Full-day nursery in Norwood New Town, Croydon
Witty Kiddies Upper Norwood
St Mary's Family Centre, Our Lady's Close, off Hermitage Road, Upper Norwood, SE19 3FA · 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 August 2021Reference 2652790Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees 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
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Mary's Family Centre, Our Lady's Close, off Hermitage Road, Upper Norwood, SE19 3FA · More nurseries in SE19
Stations
- Gipsy Hill13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- West Norwood21 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Crystal PalaceStep-free access23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Crystal Terrace, Hermitage Road and Salter's Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Norwood Park3 min walk
- Upper Norwood Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Tivoli Road Community Garden8 min walk
- Tivoli Park9 min walk
- Becondale Road Open Space11 min walk
- Playground5 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.
What parents say
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Witty Kiddies Upper Norwood is a full-day nursery at St Mary's Family Centre, Our Lady's Close, off Hermitage Road, Upper Norwood, SE19 3FA, in Norwood New Town, Croydon. It is registered for 50 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 20 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Witty Kiddies Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Witty Kiddies Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
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- Nurseries near Gipsy Hill station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fidelis College ages 4–19 under 0.1 miles
- The New School ages 4–18 under 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's RC Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- St Joseph's RC Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.2 miles
- Rockmount Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Kingswood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Downsview Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 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 are Witty Kiddies Upper Norwood's opening hours?
Witty Kiddies Upper Norwood opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Witty Kiddies Upper Norwood's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Witty Kiddies Upper Norwood Good at its inspection on 8 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Witty Kiddies Upper Norwood take?
Witty Kiddies Upper Norwood is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Witty Kiddies Upper Norwood?
Witty Kiddies Upper Norwood is run by Witty Kiddies Nurseries Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Witty Kiddies Upper Norwood?
Gipsy Hill is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Witty Kiddies Upper Norwood?
You can call 020 3917 7878 and visit www.wittykiddies.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 November 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.
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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.
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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2652790 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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