Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

394 Whitestone Way, Croydon CR0 4FJ
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  • Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon, Croydon
Being rated 'Good' by OFSTED in July 2023, Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon creates a loving and caring environment for children, where parents' views are always considered and valued.

The children receive age-appropriate care from the passionate, experienced staff. Children's learning, development and progress are shared individually with parents via a secure App and in regular parent meetings.

The nursery employs a qualified full-time chef to provide nutritionally-balanced meals each day. Croydon Local Authority awarded the nursery FIVE STAR in November 2024 for Hygiene and Food Safety.

Nursery facilities include air-conditioned rooms, fresh air ventilation, a separate sensory room, a monitored sleep room and a large secure outdoor play area.

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Care Provided by Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Donna Beech (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 16
  • Total Places for Children
  • 75
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • 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

Funding & Fees Guide for Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

  • Under Two's 7.30am-6.30pm - Full day session only - £84.50
    Over Two's 7.30am-6.30pm - Full day session - £72.00
    Over Two's 7.30am-1pm or 1pm06.30pm - Half day session - £47.20

  • £100.00 non refundable registration fee


    Breakfast, snack, lunch and tea inclusive of fees
    Nappies and wipes inclusive of fees

Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon Reviews (131)

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Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.920) out of 10, based on 43 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon has 131 reviews.

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Review from A M (Mother of Child) published on 9 August 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The twins had the best experience in their lives at Banana Moon.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Many thanks for your feedback! We do appreciate that you found satisfactory our caring and education provision.


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Review from T W (Mother of Child) published on 28 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending Banana Moon since she was a baby. She has enjoyed her time with all staff in every room. The care given is excellent. She has developed well in all her key areas.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thank you for your outcome on your experience with our caring and educational provision. We sincerely appreciate your kind words as they help us to continue working with excellence.


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Review from Chayini T (Mother of Child) published on 28 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter attends the nursery for 4.5 years and we are really happy about the choice made. The care and learning is amazing. There is good management even during the difficult covid time. Overall we are really pleased with the nursery facilities, care, and everything.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

We at Banana Moon would like to thank you for your feedback. The early years educators and the management team are deeply grateful for your kind words.


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Review from Marie D (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very pleased with Banana Moon as they are helped my daughter with her development. Since bringing my daughter in, I could see a big difference in her. I would highly recommend Banana Moon to any parent. The staff are all friendly and amazing.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thanks so much for your feedback! We also are so pleased to hear our care and education provisions are outstanding.


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Review from Elisa P (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has been attending Banana Moon Day Nursery for the past 4 years and I can honestly say he really enjoys it and is always excited to spend time there. The facility is incredible, spacious, colourful and stimulating. The staff are truly amazing, so focused and appreciative of each child's wellbeing.
I cannot speak more highly of them. I cannot be more satisfied with all the work and effort they have put into preparing my son for school. I will definitely recommend the nursery to anyone that needs a safe and caring environment for their children!

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thank you so much for your kind words. We at Banana Moon Croydon are pleased that you really appreciate our caring and educational provision.


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Review from E B (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Keep it up. You are all amazing. My daughter loves this place and I cannot be more happy about this.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thank you for this amazing review. The early years educators and the management team are deeply grateful for your kind feedback.


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Review from H A (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are wonderful. A great inspiration.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thank you for your feedback on your experience with our childcare provision. We sincerely appreciate your kind words as they help us to continue working with excellence.


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Review from E O (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My two daughters went to this nursery and both me and my husband have been satisfied with the way all the teachers worked to make sure our children got the best they could before starting their school. The teachers and all managers in this nursery are very caring and helpful. I also have to add that
the Banana Moon app is a great way of keeping parents posted on what the children have been learning and what each individual child has been doing during all these learnings and plays. It is an absolutely amazing place to send your child.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thank you very much for your kind words. We do sincerely appreciate them. Our aim is to continue supporting and meeting children's caring and educational needs.


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Review from Jamila K (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery. Always willing to listen to feedback and make improvements.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

We at Banana Moon would like to thank you for your feedback. The early years educators and the management team are deeply grateful for your kind words.


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Review from A A (Mother of Child) published on 19 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic. Have already recommended this nursery. Really appreciate the attention the staff gives both parents and children. Even when we moved address we remained as we found that this was the best place for both girls. Thank you!

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thank you so much for your feedback! We at Banana Moon are glad that you found our caring and education provision satisfactory.


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Review from A L (Mother of Child) published on 12 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son attended the nursery since he was 7 months old. He is now at the pre-school. He loves it here. He has made a lot of friends. The staff is very helpful and he learns a lot. Managers listen to parents suggestions and concerns.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thanks so much for your feedback! We are really glad that you found our caring and education provision satisfactory.


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Review from Mark A (Father of Child) published on 29 April 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very pleased with our childs progress both personality and academically. The staff here have been excellent we are always greeted with a smile.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thank you very much for your kind words Mark. We do sincerely appreciate them.
Your feedback is important for all of us and we will continue supporting and meeting children's caring and educational needs.


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Review from K B (Mother of Child) published on 30 March 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely pleased and feel so positive about my daughter being part of this nursery, she has progressed well due to spending quality time with your professional staff, for example always smiley as are all of your team, always helpful and spend time explaining everything. Communication is on a very
good level as well. Excellent. Thank you.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thank you for your feedback on your experience with our childcare provision. We sincerely appreciate your kind words as they help us to continue working with excellence.


