Selsdon Baptist Church Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in South Croydon for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 00:00 to 24:00, 5 days a week. £36.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 1999, with 53 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £36.00 | £18.00Morning or Afternoon, 3 hrs |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 Hours Free Childcare (Universal Entitlement – Age 3+), 30 Hours Free Childcare (Extended Entitlement – Age 3+), 15 Hours for 2-Year-Olds (Means-Tested Funding), New! 30 Hours for Children From 9 Months (Working Families Only).
Worth knowing. Additional charges may apply for snacks if not included in your session.
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 8LLWhat 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, 2 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff build positive relationships with both children and their families. They meet and greet children and help them to settle quickly to activities. The environment is both friendly and welcoming. Children therefore arrive happily at the setting. One parent commented that the setting feels like an extension of their family. Children behave well. They build good relationships with each other. Older children are encouraged to support younger children. They are good role models to their younger peers.
Children make good progress in their learning. Mathematics, early reading and writing are all strengths of the setting. Children develop their writing skills in all areas of the provision. For example, during role play, children write menus and messages for each other and for staff. Children enjoy listening to stories.
Throughout the session, children are observed sharing stories with each other or with staff. Children confidently move from one activity to the next. Adults support by talking to the children about their learning. They ask questions and provide information which helps the children to understand the world around them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the arrangements to support and develop the language skills of children with SEND so that they make even better progress.
- 2 July 2024Good
- 4 October 2018Good
- 23 February 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Selsdon Baptist Church Pre School
- 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 £36.00 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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