Childcare in Croydon
Croydon has 50 day nurseries, 18 pre-schools, 21 school nursery classes, 26 childminders and 24 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 60 of them and rated 55 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 81 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Croydon there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Croydon, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 61 school nursery classes across Croydon, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
72 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Opened Collette's Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kumon South Croydon Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kumon Waddon Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Mini Treasures Day Nursery Croydon Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Top childcare service croydon Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Broad Green After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed BlueShift camp at Trinity Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Dar Ul Madinah Croydon Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Happy Little Angels Day Nursery Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed CCS Academy Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Leapfrog Day Nursery - North Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Music Ed Croydon Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Croydon
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Croydon take funded hours?
33 of the 141 settings in Croydon are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Croydon rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 60 settings Ofsted has inspected in Croydon hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Croydon take babies?
99 settings in Croydon are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Croydon?
Croydon has 33 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Croydon
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.