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Immanuel Childcare

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2021)
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3.9(7 parent reviews) ·1 Haling Park Road, South Croydon, CR2 6NG · Croydon
Number of places
52 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2021
Local authority
Croydon

About this day nursery

Immanuel Childcare Ltd, situated in South Croydon, CR2 6NG, welcomes children from 9 months to 4 years old. The nursery operates 51 weeks a year, with flexible attendance options including full days and morning/afternoon sessions.

Families can choose between full-day care from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, a shorter day from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm, or specific morning and afternoon sessions. The nursery is committed to supporting parents with childcare costs and is registered for government funding schemes, including 15 and 30 hours funding, which are available for eligible children within their age range.

They also assist parents in understanding and accessing Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit for childcare expenses. Immanuel Childcare focuses on providing a stimulating environment where children learn through play, offering both funded and unfunded attendance options.

While term-time availability is subject to capacity, parents interested in this option are encouraged to contact the nursery directly for more information. The nursery provides hot lunches with the 30-hour funded sessions and offers options for extending sessions or booking additional hours at a set rate.

They emphasize a partnership with parents in providing high-quality early years education, encouraging prospective families to arrange a viewing to experience their setting firsthand.

What it's like

Children are happy and settled, having fun and learning through activities. The well-planned curriculum is delivered by staff who have high expectations for behaviour and tailor learning to individual needs. This helps children to think about the consequences of their actions and progress their learning.

Accepts 15 and 30 Hours FundingOpen 51 Weeks a YearFlexible Session OptionsAges 9 Months to 4 Years

Pricing & funding

This nursery offers both funded-only sessions and non-funded childcare across 51 weeks of the year. Pricing includes full-day, school-day, and half-day options, alongside hourly rates, block bookings, and session extensions. Funded 30-hour sessions also include a free hot lunch.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Nursery is open 51 weeks of the year.
  • Funded-only sessions are offered subject to availability.
  • The 30-hour funded session includes a free hot lunch.
  • Late finishes from 6.00pm to 6.30pm must be pre-booked.
  • Monthly rates are available for 1 to 5 days per week attendance across various session types.

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am-6pm (Full Days)

Age range

9 months to 4 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2006

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Immanuel Childcare

Last inspected 1 June 2021 · Rebecca Hurst

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 are happy and settled, having fun and learning through activities. The well-planned curriculum is delivered by staff who have high expectations for behaviour and tailor learning to individual needs. This helps children to think about the consequences of their actions and progress their learning.

Inspector highlights

  • The leadership team has worked hard to make improvements to staff practice since the last inspection.
  • Staff work in partnership with parents, listening to their views and making appropriate changes, such as providing written assessments of children's learning.
  • Children have close bonds with staff, seeking reassurance and proudly showing off their work, which staff acknowledge with well-targeted praise.
  • Staff highly skilled in adapting activities to meet children's interests, quickly changing plans while maintaining learning intentions.
  • Leaders highlight staff training needs well, helping to successfully support staff's understanding of how to implement the new curriculum.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to identify when to move between routine activities to reduce children's waiting times and to make sure children's learning is not interrupted too early
  • 2ensure that the curriculum for physical development is fully understood by all staff so that children have opportunities to develop the control and coordination they need for early writing.
Inspection #10145524 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well. Staff share with parents what they are working on with the children, so they can all work together to progress the children's learning.

Outdoor space

Staff teach children how to manage their own safety and well-being in the garden, for example, by teaching them where to play based on where their shadow is, indicating the sun's heat.

Parent Reviews of Immanuel Childcare

3.9
(7)
Guhan M
a year ago

A special thanks to the teachers for their incredible support in nurturing our 3-year-old son. Within weeks at Emmanuels, he started expressing himself more, and in three months, he was speaking full sentences. As working parents, we always felt at ease knowing he was in safe hands. The Manager even stayed late at times until we arrived to pick him up, which we truly appreciated. Our son was always excited to go to nursery and loved his time there. After joining Emmanuels, he became more independent, doing small tasks like putting on his shoes and jacket-things we didn't expect at his age. We also received valuable insights from the Manager on how to communicate with our child. Her advice helped us take the right steps at home, which significantly contributed to his development. We witnessed a remarkable transformation in him and truly appreciate the dedication and care of the entire team at Emmanuels!

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Candace Francis
4 years ago

As a parent of one of the children currently attending immanuels nursery, my child has flourished out of her tiny shell into such a wonderful kind and outgoing little girl, she is always full of happiness. I make sure to ask my child how was nursery and she always responds with such positivity and loves all her teachers and friends. She is completely different from when she started nursery at 1 and a half, she is now 4 years old writing, completely potty trained, reading any word she sees from basic words such as cat to words such as extraordinary and knowing the meaning, as well as using them in sentences, my daughter has thrived in this nursery and they have really given her the best start for when she goes to Pre school in September. Big thank you to all the staff for being so amazing and really treating each child with the utmost care!

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mary mc donagh
a year ago

My son 3yr old started in January this year we have a very close bond so his first day he did not want to go as he has always been with me he cried really bad when I would drop him off for first few times now my son absolutely loves going to nursery I can’t thank all the staff enough he has come on so much with words can put sentences together he also has a problem with mixing with other kids been shy now he joins in all the activities with other kids I can’t believe how much he has came along since starting him I would highly recommend

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Titchy Titchy Rani
a year ago

WARNING this nursery is not good and nursery manager is sweet from the outside bad from inside she is very unprofessional and is messing people about. She is controlling towards her members of staff and attendance is very low here. AVOID !

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2021

Date: July 2010

  • June 2021Good
  • January 2020Inadequate
  • October 2016Good
  • October 2012Good
  • July 2010Good

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