Junior VIPs Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Croydon for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2024. Open since 2016, with 57 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 2UAWhat 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, 29 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff adopt a flexible approach for babies who are new to the setting. They implement routines that mirror those from home. Staff use comfort items and provide close attention to help reassure babies who find it difficult to separate from their parents. Children are happy and make good friendships with their peers. Staff share information about children who move rooms within the nursery. This helps them to understand how children learn best and what to focus on next in their learning.
Staff provide children with challenges. They help children to manage risks well as they play outdoors. Staff are aware of children's dietary needs and supervise them well during mealtimes. Children have opportunities to plant and harvest food. Staff support children to manage their self-care. For example, children wipe their noses and dispose of tissues independently. Older children benefit from more focused teaching that helps to prepare them well for school. Staff encourage them to recognise their names as they self-register on arrival. Staff use props to help engage children as they recall familiar stories and display children's artwork. This helps to raise the confidence and self-esteem of children. Staff help children to develop positive attitudes to learning from an early stage. For example, babies persevere with attempts to post lolly sticks into containers. Children behave well and become confident communicators.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review arrangements for staff deployment in the baby room, so that the youngest children continue to receive effective support as new children are settled in n enhance existing support for teaching skills, so that staff consider the individual learning needs of children more consistently during activities.
- 29 January 2024Good
- 2 October 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Junior VIPs Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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.
- 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.
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