Fennies Purley, Christchurch Road

My daughter has been at Fennies for almost a year, moving rooms in the process. I would definitely recommend Fennies. The staff are attentive and loving, the facilities are in a good state. My child is entertained and challenged every day with new and familiar activities. She loves going here and it gives us peace of mind knowing she is definitely having a great time

Our experience with Fennies Nursery Purley has been great so far (3 months). They are attentive and caring with our 1-year-old and keep us well informed of her daily activities. She has a great time there and is very happy with her key worker.

The staff are always very friendly and professional. They have known me and my daughter from day one even if they don't work directly with her or in her room. Their activities and meals are always varied and interesting and the children get lots of time outside and doing things they enjoy.

I have a granddaughter and a grandson at Fennies in Purley. My job involves strategic leadership of EY across 2 London Boroughs. I can confirm that Fennies provides excellent nurture and learning experiences for babies and toddlers. Both children are always (well mostly) happy to go to nursery in the morning. The environment is exciting and creative, building their independence. Resources reflect the rich and diverse communities that we live in. Communication with parents and carers is strong. Thank you.

Both of my daughters started attending at three months old, one is now three years old and the other is a year and a half. The staff are so devoted and nurturing. In return, my children enjoy attending and are positively fond of the team and their friends. We regularly discuss the kids' development, they give a detailed summary of your child's day daily and you can also access pictures and videos from your child's day. Parking is limited but for us, it's actually within walking distance and it's easily accessible via public transport.

My daughter has just left Fennies Purley, after 4 years. She started in the baby room at 10 months old and worked her way through all the rooms. I highly recommend this nursery, the care in all rooms has been fantastic, the staff are friendly, warm and caring. There are excellent facilities and the baby room has its own garden. The range of activities provided in the preschool room was extensive and varied. My daughter enjoyed her nursery days so much. Tapestry is a brilliant tool and it’s lovely to get photo updates via this when you’re at work. The food and menu are varied and healthy. There are regular parents evenings and other events including the annual summer fun day which is always enjoyed by all. The car park can get busy (particularly at pickup time) and I often found myself parking in a nearby road and walking to nursery, but this is a small inconvenience for a fabulous nursery.

Fennies has been fantastic for my twins. They have been so well looked after by their key workers and it’s such a lovely setting, the staff are very friendly and they have really good activities planned for the children every day. Tapestry is a nice addition, so you can check in and see pictures of what the children are up to. Their key workers also leave notes to let us know what they’ve been working on, particularly good as my twins have been slow to talk. I would highly recommend this nursery.

Our son has been at Fennies now for 12 months, moving from babies to preschool. At each level, we have been impressed at the high levels of care and attention from all the staff. It is great to see him continuing to develop and enjoy such a great and nurturing environment. Very high standards. Love Tapestry as well to be able to interact and see all the fun things the kids get up to.

I would recommend Fennies Purley due to the high quality of staff/care, activities/development and quality of food. It is very well managed an organised. I have always felt at ease knowing my son is happy there. The only drawback is the lack of parking - however to me this wasn’t an important factor when you consider against quality of staff etc.

Friendly, warm, welcoming team. My daughter has been attending since she was 10 months old and I has really got on well with all of her key workers and other team members. I can see that she is learning and happy. She tells me her new phrases and I loved listening to her sing nursery rhymes and gesture as she sings. My daughter is nearly 2 and when you spend so much time as a work, it feels reassuring to know that such positive and warm people (both catering and caretaker team) are surrounding my daughter.

Staff looking after my daughter are really nice but will be leaving due to increase of nursery fees by 20%. When asked why such increase was told it was in line with local nurseries but on investigation this is not the case (local nurseries are much cheaper before such increase) and when I explained this was told "okie dokie let me know what you decide" this is not a professional response. I was also invoiced incorrectly and when I queried I was told it was correct when in fact it wasn't and I had to explain why for it to be resolved. I hope the staff that do the caring are getting a decent pay rise with such an increase in fares but I doubt this is the case.