Outstanding
38 placesCR0 8DS020 8777 7447
London
Childcare in Croydon
677 registered providers with 9,275 places, up 4.9% since December 2021.
136day nurseries
287childminders
67after-school clubs
328newly registered since 2021
48.4%rated Good or better
398closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 19.8% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Report card Dec 2025
36 placesCR2 9EF07766 107303
Outstanding
24 placesCR0 3LJ07888 289210
Outstanding
21 placesCR0 9AA07909994092
Good
146 placesCR0 2EG02086833322
Good
117 placesCR8 2AR02033269437
Good
116 placesCR7 8LY07824536405
Good
113 placesCR8 2NL020 8770 3222
Good
112 placesCR0 4GB020 8680 4230
Good
109 placesCR0 5PP020 8770 3222
Good
108 placesCR7 7QN02086896532
Good
106 placesCR0 2XP0208 684 8177
Good
106 placesCR8 5DU020 866 09040
Good
100 placesCR2 7AE020 8760 0617
Good
96 placesCR0 2EF0203 489 4880
Good
94 placesCR2 7DY0203 719 0216
Good
91 placesCR0 6AD02087703222
Good
90 placesSE19 3PU0208 771 7727
Good
85 placesCR0 2NU07956499702
Good
84 placesCR5 2RA020 3780 3057
Good
79 placesCR8 4HD0208 251 9225
Good
73 placesCR0 4FJ0203 876 7551
Good
73 placesCR0 6TJ0208 686 2727
Good
72 placesCR2 6BA020 8770 3222
Good
72 placesSE25 5QW020865652517
Good
72 placesCR2 0PA02086866246
Good
70 placesCR7 7AJ02082396941
Good
70 placesCR8 3HL020 8660 2340
Good
68 placesCR0 2EF02087600007
Good
65 placesSE25 6XP0208 7681888
Good
64 placesCR7 7JL0208 6655429
Good
63 placesCR0 6PW0208 405 9055
Good
63 placesCR0 8RP02382022462
Good
62 placesCR7 8BQ02087644343
Good
62 placesCR5 1ES01737 552646
Good
62 placesCR5 3BT01737 489 003
Good
62 placesCR5 3BE0208 4051542
Good
60 placesCR5 1EE07429 099608
Good
60 placesCR0 2BY07918106745
Good
60 placesSW16 4JS02086798982
Good
60 placesCR0 4JE0208 760 0540
Good
60 placesCR2 0NY0208 651 5061
Good
60 placesCR7 7AF02086659611
Good
59 placesSE25 6RA07940290029
Good
58 placesCR2 6NE02086497745
Good
58 placesCR2 8PR02086 513 191
Good
57 placesCR0 2UA020 8681 1308
Good
56 placesCR2 7DU02086813187
Good
56 placesCR8 2LD0208 660 8669
Good
55 placesSW16 4HT07956327119
Good
54 placesCR7 8LH02087714359
Good
53 placesCR2 8LL0203 617 6781
Good
52 placesCR7 7AG07985924786
Good
52 placesSE25 4JR020 8662 1849
Good
52 placesCR2 6NG0208 688 0995
Good
51 placesCR2 0JT020 8770 3222
Report card May 2026
50 placesSW16 4SB0208 7642564
Good
50 placesSW16 3RN02087643232
Good
50 placesCR2 9EA07931283693
Good
50 placesCR2 8LA07910735603
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Little Angels Day Nursery Ltd | Croydon | 50 | Needs improvement | Jun 2026 |
| Whytebeams | Purley | 48 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Dar Ul Madinah Croydon | Croydon | 40 | Inadequate | Jun 2026 |
| Bluebells Preschool | Coulsdon | 40 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Woodlands Preschool | Caterham | 22 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| SAS Academy | South Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| CHI COMBAT HOLISTIC ACADEMY | Thornton Heath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| CCS Academy | Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Learning Revolution Ltd | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| BlueShift camp at Trinity | Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Broad Green After School Club | Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Little Stars Nursery | Croydon | 69 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Brightsparks Day Nursery | Croydon | 52 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Kendor Day Nursery | Croydon | 51 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Holiplay Kids Club - Ryelands | London | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Little Ants | South Croydon | 36 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Snuggles Pre-School | London | 25 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Blu-Butterflies Pre-school & Daycare | Thornton Heath | 22 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Ark Montessori Nursery | Thornton Heath | 20 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Asylum Childcare Project Creche | Croydon | 4 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Holiplay Ashburton Hall | Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| 4Every Child | Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Studybox@Kidspace | Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Thornton Heath Pond Kumon Centre | Thornton Heath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| JK AFTER SCHOOL CLUB | Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centres: Purley | Purley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Stagecoach Theatre Arts Shirley | Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Purley Day Nursery & Montessori Centre | Purley | 67 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Early Start Late Finish - St Chads | London | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| J&S Playhouse | Thornton Heath | 45 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Tender Care Westbury | Croydon | 31 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| AllKidsCan@Elmwood Infant School | Croydon | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Little Jannah Daycare Nursery | London | 22 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Holiplay Byron | Coulsdon | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| House Of Tutors | Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Holiplay Kids Club Harris Academy Benson | Croydon | 75 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Holiplay Kids Club Purley Oaks Primary School | South Croydon | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Kingsley Kids Club | Croydon | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Super Camps At Cumnor House For Boys | South Croydon | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Fit 4 Future School Holiday Club | London | 49 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Holiplay Kids Club - Shirley Park | Croydon | 45 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Daffodils Playsafe Club | Purley | 45 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| St Joseph Federation B.A.S.C | London | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Sunshine Day Nursery | Croydon | 36 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Daisy Chain Pre-School | Coulsdon | 35 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Play Place Building Blocks Pre School | Purley | 32 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Simply Kids | Whyteleafe | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ Harris Academy Purley | Croydon | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ Harris Academy Beulah Hill | London | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Sparks South Croydon | South Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Fairfield ASC Croydon | Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| My Ohana IKEA Croydon | Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Trust Tuition Centre | Thornton Heath | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Olive Tree Day Nursery And Preschool | Croydon | 70 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Crims Day Nursery Limited | Croydon | 70 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Elgin Nursery | Croydon | 46 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Early Learners Day Nursery | Croydon | 40 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Tender Care @ Zakia Centre | Croydon | 24 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Wizkids Club (Croydon) Ltd | Croydon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Play Place after school at Purley | Purley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |