Birdhurst Day Nursery
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in South Croydon for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2010, with 56 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
CR2 7DUWhat 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.
- 16 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 3 May 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled. They have good relationships with staff and each other. Babies have strong bonds with staff and enjoy lots of cuddles. Good systems are in place to help new children settle quickly. Children behave well. They cooperatively join in daily routines and understand safety procedures, such as walking carefully while going up and down stairs. They are supported well by staff in learning to take turns, for example they use an egg timer to help children understand when it is their turn next to use the bike.
Older children are confident speakers. They freely express their thoughts and feelings, for example they tell staff about what they are doing and show them things they have made. During group times, staff encourage children to make choices of songs they want to sing. Children then confidently take turns to sing in front of the group. This shows they are developing effective language skills.
Children enjoy being physically active in the vast outside play area. They run around and show good spatial awareness as they ride bikes along the tracks. They skilfully bounce together on the trampoline, developing their balance and coordination. They show confidence while climbing on the frame and enjoy exploring in the sand. Staff also encourage babies to crawl and climb on soft-play shapes during indoor play. As a result, all children develop a good range of physical skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the mealtime routines to enhance children's understanding of healthy eating habits, so that they learn more about the foods offered, and develop their personal independence skills n strengthen staff's knowledge of how to support children who speak English as an additional language, so that more targeted support can be offered to enhance children's communication and language skills n extend opportunities for parents to come into the nursery, so they can see their children's learning environment and enhance partnerships and information sharing with staff.
- 25 January 2023Good
- 27 January 2022Needs improvement
- 10 February 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Birdhurst Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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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