Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Coulsdon)
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Coulsdon 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2018, with 62 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
CR5 3BTWhat 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, 13 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled. When they first arrive, children keenly hang their bags and coats on labelled coat pegs to help promote their sense of belonging.
They behave very well. Very young children play alongside each other, and older children enthusiastically play chase outdoors with their peers. Children giggle with delight when they find their friends. This shows that they feel safe and emotionally secure.
Children develop their knowledge and skills through opportunities guided by their interests and what they know and can do. For example, they learn about farm animals and creatures under the sea. Children's interests are at the heart of the curriculum. Their home languages are celebrated and valued. A key person gathers information from parents when children first start, such as key words in other languages. Some staff speak to children in the language they speak at home, to help promote their uniqueness.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - develop the learning environment further, particularly in 'big' baby room and baby room, to ensure there are opportunities to constantly excite and enthuse the youngest age group to explore and learn n enhance the good teaching skills, particularly in baby room, to help extend children's early communication and language skills even further.
- 13 June 2022Good
- 3 August 2021Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Coulsdon)
- 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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