Immanuel Childcare Ltd
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in South Croydon for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £40.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2006, with 52 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year, price list dated September 2026/2027.
| Age | Full day | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £40.001.00pm – 6.00pm £50.008.00am – 1.00pm £65.008.30am – 3.30pm £75.007.30am – 3.30pm £85.007.30am – 600pm | £342.122 Days £684.254 Days £703.373 Days £1048.055 Days £1064.624 Days |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours, plus 2-year-old funding.
Worth knowing. As we open all year round, the funded hours is stretched over less hours.
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 6NGWhat 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, 1 June 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled. They have an abundance of fun as they participate in activities and learn as they play. The curriculum is well planned and all staff are fully aware of their roles in teaching this to the children. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and teach them clear boundaries. At the time of the inspection, children were playing with water. Staff teach children that if they do not wish to be splashed themselves, they should be aware that their friends might not want to get wet either. This helps children to think and learn about the consequences of their actions. Staff tailor the curriculum to meet the interests and individual needs of the children, helping to progress children's learning. However, at times, staff are not encouraged to make the most of opportunities to provide mark-making activities throughout the day, for all ages of children. Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well. Staff share with parents what they are working on with the children, so they can all work together to progress the children's learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to identify when to move between routine activities to reduce children's waiting times and to make sure children's learning is not interrupted too early n ensure that the curriculum for physical development is fully understood by all staff so that children have opportunities to develop the control and coordination they need for early writing.
- 1 June 2021Good
- 17 January 2020Inadequate
- 10 October 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Immanuel Childcare Ltd
- 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
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.
- Is £40.00 a day still the rate? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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