Quality of childcare in Croydon Ofsted inspect all registered provision and the table below shows the current quality judgements along with the national average. Outstanding Good Requires Inadequate Awaiting Improvement Day nurseries 7 8% 72 80% 11 12% 0 0% 10 n/a Pre-school 10 23% 28 64% 5 11% 1 2% 7 n/a Schools with nursery 22 35% 31 49% 9 14% 1 2% 0 n/a Childminders 43 12% 268 74% 37 10% 14 3% 83 n/a Out of School 12 9% 103 81% 10 8% 3 2% 13 n/a Holiday Playschemes 0 0% 16 57% 6 21% 1 4% 5 n/a National avg. 10% 70% 12% 1% Years Childcare In Croydon there are currently 9,709 day care places for pre-school children aged 0 to 4 years. This is comprised of 6,467 nursery places in private settings, 2,007 via school provision and 1,235 with childminders. Based on recent population data this equates to 34 full-time places per 100 children aged 0 to 4 years across the borough. However this varies across the borough but the high concentration of nursery provision in specific areas will likely serve families living in neighbouring areas. Therefore any potential over or under supply of places should be considered within this context. Any notional gaps in childcare places in will be discussed later within the gap analysis section. Out of School Childcare Out of school childcare comprises of before and after school clubs as well as provision offered by childminders. In total there are 3,513 out of school places available at out of school clubs with up to 890* additional spaces available with childminders. This equates to 9 places for every child aged 5 to 15 years (including disabled children up to 17). When considering the accessibility of out of school childcare, it is important to consider the number of schools served by individual clubs or childminders rather than a club’s proximity to a child’s home.
Quality of childcare in Croydon Ofsted inspect all registered provision and the table below shows the current quality judgements along with the national average. Outstanding Good Requires Improvement Inadequate Awaiting Day nurseries 7 8% 72 80% 11 12% 0 0% 10 n/a Pre-school 10 23% 28 64% 5 11% 1 2% 7 n/a Schools with nursery 22 35% 31 49% 9 14% 1 2% 0 n/a Childminders 43 12% 268 74% 37 10% 14 3% 83 n/a Out of School 12 9% 103 81% 10 8% 3 2% 13 n/a Holiday Playschemes 0 0% 16 57% 6 21% 1 4% 5 n/a National avg. 10% 70% 12% 1% Years Childcare In Croydon there are currently 9,709 day care places for pre-school children aged 0 to 4 years. This is comprised of 6,467 nursery places in private settings, 2,007 via school provision and 1,235 with childminders. Based on recent population data this equates to 34 full-time places per 100 children aged 0 to 4 years across the borough. However this varies across the borough but the high concentration of nursery provision in specific areas will likely serve families living in neighbouring areas. Therefore any potential over or under supply of places should be considered within this context. Any notional gaps in childcare places in will be discussed later within the gap analysis section. Out of School Childcare Out of school childcare comprises of before and after school clubs as well as provision offered by childminders. In total there are 3,513 out of school places available at out of school clubs with up to 890* additional spaces available with childminders. This equates to 9 places for every child aged 5 to 15 years (including disabled children up to 17). When considering the accessibility of out of school childcare, it is important to consider the number of schools served by individual clubs or childminders rather than a club’s proximity to a child’s home.
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