Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Croydon for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2017, with 73 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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
CR0 4FJWhat 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.
- 19 June 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 29 April 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 6 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children quickly settle in this welcoming, bright, well-equipped nursery. They are met by smiling staff, with whom they soon develop close bonds. Children enjoy playing outdoors each day, in the spacious garden. They develop their physical skills when they climb, balance and ride bicycles. All children learn to be independent. For example, babies explore their environment around them.
Toddlers are supported to serve their snacks and meals. Pre-school children enjoy carrying out tasks such as preparing tables for lunch. In the main, children benefit from a well-designed curriculum that supports them to develop the skills they need for the next steps in their learning.
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) enjoy good levels of support. Staff work closely with other agencies to ensure these children make good progress. Children behave well and understand nursery routines well. Staff provide effective support for children who are having difficulty, explaining why certain behaviour is not appropriate and the impact it has on those around them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve communication between staff to support children's learning further n enhance partnerships with parents to ensure children's continuity of care and learning is strengthened n monitor staff practice and provide relevant support to ensure the quality of teaching is consistent and children continually benefit from good quality learning experiences.
- 6 July 2023Good
- 6 December 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon
- 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.
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