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17 nurseries in Thornton Heath

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

17 day nurseries
892 places in total
£173 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Thornton Heath

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Thornton Heath
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Rainbow Stars Day Nursery CR7 6JRGood15 September 202525
2Little Shining Lights CR7 8LXGood9 September 202542
3CW King Fishers Day Nurseries Limited CR7 7JLGood5 August 202564
4J&S Playhouse CR7 8NFGood14 April 202537
5Star Child Montessori Day Nursery CR7 7QNGood11 October 2024108

Day nurseries in Thornton Heath, best rated first

All 17 day nurseries in Thornton Heath
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Rainbow Stars Day Nursery CR7 6JRGood15 September 202525
2Little Shining Lights CR7 8LXGood9 September 202542
3CW King Fishers Day Nurseries Limited CR7 7JLGood5 August 202564
4J&S Playhouse CR7 8NFGood14 April 202537
5Star Child Montessori Day Nursery CR7 7QNGood11 October 2024108
6Allens Montessori Nursery CR7 8JHGood19 August 202433
7Angels Unlimited Nurseries Ltd CR7 7AJGood27 February 202470
8Ladels Day Nursery Limited CR7 8BQGood20 February 202462
9Tammy's Tiny Tots CR7 8LHGood24 October 202354
10Shining Stars Nursery CR7 8EBGood20 July 202324
11Red Robin Montessori CR7 7AFGood16 May 202360
12Amazing Grace Nursery CR7 7AGGood16 March 202352
13Daffodils Day Nursery CR7 8LYGood18 July 2022116
14Loving Hands International Nursery School Ltd CR7 6JUGood18 August 202140
15Just Little Kidz Nursery and Preschool CR7 7YENot yet gradedNot yet60
16Lolly Tots Day Nursery CR7 6ELNot yet gradedNot yet45
17Thorntonheath After School Club CR7 8LFNot yet gradedNot yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath is in Croydon.

Nursery fees in Thornton Heath

What day nurseries in Outer London charge on average. Fees in Thornton Heath 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 Thornton Heath

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Thornton Heath 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.