	Kinderland Day Nursery Ltd South Croydon, CR2	Good	24 September 2024	100
32	Kidsparadise West Croydon, CR0	Good	12 September 2024	40
33	CW King Fishers Day Nurseries Limited Coulsdon, CR5	Good	10 September 2024	62
34	Allens Montessori Nursery Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	19 August 2024	33
35	Blossoms Day Nursery Surrey, CR0	Good	9 August 2024	60
36	Selsdon Baptist Church Pre School South Croydon, CR2	Good	2 July 2024	53
37	Little Raye's Daycare London, SW16	Good	13 June 2024	55
38	Alpha Day Nursery London, SE25	Good	12 June 2024	45
39	MMI Preschool East Croydon, CR0	Good	21 May 2024	73
40	Lemon Tree Montessori Sanderstead, CR2	Good	15 May 2024	60
41	Little Whits nursery South Croydon, CR2	Good	15 May 2024	42
42	The Butterfly Patch, Norman House Croydon, CR0	Good	15 May 2024	39
43	Daffodils London, SW16	Good	8 May 2024	50
44	Toggles Nursery Croydon, CR0	Good	9 April 2024	22
45	Little Pumpkins Nursery Ltd London, SE25	Good	28 March 2024	72
46	Angels Unlimited Nurseries Ltd Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	27 February 2024	70
47	Bambinos Day Nursery LTD Croydon, CR0	Good	22 February 2024	24
48	Ladels Day Nursery Limited Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	20 February 2024	62
49	Peppermint Children's Centre Croydon, CR0	Good	20 February 2024	44
50	Growing Beans Nursery -Preschool London, SW16	Good	8 February 2024	25
51	First Step Day Nursery Limited London, SE19	Good	30 January 2024	90
52	Junior VIPs Nursery Croydon, CR0	Good	29 January 2024	57
53	Sanderstead Park Nursery Sanderstead, CR2	Good	23 January 2024	50
54	Abbey Wood Grange Day Nursery South Croydon, CR8	Good	16 January 2024	106
55	Inspire Day Nursery Croydon, CR0	Good	12 January 2024	106
56	Witty Kiddies Upper Norwood Upper Norwood, SE19	Good	8 December 2023	50
57	Lullabys at Little Village London, SE25	Good	15 November 2023	40
58	Small Explorers Ltd Croydon, CR0	Good	7 November 2023	35
59	Mini Willows Day Nursery London, SE25	Good	24 October 2023	59
60	Tammy's Tiny Tots Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	24 October 2023	54
61	Stepping Out London, SE25	Good	12 September 2023	30
62	Fennies Addiscombe Road Croydon, CR0	Good	2 August 2023	109
63	Number 9 The Nursery South Croydon, CR2	Good	25 July 2023	94
64	Shining Stars Nursery Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	20 July 2023	24
65	Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon Croydon, CR0	Good	6 July 2023	73
66	Little Elms Daycare Shirley Croydon, CR0	Good	19 June 2023	63
67	Norbury Hill Cubs Day Nursery London, SW16	Good	13 June 2023	20
68	Tenderlinks Day Nursery London, SW16	Good	13 June 2023	19
69	Brightsparks Day Nursery Purley, CR8	Good	23 May 2023	70
70	Red Robin Montessori Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	16 May 2023	60
71	Russell Hill Road Day Nursery Purley, CR8	Good	5 May 2023	56
72	Little Ann Day Nursery London, SE25	Good	4 May 2023	12
73	Fennies St Augustines South Croydon, CR2	Good	17 April 2023	72
74	Gingerbread Corner Croydon, CR0	Good	23 March 2023	146
75	Ark Start, Oval Croydon, CR0	Good	21 March 2023	39
76	Amazing Grace Nursery Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	16 March 2023	52
77	Brightsparks Day Nursery South Croydon, CR2	Good	15 March 2023	58
78	Little Pumpkins Nursery Croydon, CR0	Good	17 February 2023	96
79	Sherwood Pre-School South Croydon, CR2	Good	7 February 2023	49
80	Daffodils Day Nursery London, SW16	Good	2 February 2023	18
81	Birdhurst Day Nursery South Croydon, CR2	Good	25 January 2023	56
82	Purple Panda Nursery London, SW16	Good	19 January 2023	60
83	Mini Munchkins Preschool And Childcare Services Croydon, CR0	Good	13 January 2023	28
84	Speckles Day Nursery Croydon, CR0	Good	11 January 2023	43
85	Castle Day Nursery South Croydon, CR2	Good	14 December 2022	40
86	SOUTHERN CHILDCARE FACILITIES- trading as ACORN NURSERY Croydon, CR0	Good	2 December 2022	32
87	Little Apples Day Nursery Ltd South Croydon, CR2	Good	14 November 2022	72
88	Crystal Palace Rainbow Nursery London, SE19	Good	2 August 2022	36
89	Daffodils Day Nursery Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	18 July 2022	116
90	Sparkles Pre-School Croydon, CR0	Good	1 July 2022	27
91	The Archbishop Lanfranc Nursery Croydon, CR9	Good	28 June 2022	36
