Blossoms Day Nursery
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Surrey for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2004, with 60 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 4JEWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 9 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff want all children to reach their full potential. They plan a wide range of exciting and ambitious activities that the children enjoy. Staff consider each child's personality and emotional development to help them to access activities. All children, including children with special educational needs and or disabilities, make good progress in their learning.
Staff build warm relationships with children and their parents. They make links between what children learn at home and in the nursery. For example, staff find out what experiences children have had prior to coming to nursery. They use this to plan challenging new activities for children to try. Staff consider what additional support disadvantaged children need to be successful. They ensure all children have ambitious new experiences. All children feel confident and happy. They develop high levels of self-esteem.
Staff teach children that it is important to share their feelings. They listen to children and encourage them to discuss their emotions. Children know that staff are sensitive to their feelings. This helps them to feel safe. Staff teach children how to care for their environment. Children understand the rules and expectations of the nursery. They listen to staff and follow their instructions. Children behave well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop further how staff teach new vocabulary to enable all children to gain fluency at a higher level n build on good practice to ensure that routines at the nursery consistently support all children to maintain concentration and behave well.
- 9 August 2024Good
- 12 October 2018Good
- 22 August 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Blossoms Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Meals
- 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.
- 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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