Red Robin Montessori
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Thornton Heath for babies from 5 months up to school age, open 07:45 to 18:30, 5 days a week. £80.00 a day for over 2s, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2008, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2sbirth to 2y | £83.00Daily Under 2s | – | |
| 9 months to 2 years9m to 2y | – | £73.774 attendance days £143.225 attendance days | |
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | – | £76.932 attendance days £137.004 attendance days £155.413 attendance days £206.875 attendance days £233.884 attendance days £312.365 attendance days | |
| Over 2s2y to 5y | £80.00Daily Over 2s | – | |
| 3 year olds3y to 4y | – | £101.203 attendance days £183.374 attendance days £276.905 attendance days |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £36.15 a week 9 months to 2 years - 3 attendance days
- £51.63 a week 2 year olds - 3 attendance days
Funded hours
Children 9 months plus may be entitled to 30 hours of funding. 2 year olds RAS (Receives Additional Support) 15 hours FE.
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
CR7 7AFWhat 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, 16 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children learn to look after things and to be respectful, which runs through the ethos of the nursery. Staff consistently model behaviour in a way in which they would like children to follow. They use kind words and provide a narrative to develop children's language. Children feel safe in a consistent and calm environment. They access resources, which are are carefully set up to allow them space to think and explore. Children select their own toys or choose from activities which staff plan. All activities have a clear intent, which gives children a purpose for their learning.
Children look after toys, help to tidy away and know to fold their jumpers after use.
Children know to change shoes into slippers for indoors and do so without direction. Small children roll up their sleeves and wash their hands, taking turns and making way for their friends. After lunch, children clear and scrape their plates and sit awaiting their pudding. Staff chat to children, talking about the food they are eating and encouraging them. Everyone eats together, including staff. This helps to give a feeling of togetherness in the nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- reconsider the organisation of some routines to reduce waiting times for children.
- 16 May 2023Good
- 11 April 2018Good
- 25 October 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Red Robin Montessori
- 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 £80.00 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.
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