SOUTHERN CHILDCARE FACILITIES- trading as ACORN NURSERY
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Croydon for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £807.50 a month for under two years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2003, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year, price list dated 2026.
| Age | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Under two yearsbirth to 2y | £807.502 days | |
| Two years2y to 3y | £765.002 days | |
| Three years and over3y to 5y | £765.002 days |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £2.00 a month Voluntary Consumables Monthly Contribution
- £4.00 a month Voluntary Meals Monthly contribution
- £2.50 a month VCC
- £7.50 a month VMC
- £170.00 to £255.00 a month Additional hours feeTwo days
- £0.50 a day daily charge covers consumablesincludes tissues, nappies, Calpol, wipes, etc
- £7.00 a day voluntary daily chargeincludes mid-morning snack, a hot lunch and dessert and
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Government funding available for 2,3 & 4 year children olds. 15 & 30 hours available.
Worth knowing. Funding stretched over 51 weeks; voluntary consumables and meal contributions; very limited funded-only places.
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 9JEWhat 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.
- 2 December 2022Good
- 20 January 2017Good
- 2 December 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for SOUTHERN CHILDCARE FACILITIES- trading as ACORN NURSERY
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £807.50 a month 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.