Childcare in London (Croydon)
London (Croydon) has 23 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 12 school nursery classes, 16 childminders and 9 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 35 of them and rated 33 Good or better. 32 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.
67 settings, best rated first. 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 2026Closed Learning Revolution Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened New Learning Revolution Norbury Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Spring Lane Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Portland Bill Pre-School 2 Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Camp Olympia Fidelis Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Davidson Pre-School at Heavers Farm Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Ark Montessori Nursery Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Simply Kids UK LTD Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Holiplay Kids Club - Ryelands Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Snuggles Pre-School Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Little Jannah Daycare Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Early Start Late Finish - St Chads Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in London (Croydon)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in London (Croydon) take funded hours?
21 of the 67 settings in London (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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in London (Croydon) take babies?
49 settings in London (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 London (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 London (Croydon)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.