The Co-operative Childcare Tadworth
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Tadworth 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 1998, with 52 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 Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
KT20 5RUWhat 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.
- 19 February 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 5 October 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are provided with a curriculum that motivates them to learn. There are high expectations for all children, including those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children develop good control of their movements while energetically riding bicycles up and down the gradual slope in the garden.
The nursery has received an Eco Green Flag award. Children plant and grow fruit and vegetables in the nursery garden and learn about the importance of recycling.
They enjoy picking and eating the things they grow, such as tomatoes and raspberries. Younger children make discoveries as they crawl in and out of small dens and learn to jump safely off old car tyres in the garden. Children thoroughly enjoy singing and dancing activities. They learn about numbers while using musical instruments and widen their vocabulary as they join in the songs. Children are happy and settled and behave very well. They develop good social skills and often laugh and smile during activities, for instance while playing imaginatively with dolls with their friends. Children develop a keen interest in books and bring their favourite ones to nursery from home. They enjoy learning how to use tablets to take photos of the pictures in books. All children learn to be helpful and independent.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider ways to strengthen the monitoring of staff practice so that staff receive coaching and support that help them to further improve the good quality of children's care and learning n increase the opportunities for children to use their home languages in their play, to further support their language development.
- 5 October 2021Good
- 13 December 2016Good
- 27 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Co-operative Childcare Tadworth
- 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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