Selsdon Park Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in South Croydon for from 1 year up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £7.00 an hour for 3-4 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2025. Open since 2016, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 year olds3y to 4y | £7.003-4 year olds | |
| 2 year olds- 2 years 11 months | £9.002 year olds- 2 years 11 months | |
| 9-month-old- 1-year 11 months | £13.009-month-old- 1-year 11 months |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.00 a session Breakfast Clubfree as part of the 30 hour funding, otherwise will cost £4 per, includes toast, cereal, fruit and pastries
Funded hours
30 hour funding.
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 8LAWhat 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, 6 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and parents are welcomed by extremely enthusiastic and caring staff.
They eagerly join activities with excitement as they celebrate World Book Day.
Children confidently talk about their costumes and favourite books throughout the day, which promotes a love of reading. Staff have high expectations for children's learning. They knowledgably talk about how much progress they have made since starting the pre-school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor the impact of training and professional development opportunities offered to staff so that the quality of teaching is improved.
- 6 March 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 14 March 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Selsdon Park 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 £7.00 an hour 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.