Abbey Wood Grange Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in South Croydon for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2006, with 106 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We accept the government’s free childcare 15 / 30 hours allowance.
What childcare usually costs in Croydon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Croydon from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
CR8 5DUWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 12 July 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 16 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this welcoming nursery. They have formed close attachments with staff, who provide caring and nurturing care. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff plan a curriculum which enables children to make good progress in their development. Children are sociable and form friendships.
Older children confidently tell visitors what they like doing. They enthusiastically recall previous activities, such as learning about the life cycle of a chicken. Children develop more complex language as staff introduce new words, such as 'herbivore'.
Young children enjoy sensory play. Babies explore silky scarves and show fascination as they explore the floaty fabric.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of resources so they can be easily accessed by younger children on arrival at the setting, to promote children's engagement in play n review the organisation of the lunchtime routines for younger children to reduce their waiting times for meals.
- 16 January 2024Good
- 15 November 2022Good
- 15 November 2021Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Abbey Wood Grange Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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