Gingerbread Corner
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Croydon for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 1993, with 146 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
CR0 2EGWhat 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.
- 15 July 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 23 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at nursery enthusiastically and demonstrate happiness while greeting each other. Children take pride in sharing their experiences and thoughts with staff, who offer children a welcoming and stimulating atmosphere. Children develop a positive attitude towards their learning. They make good progress in their development. The nursery has an effective key-person system, which helps to promote the best outcomes for each child. Staff continuously share ideas and information about children's development. They have high expectations for children's learning. Children benefit from well-planned activities. Staff use strategies, such as a board, to inform each other about children's current interests and learning. This supports children to build on what they already know and discover their own passion.
Children have a positive attitude towards their learning. They develop their independence and feel secure to ask for help when they cannot complete a task.
Children develop independence in all parts of the routine. For example, they can find their own coats and learn how to dress themselves. Children begin to understand about their toileting needs and use the bathroom by themselves, with close supervision from staff. Children in the toddler room and pre-school room serve their own food at mealtimes. Babies begin to learn skills to feed themselves.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - implement more effective strategies to ensure smooth transitions for children when the move between the rooms n support children's understanding of their own actions and feelings across the nursery more consistently.
- 23 March 2023Good
- 16 August 2017Good
- 10 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Gingerbread Corner
- 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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