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Review from Anthony N (Father of Child) published on 22 December 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Banana Moon is fantastic. The care is second to none. I feel my daughter is so well looked after.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thank you for your kind words, Anthony. We are delighted to hear that you had such a great experience with our caring and educational provision.


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Review from A M (Mother of Child) published on 22 December 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy that my child has caring and supportive teachers. He is always content after school and mentions that he had lots of fun playing with his friends and toys. My child learns many things from school as his learning skills and development progress.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thanks for the feedback on your experience with our caring and educational provision. We sincerely appreciate your insight because it helps us to continue working with excellence.


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Review from C C (Father of Child) published on 14 December 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been attending Banana Moon since she was a baby. She has grown happy, learning etc. Every day she repeats what she has done, returns happy singing and missing her friends. Communication with staff is fluent and we are also happy to follow her progress on the mobile app. Very happy to
see her happy every evening.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thank you so much for your kind words. We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your experience with us.


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Review from B T (Father of Child) published on 14 December 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery was really good. Extremely good experience. My child was able to enjoy her time. She learnt a lot and had fun. Many thanks for taking really good care of her. Special thanks to the teachers for being so accommodating.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thanks so much for your feedback! We are really glad you and your family find our care and education provision good and fun.


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Review from D D (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has had the most amazing time at Banana Moon. She has been attending since she was around 10 months old and has become very close to the staff here who are accommodating and friendly. The only thing I would mention is my daughter's learning has been quite slow. I am not sure if this is due
to her as an individual or the nursery's way of tracking basics such as letters and numbers.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

We would like to thank you for your recommendations and for this amazing review. The early years educators and the management are deeply grateful for your kind words.


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Review from Linda H (Mother of Child) published on 13 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very happy with the care given by the whole staff. Kids are learning and making significant progress. Very good staff/parent relationship. We feel safe letting our kid there and we would definitely recommend.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thank you so much for your kind words, Linda. We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your experience with us.


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Review from S N (Mother of Child) published on 13 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon is a really great nursery. My daughter enjoys being in the environment. Any complaints are attended to. We are pleased with the nursery and would recommend.

Reply from Carlos Ortiz, Manager at Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon

Thank you so much for your kind words; we do appreciate them.
We always aim to deliver a great experience for the children and families. We are gutted and will miss him! Thanks for taking the time to bring this to our attention. We will use the feedback to make us better and to ensure this doesn’t happen again.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.920)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.920) out of 10 for Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 43 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 43 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.920 for Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon is calculated as follows: ( (474 Excellents x 5) + (41 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 515 Ratings = 4.92

  • b) 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 Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon is based on 43 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 75 number of registered child places is 15, which has been reached with 43 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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Meet the Team (18)

Dharshi

Dharshi

Job Title: Nursery Director

Joined: 2017

Hi, I am Dharshi, the nursery Director at Banana Moon in Croydon.


Donna

Donna Beech

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2024

Hi, I'm Donna the Nursery Manager.


Lynda

Lynda

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2018

Hi, I am Lynda and I am the Deputy Manager.


Aisha

Aisha

Job Title: Baby Moons Room Leader

Joined: 2018

Hi, I am Aisha. I am the Baby and Teenie Moons Room Leader.


Kyle

Kyle

Job Title: Level 3 Early Years Professional

Joined: 2022

Hi, I am Kyle, I work in the Full Moons room.


Valery

Valery

Job Title: Level 3 Apprentice

Joined: 2022

Hello, I am Valery, I work in the Mini Moons room.


Moira

Moira

Job Title: Level 3 Early Years Professional

Joined: 2020

Hi, I am Moira. I work in the Baby Moons room.


Joe

Joe

Job Title: Level 4 Early Years Professional

Joined: 2017

Hi, I am Joe and I support the children in all of the rooms.


Uthpala

Uthpala

Job Title: Level 3 Early Years Professional

Joined: 2022

Hi, I am Uthpala, I work in the Babies and Teenie Moons room.


Doncy

Doncy

Job Title: Level 3 Early Years Professional

Joined: 2020

Hi, I am Doncy. I work in the Full Moons room.


Diana

Diana

Job Title: Support Staff

Joined: 2023

Hi, I am Diana and I work in all of the rooms.


Drite

Drite

Job Title: Support Staff

Joined: 2022

Hi, I am Drite. I work in all of the rooms.


Khadija

Khadija

Job Title: Level 2 Apprentice

Joined: 2021

Hi, I am Khadija. I am currently studying towards my Level 2 in Childcare. I work in the Baby Moons room.


Angelina

Angelina

Job Title: Nursery Chef

Joined: 2020

Hi, I am Angelina. I am the Nursery Chef.


Shaihla

Shaihla

Job Title: Early Years Professional

Joined: 2023

Hi, I am Shaihla, I work in the Baby Moons room.


Arekina

Arekina

Job Title: Level 3 Apprentice

Joined: 2023

Hi, I am Arekina, I work in the Mini Moons room.


Jothy

Jothy

Job Title: Level 3 Early Years Professional

Joined: 2023

Hello, I'm Jothy, I work across all three rooms.


Grace

Grace

Job Title: Level 6 Early Years Professional

Joined: 2023

Hi, I am Grace and I work in the Babies and Teenies Moon room.


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