Busy Bees At Haling Park
Needs improvement★ 4.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in South Croydon for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Needs improvement by Ofsted in September 2025. Open since 2016, with 66 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 6NFWhat 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, 12 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The provision requires improvement
Children benefit from several improvements made since the last inspection. Staff are more consistently available to meet the care needs of children effectively. For example, a 'buddy' works alongside each key person. This provides more emotional stability for children, who respond well to the warm attention of nursery staff.
Some children adapt to nursery routines and settle very quickly.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage, the provider must: provide appropriate teaching support for staff so that they provide an effective and challenging curriculum that meets the development needs of all children and reflects their languages and backgrounds (by 24/10/2025)
monitor staff's understanding of policies and procedures and ensure that children's health and hygiene needs are consistently promoted. (by 24/10/2025)
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to develop stronger partnerships with parents and other professionals to support a shared approach to children's care and learning.
- 12 September 2025Needs improvement Safeguarding: Yes
- 21 March 2025Inadequate Safeguarding: No
- 19 August 2022Good
- 7 September 2021Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees At Haling Park
- 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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