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Purley Children's Nursery

Ofsted: Expected standard·54 Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3AJ · Croydon
Number of places
67 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2026
Local authority
Croydon

About this day nursery

Located in Purley, CR8 3AJ, Purley Children's Nursery provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years and has been operating since 2023. The nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, offering a broad and balanced approach tailored to children's interests and individual needs.

Children are encouraged to develop independence, social skills, and a love for learning through a variety of engaging activities, both indoors and outdoors. The setting promotes healthy eating with fresh, onsite-prepared meals and caters to individual dietary needs.

Leaders at Purley Children's Nursery prioritise meeting the needs of all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they receive appropriate support and achieve well from their starting points. The nursery fosters strong partnerships with parents and offers experiences like home visits for new starters to support smooth transitions.

Staff are warmly greeted by welcoming staff who know children and their families well.

Our ethos

Activities are designed in line with Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) principles. They encourage exploration and independent development in a secure, happy, and stimulating environment where children learn through play.

What it's like

Children at this nursery are happy and enter keenly with their parents, ready to start the day. They are warmly greeted by welcoming staff who know children and their families well. Children learn to be independent and enjoy learning, playing with friends, and developing strong bonds with key persons and other practitioners.

Holistic developmentOutdoor playPersonalised learningStrong parent partnershipsHealthy eating

Pricing & funding

Offers funded hours delivered in specific daily sessions over 51 weeks of the year. Meals, snacks, and consumables such as nappies, wipes, and creams are excluded from the government-funded hours and require additional payment.

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Good to know

  • Funded sessions run daily from 10.33am to 2.16pm and 2.16pm to 6.00pm.
  • Food, snacks, and consumables are excluded from funded hours.
  • Nappies, wipes, protective clothing, creams, and Calpol are excluded from funding.
  • Additional activities and hours beyond the EYFS delivery are excluded.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday : 07:30 - 18:30

Age range

0-5 years old

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Feb 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Purley Children's Nursery

Last inspected 3 February 2026

What it's like to attend

Children at this nursery are happy and enter keenly with their parents, ready to start the day. They are warmly greeted by welcoming staff who know children and their families well. Children learn to be independent and enjoy learning, playing with friends, and developing strong bonds with key persons and other practitioners.

Inspector highlights

  • Children enjoy learning and achieve well from their individual starting points.
  • Children learn how to play together, indoors and outdoors, and make independent choices.
  • Children develop fine motor skills, pretending to be chefs and using tools safely.
  • The nursery promotes healthy eating and caters to individual dietary needs.
  • Leaders provide a broad and balanced curriculum around children's interests, adapting teaching to individual needs.
  • All children are supported to develop their communication and language skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should introduce strategies to ensure that children remain engaged and focused during busy transition times, so learning opportunities are not missed.
  • 2Leaders and practitioners should ensure that babies are consistently supported to develop independence and self-help skills during daily routines.
Inspection #2735909 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who face other barriers to learning communicate their needs by pointing to pictures, using signs, and saying words. Leaders prioritise meeting the needs of all children, including those with SEND, ensuring they are in suitable rooms with appropriate practitioners, liaising with parents, and organising group sizes to accommodate their needs. They identify and support children with SEND and those who may face other barriers to learning so that they achieve well from their starting points, liaising with the local authority and outside agencies.

Outdoor space

Children play outside, where they develop gross motor skills by riding scooters, bikes, and tricycles, and climbing and balancing. They also build with large construction, use a drinks station, and create in the mud kitchen, digging for leaves and herbs to use in play dough. This outdoor play ignites curiosity, increases physical dexterity, and develops mathematical thinking, communication, and language skills.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

3 February 2026

Expected standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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