Childcare in South Croydon
South Croydon has 20 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 9 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 8 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 27 of them and rated 24 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 21 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £36 to £110, typically £85. 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.
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 Kumon South Croydon Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened 123-SHINE HOLIDAY CAMP Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened StudyBox Croydon Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed SAS Academy Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Little Ants Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kendor Day Nursery Sanderstead Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened BB Soccer Harris Purley Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Small Explorers Limited Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Little Elmhurst Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in South Croydon
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in South Croydon?
Of the 13 full-day rates published by settings in South Croydon, the typical price is £85 a day, ranging from £36 to £110. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in South Croydon take funded hours?
20 of the 48 settings in South 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 South Croydon rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 27 settings Ofsted has inspected in South Croydon hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in South Croydon take babies?
31 settings in South 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 South 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 South Croydon
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.