Sanderstead Park Nursery
Good★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Sanderstead for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2017, with 50 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
CR2 9EAWhat 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.
- 6 February 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 23 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have experienced a time of change recently and staff and leadership are working hard to provide stability. Children are settled and engaged. Staff use established routines to create a feeling of calm. This is reinforced with pictures of what happens in nursery, which are used as a visual aid for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Staff work together to plan the ambitious curriculum. Children enjoy a variety of activities based around the topic 'traditional tales'. Toddlers concentrate well and practise using their fine motor skills, sticking shapes onto a gingerbread man. They try again when the shapes do not stick first time, while attentive staff offer solutions of why this may be. Children listen, then try a new approach until they are successful, and then proudly show staff their creations. Children are happy to share ideas and communicate what they are doing. They show curiosity in what is happening around them. Children show interest in books and re-tell familiar stories.
They remember new vocabulary to describe the characters. Children persevere when trying to pronounce the words and are congratulated by staff when they get it right.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve methods to communicate all information in a format that staff understand n support staff to implement agreed routines and strategies.
- 23 January 2024Good
- 21 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sanderstead Park Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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.
- 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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