Little Learners Day Nursery - South Croydon

46 Hailing Park Road, South Croydon CR2 6NE
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9.9 54 Reviews
  • Little Learners Day Nursery - South Croydon, South Croydon
This branch was opened in July 2014 and replaces the original Little Learners.

The detached building has its own parking at the front for parents to drop off and collect their child.

The building is split over 2 floors;

On the ground floor they have two rooms for Under 2’s. In these rooms the children have a wide variety of resources for them to explore and a large area for creative play. Each room has direct access into the separate baby garden which has a variety of play equipment.

For the Over 2’s the children have use of a well stocked creative room where they have access to paint, playdough, drawing, sand/water tray and computers. The children have access to the nursery garden from this room.

Upstairs there are 3 areas for the children to explore. There is a maths/science area where children can experiment and investigate a wide variety of resources. Children also get to care for the nursery pets which are stick insects, fish and giant land snails.

There is a story area where children can select books to look and enjoy stories being read to them.

The other room is for role play and small world activities. Children have access to a large role play area which is changed to accommodate the children’s interests along with a large dolls house and other small world activities. This room also has a writing area where children can experiment with mark making.

Children’s bathrooms are also located on this floor.

There is an extensive garden for the children to use which includes a large climbing frame, trampoline, playhouse, planting area, sensory garden, large sand pit with pirate ship, story area and picnic area. They also have a large variety of smaller equipment such as balls, hoops, bikes etc. The garden is also home to nursery rabbits and chickens.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sara Townsend (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 16

Total Places for Children

  • 58

Age Range

  • from 0 years 1 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • 8.00am until 6.00pm:
    1 full day a week - £73.00 per day


    8.00am until 1.30pm:
    1 morning a week - £42.00 per morning


    1.30pm until 6.00pm:
    1 afternoon a week - £38.00 per afternoon


    We offer 9 month old, 2 year old and 3-4 year old funding sessions subject to availability

Opening Times

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

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Little Learners Day Nursery - South Croydon Reviews (54)

9.9

Little Learners Day Nursery - South Croydon has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.904) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Learners Day Nursery - South Croydon has 54 reviews.

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Review from Leanne H (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My child has returned to Little Learners South Croydon using 3-year funding since spending almost a year in the teams care back in 2015 whilst I was working! I have to say I'm very impressed by the teams' supervision and care and the areas in which are available to my child! The outdoor space outweighs
many other nurseries and along with a confident down to earth managing team and supervision team I was very confident and am still confident my child would have a fun, safe and nurturing environment!
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Review from Amy L (Aunt of Child) published on 22 July 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My nephew goes here and my sister is very happy with the care they provide. When I have picked up my nephew all staff seem pleasant and friendly. They always give me feedback of how well he's been doing.
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Review from Adrian R (Father of Child) published on 24 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
They make a very big difference between the children whose parents pay for the nursery and the ones who have come in the nursery with free hours from the government. In her very first role play on Christmas time the video recording had been given only to the parents who pay for nursery hours and my
daughter's one they " lost it " and they lost her spare set of clothes.
Reply from Sara Townsend, Area Manager at Little Learners Day Nursery - South Croydon
There is no difference between the service that we offer children who receive funding. In fact at Little Learners every child receives a nursery bag at a cost of £2.65 regardless of whether the child…read more
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Review from Suzanne (Mother of Child) published on 19 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery - great staff, facilities and meals. My daughter loved going there and still talks about the staff and the friends she made. They do lots of activities, which makes learning fun for the children. They have days out and parties. Love the garden and the animals.
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Review from Matt B (Father of Child) published on 17 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little Learners provides a safe and comfortable environment for my son to enjoy himself & learn new things. I'm really relaxed when he goes there because he never wants to leave which must mean he is well cared for.
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Review from Evelin A (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is an absolutely fantastic nursery. My son has been in attendance since he was 1 year old. He is now 4 and I can say he truly loves it. The staff and management work in complete unison and no question or query is ever to large or small.
Myself and my son are always greeted with a huge smile and
always feel completely comfortable within the nursery. All members of staff know both my name and that of my daughter and we are always greeted by name. Wonderful place to grow and develop. I will put my second child in that nursery next year! You cant find any better than this!!
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Review from Minh T (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good nursery!! Friendly staff and enjoyable environment for children. I would 100% recommend the nursery to anyone. My son really enjoys it and looks forward to go to nursery everyday to play and learn with his little friends.
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Review from Shareen N (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Happy with my daughter attending the setting. She enjoys it and is happy when I collect her at the end of the day :-)
She is able to tell me and daddy all about her day at nursery, what activities she did and who she played with and what she learned etc.
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Review from Maurizio C (Father of Child) published on 16 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
No complaints.
Service excellent.
Staff professional.
Building lovely.
I can see a lot of improvement in my son.
Absolutely well spent money.
I really like the updates of my son's improvements by the online journal.
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Review from Erdal (Father of Child) published on 16 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am really delighted with this nursery, they are very cooperative and very extra cautious on the children. They always update the parents and a lot of fantastic renews in the premises. Thank you to all Little Learners Nursery staff.
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Review from Louise B (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
There have been a lot of staff changes in the past few months which was initially unsettling, however this has settled now and all staff are very welcoming, friendly and professional.


In the past, I felt that the communication between staff and parents was very poor and we were left relying on our

children to tell us what they had done through the day and what they'd eaten etc. However this has been addressed and is much more fluid. In saying this, there is still room for improvement; I recently sent an email regarding fees and had to chase at least three times and wait two weeks for a response.


I find the girls all lovely and if I had a problem I would happily go to any of them! The care that they provide for my child is second to none; he comes home happy and full of stories of his day, which is all I can ask!


In my opinion, after an initial unsettling period with management changes, the nursery has blossomed under the new leadership team!

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Review from Lauren W (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves attending Little Learners Day Nursery, in fact she gets upset when I tell her she isn't going in. The staff are very friendly and you can tell they care very much all for the children.
I find it brilliant that there is a wide range of activities for the children to do. My daughters
speaking has drastically improved since she first started this nursery. Such a wonderful nursery!
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Review from Shazeen S (Mother of Child) published on 11 April 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at the nursery are fantastic. My daughter is particularly attached to me and she has settled and grown so much over the past 6 months with the nursery. I think their online observation system is fantastic and enjoy looking at what my little girl gets up to! Facilities are second to none. If
I had a second child they would be attending too!
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Review from Nana C (Mother of Child) published on 18 November 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can't recommend this nursery enough. I love the little activities they run for parents to get involved with at the nursery. We feel totally informed about our daughters progress (she's been there for a about 4 months now) and feel part of the Little Learners extended family. We recently attended 'The
big breakfast' event and got to have a fry up with our daughter. Such a lovely idea and we loved it. I wish more parents had taken it up!
I have spoken to other parents with children in other Croydon nurseries and LL is definitely the best out of the lot, in my opinion. Possibly the best in South London (really it is!) We get access to our daughter's progression on the online learning journal, which is fantastic. We literally coo over her pictures and progress each time we log in. We don't know of any other nurseries that have this. A real achievement for LL!
LL has really been the best decision we've made for our daughter.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.904)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.904) out of 10 for Little Learners Day Nursery - South Croydon is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.904 for Little Learners Day Nursery - South Croydon is calculated as follows: ( (206 Excellents x 5) + (22 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 228 Ratings = 4.904
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Learners Day Nursery - South Croydon is based on 19 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 58 number of registered child places is 11.6, which has been reached with 19 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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