King Fishers Day Nursery, Coulsdon

King Fishers Day Nursery, Coulsdon has a recent, detailed inspection picture: Ofsted judged it Good after visits in September and October 2024. Children formed close attachments with staff, enjoyed attending and made good progress. The strongest thread is responsive care backed by purposeful play, from babies exploring foam to preschool children persisting with outdoor water play.

This is a full-day-care provider at 332 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, with capacity for 60 children aged from three months to five years. Its current booking patterns require a direct conversation with the nursery.

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) frames learning through play across communication, physical development, personal and social development, literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and expressive arts. In 2024, staff used songs and rhymes throughout routines to build language. Babies explored sensory materials while adults added vocabulary, and toddlers used instruments and sensory mats.

Older children encountered real challenge too. Preschool children concentrated as they transported water outdoors, bringing counting and comparisons of shape and size into their play. The outdoor environment was spacious and well resourced, with daily opportunities to develop balance and coordination. Outdoor learning, however, needed broader first-hand encounters with nature.

Close relationships are a clear strength. Staff responded sensitively to babies' cues and transitions, while older children developed friendships, cooperation and emotional regulation. Parents praised communication and the progress their children made.

Safeguarding arrangements were effective in 2024, when Ofsted examined a concern about outings and found the nursery's response appropriate. Targeted support brought families, schools and other professionals together around children with SEND. Healthy food was freshly prepared at the setting at the time of inspection.

The nursery is at 332 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3BE. It cares for children from three months to five years and has 60 places in total. Families should request a current written quotation for nursery-specific prices.

• Morning organisation. The shared start-of-day arrangement sometimes delayed children's access to purposeful activities in 2024. Families can ask what has changed and how meaningful play now begins each morning.
• Nature experiences. Inspectors wanted more opportunities for children to investigate nature and the natural world. Ask which outdoor experiences now develop this area.
• Attendance and costs. Ask for the current session choices, booking commitment, funded-entitlement arrangements, and the position on meals and non-food consumables before comparing the full cost.

This nursery suits families who value warm attachments, sensory play and a spacious outdoor environment. The 2024 Good judgement rests on concrete strengths in communication, perseverance, inclusion and relationships, rather than glossy programme names. The morning routine and nature provision are sensible points to test on a visit, as are the available attendance patterns.