Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery & Pre-school

81 Purley Downs Road, South Croydon CR2 0RJ
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9.8 66 Reviews
  • Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery & Pre-school, South Croydon
Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery & Pre-School is set within the lovely residential area of Purley in South Croydon, welcoming children aged six months to five years. Close proximity to Sanderstead and Purley Oaks train stations makes it a convenient option for commuting families, with additional parking available on the side road.

Family partnership sits at the heart of the nursery. The hands-on Nursery Manager operates an open-door policy, ensuring children and families feel fully supported throughout their time at Partou Gingerbread House.

The three-storey setting is excellently resourced, with indoor and outdoor environments expertly used to deliver engaging early years learning. The bespoke curriculum is child-led and evolves with each cohort, with a focus on building self-confidence, resilience and independence through play.

The garden is a real highlight, offering a grass area, nature area, paved area, large mud kitchen and vegetable patch. This variety keeps outdoor learning fun and appealing to different interests, while the vegetable patch nurtures a sense of responsibility and respect for where food comes from.

Cooking with the chef is a favourite activity, supporting confidence, independence, maths skills through weighing and measuring, and social development.

The nursery holds a 5-star Food Hygiene rating and serves home-cooked nutritious meals to encourage a healthy relationship with food from an early age.

If you are looking for a characterful nursery in South Croydon with a caring team and a rich, rounded early years experience, Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery & Pre-School is well worth a visit.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 16

Total Places for Children

  • 64

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week between Christmas & New Year

Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery & Pre-school Reviews (66)

9.8

Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery & Pre-school has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.773) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery & Pre-school has 66 reviews.

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Review from Elizabeth W (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at the Gingerbread House since she was 1, she’s now almost 4 years old. We’ve experienced the baby room, Toddler and now pre-School room. She has had a very good experience there so far and the staff are great. They're all very helpful ladies and really do take good care of the
kids there. I would definitely recommend the nursery, not only because my daughter is so happy there but also the proximity of Purley Oaks and Sanderstead stations.
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Review from Petra H (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been attending The Gingerbread House for the last 18 months. They have been amazing with him, really attentive and caring. He always eats all his food which is a testament to the super onsite cooking! Putting him to bed on a nursery day is always easier as he has been busy and entertained
all day!
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Review from Emmanuelle C (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our son has just started part-time.
The manager has been extremely helpful with all the admin side of benefitting from the childcare vouchers. All are very professional. We receive invoices and email/newsletters promptly. Emails have been answered promptly and in detail. Settling days arranged easily.
Our son is a little sensitive and they have been incredibly patient, nurturing and attentive. They look after him very well and he is starting to really enjoy going there thanks to the efforts of the staff (not just his dedicated staff but the whole team).
The setting is lovely with plenty of lovely wooden toys and messy play areas.
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Review from Jennifer G (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Gingerbread House for just over 2 years now and absolutely loves it. He talks affectionately about staff members and always has lots of stories to tell about other children. Staff have always collaboratively worked with us in caring for my son and have been quick to respond
to emails/phone calls. I would highly recommend this Gingerbread House Day Nursery.
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Review from Priya S (Mother of Child) published on 12 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Both my children love going to Gingerbread House. They are happy there and have learned so much. The nursery has made them much more independent and confident. For them, it really is a home away from home - where they can be themselves, and learn and develop, in a safe and welcoming environment. The
staff are friendly and very dedicated. They know the children so well.
The nursery has recently been taken over which has resulted in a number of positive developments. One particular change is a much more healthy and nutritious menu. I really like that the children are encouraged to try new things.
One area of improvement would be the development of the outdoor space which I believe is on the management’s agenda.
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Review from Poonam J (Mother of Child) published on 10 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The nursery has been extremely accommodating over our needs and always prompt with emails. My son has an absolute liking for the key workers and despite speaking two languages, they accommodated him very well.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.773)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.773) out of 10 for Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery & Pre-school is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 17 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.848 for Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery & Pre-school is calculated as follows: ( (176 Excellents x 5) + (25 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 204 Ratings = 4.848
  2. 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 4.925 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery & Pre-school is based on 17 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 3.925
    2. 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 64 number of registered child places is 12.8, which has been reached with 17 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. 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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