Peppermint Children's Centre
Good★ 3.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Croydon for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2005, with 44 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 4YDWhat 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, 20 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The nursery is well established in the community. Staff know the families well. They provide an environment where parents feel they can come for support and advice.
The manager has effective, well-implemented procedures. Children who are new to the setting have a welcome visit. They are introduced at a pace that is comfortable for them and their parents. Staff's nurturing attitude helps children to feel safe and secure. New children settle quickly.
Staff have gentle interactions with the children. They share a love of learning with them. Children see staff as a secure base. The relationships between staff and children are respectful, which creates a positive ethos that supports children's personal, social and emotional development. Children feel safe and secure in the nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - strengthen relationships with parents so they are all aware of their children's key person
- support staff further to use questions more skilfully to encourage children's thinking skills and their ability to develop their own ideas n continue to build on the monitoring of staff practice to ensure consistently good, or better, teaching.
- 20 February 2024Good
- 1 March 2023Needs improvement
- 18 November 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Peppermint Children's Centre
- 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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