Tenderlinks Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2010, with 19 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
SW16 4DNWhat 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, 13 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very warmly welcomed by staff at the start of their busy day. Children enthusiastically hang up their coats and bags on labelled coat pegs. They very quickly settle to activities they enjoy. Children demonstrate a positive sense of belonging, and they feel safe and emotionally secure.
Children have a very good start to their early education, helping to prepare them for the next stages in their learning and future success. The curriculum intent helps to enhance the experiences and opportunities available to children, particularly children who face difficulties and disadvantages.
Children love to participate in football coaching sessions to help develop their physical skills. Very young children jump up and down and shout, 'ball, ball'. They eagerly catch, throw and kick balls. Children are eager to join in and have a go.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- implement a curriculum to consistently focus more precisely on all areas of learning and development, in particular mathematical development and technology n strengthen staff interactions and focus on extending children's language development to help children make the best possible progress.
- 13 June 2023Good
- 17 April 2018Good
- 24 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tenderlinks Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- 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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