The Learning Tree Pre School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in New Addington for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2009, with 48 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
CR0 9AZWhat 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.
- 17 February 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 11 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff build secure and trusting relationships with all children. On arrival, staff keenly welcome children and help them to settle quickly. Young children jump up and down with great excitement. They are eager to start their busy day of play and learning at this well-established, community-based pre-school. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and emotionally secure.
Leaders design a broad and ambitious curriculum across all areas of learning.
Leaders and staff know that not all children arrive with the same experiences as others. Overall, they plan many opportunities to help enhance children's learning, meet their individual needs and give them the best start to their early education.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen curriculum planning to consistently and precisely meet children's individual learning needs n help children to develop their self-help skills and independence even further.
- 11 October 2024Good
- 16 November 2018Good
- 15 June 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Learning Tree Pre School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.