Little Ann Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £22.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2005, with 12 places.
What it costs
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Option 2: 30 hours funded childcare plus additional hours. Additional hours are charged at £22 per hour.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
30 hours funding from 9 months old onwards for working parents; 15 hours funding (for 2, 3 & 4 years old).
Worth knowing. Funding is applied over 38 weeks of the year (term-time only). Parents are required to pay for any additional hours beyond the funded entitlement. Additional hours are charged at £22 per hour. Full fees apply during holidays periods. Meals are charged separately at £7 per day.
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
SE25 6RDWhat 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, 4 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Since the last inspection, staff have worked hard to improve this nursery. The nursery has a family feel and children are looked after by caring staff. Everyone knows each other well. Children are encouraged to help and look out for one another, which helps to develop their social skills.
In addition to the nursery, a large hall is available with access to a small outdoor area. This gives children opportunity for physical play. Teamwork is encouraged by whooshing the parachute into the air. The children show patience and understanding to their friends. An obstacle course is set out for those using wheeled toys. Staff use a 'stop' sign and play at being a lollipop person. This encourages children to use their imagination and helps them to understand rules and how to keep safe.
Children look at caterpillars and are prompted to think about what will happen next. Staff help by recalling a book they have read. Children are praised and congratulate each other when they remember the caterpillar changes into a butterfly. Making links between real life and books helps with children's learning and development. Staff support all children to do well. They ask questions about what the caterpillar likes for dinner, which encourages children's creative thinking.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen and tailor individual support and training for staff to help further enhance their practice and support for individual children, particularly those with limited communication.
- 4 May 2023Good
- 26 July 2022Needs improvement
- 3 March 2022Inadequate
- 25 October 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Ann Day Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- 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 £22.00 an hour 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.
- 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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