92	Canterbury Tender Care Nursery Croydon, CR0	Good	20 June 2022
93	Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Coulsdon) Coulsdon, CR5	Good	13 June 2022	62
94	Little Learners Day Nursery South Croydon, CR2	Good	13 April 2022	58
95	Kenley Kindergarten Whyteleafe, CR3	Good	21 March 2022	45
96	Leapfrog Day Nursery Croydon, CR0	Good	22 September 2021	68
97	The Mulberry Kindergarten London, SE25	Good	17 September 2021	40
98	Loving Hands International Nursery School Ltd Thornton Heath, CR7	Good	18 August 2021	40
99	Immanuel Childcare Ltd South Croydon, CR2	Good	1 June 2021	52
100	Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery & Pre-School South Croydon, CR2	Needs attention in 1 of 6	12 March 2026	56
101	Little Learners Day Nursery Croydon, CR0	Needs attention in 3 of 6	20 January 2026	28
102	Little Learners Day Nursery Surrey, CR8	Needs attention in 6 of 6	12 January 2026	32
103	Busy Bees At Haling Park South Croydon, CR2	Requires improvement	12 September 2025	66
104	Kids - Joy Nursery London, CR0	Requires improvement	10 July 2025	30
105	Aims Tuition Limited Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet
106	Ark Start Oval Day Nursery Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet	48
107	Blooming Years Nursery & Pre-school Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet	37
108	Busy Minds Montessori Ltd Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet	32
109	Collette's Nursery Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet	57
110	Hol Educate and Childcare Croydon Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet
111	Just Little Kidz Nursery and Preschool Thornton Heath, CR7	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
112	Kendor Day Nursery Sanderstead South Croydon, CR2	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
113	Kinderland Day Nursery Central Croydon Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet	91
114	Leapfrog Day Nursery - North Croydon, CR7	Not yet graded	Not yet	56
115	Leapfrog Day Nursery West Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet	64
116	Little Elmhurst Nursery South Croydon, CR2	Not yet graded	Not yet	45
117	Little Nest Day Nursery Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet	18
118	Little Rayes Daycare (Croydon) Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet	54
119	Little Rayes Daycare (Westbury) Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
120	Lolly Tots Day Nursery Thornton Heath, CR7	Not yet graded	Not yet	45
121	Loving Hands International Nursery School Ltd -Elgin Road Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet	54
122	Mini Treasures Day Nursery Croydon Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
123	Music Ed Croydon Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet
124	New Learning Revolution Norbury London, SW16	Not yet graded	Not yet
125	Norwood After-School Club Norwood, London, SE25	Not yet graded	Not yet
126	Purley Day Nursery & Montessori Centre Purley, CR8	Not yet graded	Not yet	90
127	Small Explorers Limited South Croydon, CR2	Not yet graded	Not yet	15
128	Spring Lane Nursery London, SE25	Not yet graded	Not yet	20
129	StudyBox Croydon South Croydon, CR2	Not yet graded	Not yet
130	The ARC Centre Selsdon, CR2	Not yet graded	Not yet
131	Thorntonheath After School Club Thornton Heath, CR7	Not yet graded	Not yet
132	Top childcare service croydon Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet
133	Totstars The Playbarn Croydon, CR0	Not yet graded	Not yet	56

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

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Nurseries by postcode in Croydon

Nursery fees in Croydon

What day nurseries in Outer London charge on average. Fees in Croydon itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, Outer London, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£217no funded hours	£171after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£214no funded hours	£173after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£83after the free 15 hours	£158after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Croydon

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Croydon as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.