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Olive Tree Day Nursery and Preschool - Croydon
Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
Number of places
85 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Croydon
About this day nursery
Olive Tree Day Nursery and Preschool - Croydon, a childcare setting for children aged 1 to 4 years, operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, closing only for one week at Christmas. The nursery received a 'Good' rating from Ofsted in its latest inspection on 19 June 2025.
Children are welcomed warmly by friendly staff and settle quickly, with babies enjoying cuddles and reassurance. An effective key-person system helps children form attachments, and consistent information sharing between staff and parents supports the children's well-being.
The nursery offers a broad and exciting curriculum, designed to build on children's knowledge and experiences, and to reflect their interests. This includes sensory activities for babies, fine motor skill development for toddlers, and literacy and healthy eating education for older children.
Staff effectively support and extend mathematical knowledge through activities like counting, shape identification, and early time-telling. The nursery excels in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with staff working closely with parents and the local authority's inclusion team.
Funding is used to provide extra resources both within the nursery and for continued learning at home. Children benefit from a rich environment that fosters communication and language development through back-and-forth interactions, new vocabulary introduction, conversations, singing, and storytelling.
Furthermore, the nursery promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion, teaching children about different religious and cultural festivals and encouraging respect for others through songs, stories, and trips. Parents consistently praise the nursery for their children's progress in language and confidence, as well as the variety of experiences offered and the ongoing communication about their child's development.
What it's like
Children arrive happy to attend the setting and receive a warm welcome from friendly staff. Babies enjoy cuddles and reassurance, helping them to settle quickly and feel safe. An effective key-person system supports children to make attachments, and information sharing between staff and parents enhances children's well-being.
Broad and exciting curriculumStrong SEND supportExcellent communication and language developmentWell-established parent partnershipsPromotes diversity and inclusion
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Olive Tree Day Nursery and Preschool - Croydon
Last inspected 19 June 2025
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children arrive happy to attend the setting and receive a warm welcome from friendly staff. Babies enjoy cuddles and reassurance, helping them to settle quickly and feel safe. An effective key-person system supports children to make attachments, and information sharing between staff and parents enhances children's well-being.
Inspector highlights
- Staff plan and provide a broad and exciting curriculum.
- Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well.
- Children enjoy a wealth of activities to support their communication and language development.
- Partnerships with parents are well established.
- Staff promote a culture of diversity and inclusion across the setting.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen transition times to address the noise levels and build on children's independence and their level of responsibility as they help with tasks, especially in the pre-school room
- 2develop staff's understanding of supporting children to manage their behaviour through regulating and gaining a deeper understanding of their emotions.
Inspection #10410026 · 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. They liaise with parents and contribute to education, health and care plans to meet children's individual needs. Leaders work in partnership with the local authority's inclusion team and use additional funding to provide extra resources to support children's development at the setting and to continue their learning at home with their families.
Parent Reviews of Olive Tree Day Nursery and Preschool - Croydon
4.2
(51)
Haroon Bodla
8 months ago
My daughter was only 9 months old when she joined this nursery. Being a first time father I was very scared and nervous of handing my child over to someone else. The staff and management made sure that my daughter was well looked after. My special thanks to baby room staff and Luke for putting so much effort as my baby was not an easy child to deal with but the ladies did an amazing job. The only reason we had to leave was our move to Oxford. Thank you all once again.
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Shazia Awan
11 months ago
My Twin daughters are well looked after in the care of Olive Tree Day nursery. I highly recommend to all new parents this nursery and staff are the best. The Management Mariam is caring, and kind individual always goes above and beyond to help parents with last minute change's. Thank You for caring for my daughters while I can go to work at peace.
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Abhinay Yellanki
4 years ago
Olive tree is a great place to start with your kids. Staff here are very responsive and reliable. My son really enjoyed and had a great time going to this Nursery. They have diverse activities and ample space for garden and also for individual classes. Management are also very co-operative and have also provided many good events to educate and helps the parents along with students.
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Krystel Hepton
8 months ago
Fantastic nursery all 3 of my children have come to olive tree and my current child there has extreme allergy’s and the nursery has managed them and catered to her needs better than I could have hoped for .. when she leave I will miss the staff so much such a wonderful team …
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Henin Philip
a year ago
My daughter went to Olive Tree Nursery for 15 months. As a full time working parent, the wrap up care offered by the nursery was helpful. During her time at the nursery, my daughter had nursery start as early as 8.30 am some days and nursery finish as late as 5.30 pm other days. There were 6 carers in her room during regular hours (9-3) and she had an assigned carer for her learning and development. She did variety of learning activities there and brought home some of her learning craft works. The assigned carer shares the development review. The staff were friendly. The nursery has a protected outdoor space for children and a buggy/scooter room. Staff takes children to local site visits. Happy with my daughter's development and she enjoyed her time at the nursery.
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
19 June 2025
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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About the setting
Olive Tree Day Nursery and Preschool - Croydon registered in 2024 and is located in the London Borough of Croydon. The setting employs 21 members of staff, 14 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and above. The setting is open all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for one week at Christmas, and provides government-funded childcare and specific funding for disadvantaged children.
- URN
- 2792476
- Registered person
- Olive Tree Day Nursery and School Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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