Sessional pre-school in Norbury, Croydon
Loving Hands International Nursery School Ltd
Norbury Park Lawn Tennis Club, 55 Ederline Avenue, London, SW16 4RZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since December 2021Reference 2668959Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating1 (Major improvement necessary)inspected 8 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Croydon that publish fees charge £75–£125 a day for under-2s (8 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Norbury Park Lawn Tennis Club, 55 Ederline Avenue, London, SW16 4RZ · More nurseries in SW16
Stations
- Norbury14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Thornton Heath19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Ederline Avenue and Galpins Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Norbury Hall Park2 min walk
- Thornton Heath Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Green Lane Sports Ground9 min walk
- Tree Space10 min walk
- Pollards Hill10 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Croydon there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Loving Hands International Nursery School Ltd is a sessional pre-school at Norbury Park Lawn Tennis Club, 55 Ederline Avenue, London, SW16 4RZ, in Norbury, Croydon. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Loving Hands International Nursery School Limited.
Run by Loving Hands International Nursery School Limited (school), which runs 6 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loving Hands International Nursery School LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Lolly Tots Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Growing Beans Nursery -PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Norbury13
- All nurseries in Croydon160
- All nurseries in SW1641
- Nurseries near Norbury station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Winterbourne Boys' Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.4 miles
- Kensington Avenue Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Norbury Manor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Paxton Academy Sports And Science Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- Gonville Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Loving Hands International Nursery School Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Loving Hands International Nursery School Ltd Good at its inspection on 22 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Loving Hands International Nursery School Ltd take?
Loving Hands International Nursery School Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
Who runs Loving Hands International Nursery School Ltd?
Loving Hands International Nursery School Ltd is run by Loving Hands International Nursery School Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Loving Hands International Nursery School Ltd?
Norbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2668959 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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