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Angels Unlimited Nurseries

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2024)
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5.0(4 parent reviews)
·135 Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7AJ · Croydon
Number of places
70 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Croydon

About this day nursery

Angels Unlimited Nurseries Ltd, located in Thornton Heath, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years. The nursery focuses on providing a secure and loving foundation for early development, guided by a team of DBS-checked and first aid-trained professionals.

Emphasizing joyful, play-based learning experiences, the nursery encourages curiosity and imagination, supporting children in developing communication and social skills. Meals are freshly prepared daily, using real, fresh ingredients, with halal options available and an outstanding food and hygiene rating.

The curriculum follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, incorporating age-appropriate activities that foster early literacy, numeracy, creativity, and problem-solving, without pressure. The nursery also prioritizes physical activity, with opportunities for both indoor and outdoor play to promote coordination, well-being, and confidence.

Our ethos

Angels Unlimited Nurseries Ltd provides a joyful, play-based learning experience within the EYFS framework, encouraging curiosity, imagination, communication, and social skills. They focus on a secure and loving foundation for early development, without pressure, and support physical activity and problem-solving.

What it's like

Children settle quickly and staff know them well, ensuring individual health needs are understood. Staff form positive relationships with children and families, helping children to feel safe. They have the same ambitions for all children and work effectively with other professionals and agencies to ensure all children, including those with SEND, receive the support they need.

Ofsted GoodHalal MealsDBS Checked StaffFirst Aid Trained StaffEYFS-Led Learning

Pricing & funding

This nursery offers full-time, part-time, and term-time packages, with additional fees for extended hours. Fees are charged monthly in advance and include all meals, snacks, and activities. Sibling discounts are available, and funded-only children are exempt from registration fees and deposits.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
  • Registration Fee£50.00 / session
  • Deposit£300.00 / session
  • Extended hours additional fee£14.00 / day
  • One day fee for Under 2 years£75.00 / day
  • One day fee for Over 2 years£65.00 / day

Good to know

  • Registration fee of £50 and £300 deposit required (waived for funded-only bookings).
  • One month's notice is required for deposit refund.
  • Fees are invoiced monthly in advance (or weekly by agreement).
  • Fees include all meals, snacks (except specialist brands), and activities.
  • 10% sibling discount is available for the second child when both attend.
  • An additional fee applies for the extended hour session (7:00am to 6:00pm).

Key facts

Session types

Full-time, Part-time, Term-time only, AM/PM 4 hours session

Food

Freshly prepared, nutritious & Halal meals. Outstanding food & hygiene rating.

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Angels Unlimited Nurseries

Last inspected 27 February 2024

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children settle quickly and staff know them well, ensuring individual health needs are understood. Staff form positive relationships with children and families, helping children to feel safe. They have the same ambitions for all children and work effectively with other professionals and agencies to ensure all children, including those with SEND, receive the support they need.

Inspector highlights

  • The curriculum builds on what children know, and leaders reflect and make ongoing improvements.
  • The outdoor area has been improved with added resources to enhance creative and imaginative play.
  • Staff give clear messages to children to promote good health, offering healthy meals and access to fruit and water.
  • Children benefit from staff consistently modelling calm and gentle behaviour, showing compassion for peers.
  • Staff support children's communication and language development well through reading, singing, visual prompts, and sign language.

Areas to develop

  • 1Strengthen partnership with parents to ensure all parents are given information about where their children are in their learning and development in relation to the EYFS.
  • 2Review the planning of transitions to ensure that children are sufficiently engaged, to maximise their learning.
Inspection #10334186 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents report that their children's social skills, confidence and language have developed particularly well.

Overall, parents are complimentary about the setting and comment on how happy their children are to attend.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff have the same ambition for all children and have established effective partnership working with other professionals and agencies. This ensures that all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, get the support they need.

Outdoor space

The outdoor area has been improved since the last inspection with added resources for creative and imaginative play. Staff ensure children spend time outdoors every day, enjoying fresh air and climbing challenging equipment, which supports muscular development, healthy risk-taking, independence, spatial awareness, and hand-eye coordination.

Parent Reviews of Angels Unlimited Nurseries

5.0
(4)
Anna Betteridge
4 years ago

Our daughter started going here this September. This is the first time we’ve left her with anyone, trusting her happiness and well-being to someone else, so we were quite nervous and very vigilant about finding the right place. We visited several nurseries and childminders in the area but Angels stood out considerably ahead of the rest. So much careful thought has clearly gone into the facilities. The rooms are fresh, bright and clean. Lovely play and learning environments. The staff are calm, kind and well qualified. They made our daughter very much at home so quickly. She absolutely loves it here and is thriving. The smile on her face every morning when we arrive, and how happy she is to be handed over to start her day, is testament to the wonderful Angels staff. We couldn’t be happier. And neither could our daughter.

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Елена М
11 months ago

My child loves this nursery, goes there with pleasure and the food is very tasty. And the staff is excellent

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Iuliana Mitu
2 years ago

A really nice nursery, the staff is so welcoming and qualified both of my children enjoyed their time in the nursery.

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Inspection history

Date: July 2016

  • February 2024Good
  • February 2019Good
  • July 2016Good

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