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Ark Start, Oval

Croydon · CR0 6BA

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On the Ofsted register
Ofsted Early Years Register
Provider URN2629258
Provider typeFull day care
Registered since16 February 2021
Registers heldEYR-CCR
Registered places39
Local authorityCroydon
Source: Ofsted’s public “Childcare providers and inspections” management-information register (GOV.UK), as held by us on 29 September 2026. The register itself is the authoritative record.
Latest full inspection
Inspected21 March 2023
Overall effectivenessGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes
This setting’s last full inspection was about 3 years ago — before the September 2025 EYFS framework and the November 2025 report-card inspections. Judgements are shown exactly as Ofsted published them.
Owner
Registered personArk UK Programmes
Ofsted-registered settings under this owner9
Counted from the register’s Registered Person URN. Ofsted’s enforcement powers — including cancellation of registration — can apply across every setting a provider runs.
Other settings run by this owner
Ark Start Oval Day Nursery
Croydon · Not stated
Ark Start Brunel
London · Not stated
Ark Start Earls Court
London · Not stated
Ark Start Globe
London · Not stated
Ark Start John Keats
Enfield · Not stated
Ark Start South Acton
London · Not stated
Ark Start St Clement
London · Good · last inspected 7 August 2025
Ark Start, John Archer
London · Good · last inspected 19 January 2023
Other operators on the register in Croydon
123-SHINE HOLIDAY CAMP
Out-of-school day care · Not stated
AFCroydon Afterschool Club
Out-of-school day care · Not stated
Aims Tuition Limited
Full day care · Not stated

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