Nurseries Hub Nurseries Hub

20 nurseries in South Croydon

Every day nursery in South Croydon on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in Outer London after the free hours.

20 day nurseries
1 with a new report card (5%)
1,125 places in total
£173 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in South Croydon

The top of our South Croydon ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in South Croydon
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Fennies Beech House CR2 0JTGood29 August 202551
2Kinderland Day Nursery Ltd CR2 7AEGood24 September 2024100
3Selsdon Baptist Church Pre School CR2 8LLGood2 July 202453
4Little Whits nursery CR2 7BGGood15 May 202442
5Abbey Wood Grange Day Nursery CR8 5DUGood16 January 2024106

Day nurseries in South Croydon, best rated first

All 20 day nurseries in South Croydon
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Fennies Beech House CR2 0JTGood29 August 202551
2Kinderland Day Nursery Ltd CR2 7AEGood24 September 2024100
3Selsdon Baptist Church Pre School CR2 8LLGood2 July 202453
4Little Whits nursery CR2 7BGGood15 May 202442
5Abbey Wood Grange Day Nursery CR8 5DUGood16 January 2024106
6Number 9 The Nursery CR2 7DYGood25 July 202394
7Fennies St Augustines CR2 6BAGood17 April 202372
8Brightsparks Day Nursery CR2 8PRGood15 March 202358
9Sherwood Pre-School CR2 6LNGood7 February 202349
10Birdhurst Day Nursery CR2 7DUGood25 January 202356
11Castle Day Nursery CR2 0NRGood14 December 202240
12Little Apples Day Nursery Ltd CR2 0PAGood14 November 202272
13Little Learners Day Nursery CR2 6NEGood13 April 202258
14Immanuel Childcare Ltd CR2 6NGGood1 June 202152
15Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery & Pre-School CR2 0RJNeeds attention in 1 of 612 March 202656
16Busy Bees At Haling Park CR2 6NFRequires improvement12 September 202566
17Kendor Day Nursery Sanderstead CR2 9HHNot yet gradedNot yet40
18Little Elmhurst Nursery CR2 7DWNot yet gradedNot yet45
19Small Explorers Limited CR2 8HRNot yet gradedNot yet15
20StudyBox Croydon CR2 6EQNot yet gradedNot yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in South Croydon

South Croydon is in Croydon.

Nursery fees in South Croydon

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

Average weekly price in term time, Outer London, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 South Croydon

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in South 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

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 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.