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Monmar Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
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3.9(14 parent reviews)
·110 Albert Road, LONDON, SE25 4JR · Croydon
Number of places
52 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Croydon

About this day nursery

Monmar Nursery Ltd is a childcare setting located in London, SE25 4JR. This nursery received a "Good" overall rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on August 20, 2025.

Following concerns raised on December 15, 2025, regarding staff-to-child ratios, Ofsted conducted a regulatory visit on January 23, 2026. This visit identified that the nursery was not meeting some requirements, leading to the issuance of a welfare requirements notice.

By February 26, 2026, Monmar Nursery Ltd had successfully addressed these concerns, strengthening staff safeguarding knowledge and procedures, implementing an effective system for supervision, training, and support, and ensuring staffing arrangements consistently meet ratio requirements. The key-person system was also updated to cater to individual children's needs.

Ofsted is satisfied that the safeguarding and welfare actions have been met, and the provider remains registered.

Improved safeguardingEffective supervisionIndividual needs met
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Monmar Nursery

Last inspected 20 August 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

Actions the provider must take

  • ensure that timely referrals are made in line with local safeguarding reporting procedures
  • ensure all staff have relevant training and knowledge of the safeguarding procedures to follow to keep children safe
  • ensure that all staff, including those with special educational needs, receive appropriate training, supervision and support to carry out their roles and responsibilities
  • ensure supervision is effective in providing staff with ongoing and appropriate support, coaching and training
  • implement an effective key-person system that ensures every child's care is tailored to their individual needs
  • ensure that staff to child ratios are consistently met
  • ensure staffing arrangements, which includes employing a suitable manager, and deployment of staff is effective to meet the individual needs of all children
  • implement and maintain effective measures to ensure your compliance with other legislation that you must still meet.

Inspector highlights

  • Following a regulatory visit on 23 January 2026, the provider was found not to be meeting some statutory requirements.
  • A welfare requirements notice was served to address these issues, with actions required by 23 February 2026.
  • By 26 February 2026, the provider had taken steps to strengthen staff safeguarding knowledge and procedures, including processes for referrals in line with local safeguarding reporting requirements.
  • An effective system for staff supervision, training, coaching, and support has been implemented.
  • Staffing arrangements consistently remain effective to meet ratio requirements.
  • The key-person system has been updated to ensure the individual needs of all children are met.
  • The provider has considered arrangements for ensuring deployment and staffing is effective, including the management team, room leaders, and additional staff.
  • Ofsted is satisfied that the provider has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised, and the provider is still registered with Ofsted.
Inspection #10406396 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Parent Reviews of Monmar Nursery

3.9
(14)
Rebecca Martin-Scott
3 years ago

My son is very happy at this nursery and has made plenty of friends. He loves his key worker and all the staff. He is always enthusiastic in the mornings to attend. The nursery has a nice secure garden space, takes day trips particularly during the school holidays, and the babies room is is bright and spacious. The staff use the famly app to communicate with parents which is helpful.

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Abu N
7 years ago

My little girl has been attending this nursery for almost 2 years. It's not a 5 star nursery but it has improved so much and it's still improving. Although the setting (outside and inside), doesn't look impressive, it's reasonably a good place with some very friendly and professional staff. I have never had any issues with the staff and my girl always looks happy and well looked after. She will really miss it when she leaves in July.

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Ladena Taylor
8 years ago

Monmar is a very nice nursery where my 1 year old has been going since February. I'm very impressed by the staff who always listen to my requests. My sons key worker always gives me feedback on how his day has been and I like looking at the online journal photos. I would recommend this nursery as it is affordable and the staff are always going above and beyond to cater for my son.

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Tracey Hunter
11 years ago

Wow really? my daughter has been going to this nursery since she was a baby and I never had a problem with them, the staff were lovely and most had kids themselves so they were understanding, I even remember asking them once to fed my daughter less food as she had such a big appetite! :) I wanted to take my son their as well but the are full up at the moment which is a shame as their rates are good, now have to pay twice as much for another nursery. So I give them a Thumbs Up :)

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Chidi Adiaso
8 years ago

There is no nursery that is 100 or even 90% perfect but I must recommend monmar to whosoever that values his or her child's moral and social upbringing. The outside may not be so ecstatic but am not really bothered about that cos my child will not be etched to the outside wall. I love the warm and friendly atmosphere.the staff are welcoming and they respect my opinions. The rooms are clean which is my main concern. My child looks happy and occupied with toys, trying to explore them. Most times I have to beg her for us to go home and believe me she won't do that if the staff had been treating her badly. I am happy with my childs rapid academic development and her listening skills. Though they have few flaws which basically will be inherent in every other nursery, Monmar is still the best.

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2025

Date: June 2012

  • August 2025Good
  • March 2025Inadequate
  • December 2022Good
  • December 2021Requires improvement
  • February 2018Inadequate
  • March 2014Good
  • June 2012Good

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