Purple Jay Lewisham

St Nicholas St, London SE8 4QF
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8.5 4 Reviews
  • Purple Jay Lewisham, London
Purple Jay Lewisham is a day nursery located in Lewisham, close to Brockley. The nursery takes children from 3 months to 5 years and is open 5 days a week (7:30am to 6:00pm).

*What Makes Purple Jay Lewisham Special?*

- Focus on nature and outdoor play - The nursery integrates nature deeply into the internal environment and activities. It has a large, varied garden for the children to explore, discover and create.

- Focus on developing emotional intelligence and creativity - Purple Jay Nurseries calls this focus "creating compassionate innovators".

- Personal approach - The nursery provides a bespoke, personalised approach for each child in the nursery.

- Supporting expression & individuality - The nursery staff support the children as they explore, discover and create - guided by their own interests, passions and intuition.

- Communication - Close communication is a major principle. The nursery staff take pride in communicating closely so you always know how your child is progressing.

- Family run with family values - Purple Jay Nurseries is a family run nursery with real family values, treating your little one as one of their own.

*What Is The Purple Jay Nursery Vision?*

To nurture and create compassionate innovators. Children will use their imagination to discover new possibilities and create something special.

*What Is The Purple Jay Nursery Mission?*

Provide a safe space with high emotional intelligence for children to explore, discover and create. Families and communities are important to child development, so they provide support to all.

*What Are The Purple Jay Nursery Values?*

1)Transparency. 2) Keep it simple. 3) Nature is great. 4) Wellbeing is paramount.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Mary Walters-Collett (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 7

Total Places for Children

  • 52

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Our fees for under 2's, per month, are; (5 days - £1,400 / 4 days - £1,200 / 3 days - £900 / 2 days - £600).


    Our fees for over 2's, per month, are; (5 days - £1,300 / 4 days - £1,100 / 3 days - £800 / 2 days - £500).


    Our fees for 15 hours (Early Years Grant), per month, are; (5 days - £1,075 / 4 days - £875 / 3 days - £575 / 2 days - £275).


    Our fees for 30 hours (Early Years Grant), per month, are (5 days - £850 / 4 days - £350 / 3 days - £650 / 2 days - £185).

  • We offer full day places from 2 days a week to full-time (5 days a week). Please visit our website for our full fee breakdown for Purple Jay Nursery Lewisham

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 & Christmas

Purple Jay Lewisham Reviews (4)

8.5

Purple Jay Lewisham has a Review Score of 8.5 (8.526) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Purple Jay Lewisham has 4 reviews.

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Review from Bennie T (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My baby started very young and I was very nervous, but I was over the moon seeing him go into the setting happy and ready to play and interact with his peers and carers. The staffs are very friendly and I love the updates throughout the day. Can't wait to see him blossom and grow at Purple Jay !
Reply from Lynn Attoe, Senior Operations Manager at Purple Jay Lewisham
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We completely understand how nerve-wracking it can be to start your little one in a new setting, so we're thrilled to hear that he's settling in happily and…read more
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Review from V E (Grandmother of Child) published on 1 November 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Whenever I have been to the nursery the staff have been welcoming and helpful. My granddaughter has always looked happy and well-occupied. The other children in the room seemed settled at the time I was present.
Reply from Lynn Attoe, Senior Operations Manager at Purple Jay Lewisham
Thank you for your comments it is lovely to hear that you as a grandparent have had positive experiences whenever you have visited the nursery, thank you again for your review.
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Review from L T (Mother of Child) published on 1 November 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are extremely pleased with our experience with Purple Jay Lewisham. Our daughter has attended the nursery for almost 2 years and her development has been fantastic. Each practitioner has taken time and care to get to know her and to base activities and resources on her interests. It is a pleasure
to know that she will be nurtured and listened to whilst away from home.
A strength of the nursery has been its role in fostering a love of reading in our daughter. At most pick-ups, I observe a member of staff reading to and with my daughter and they will often pass on to me the names of books that she is enjoying at school. They have also had regular book-themed days and weeks which she absolutely adores.
Welcoming, approachable, and knowledgeable staff and management - we are very happy and have been since her induction.
Reply from Lynn Attoe, Senior Operations Manager at Purple Jay Lewisham
Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with Purple Jay Lewisham and the joy it's brought to your daughter's development. It's…read more
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Review from Esther A (Mother of Child) published on 29 October 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing nursery. All the staff are lovely and welcomed my daughter and helped her settle in really quickly. It's so nice to see kids getting up to lots of fun activities. Communication is also great, we are always kept updated.
Reply from Lynn Attoe, Senior Operations Manager at Purple Jay Lewisham
Thank you for your feedback, it is great to hear that you are having such a positive experience at our Lewisham nursery.
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Current Review Score: 8.5 (8.526)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.5 (8.526) out of 10 for Purple Jay Lewisham 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 4 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.8 out of 5 from 4 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 4.766 for Purple Jay Lewisham is calculated as follows: ( (38 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 47 Ratings = 4.766
  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 3.76 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Purple Jay Lewisham is based on 4 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 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 = 3.375
    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 52 number of registered child places is 10.4. 4 Positive Reviews ÷ 10.4 = 0.385
  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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Meet the Team (1)

Mary

Mary Walters-Collett

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2021

Mary has been in childcare for 13 years. In that time she has progressed from nursery cook all the way up to senior manager.


Her past 8 years have been in management and she’s enjoyed having a team to support and progress, supporting their learning and development so they can grow.


Her first experience in childcare was at the “Early Year Alliance” where, as a parent, she took an active role in ensuring the staff were fully trained in administering Adrenalin pens.


This experience got her more involved with the nursery, progressing further in it and gaining her level 5 qualification in the process! Mary takes pride in developing her own skills and keeping up to date with child development.


Mary started with us as the Nursery Manager at Purple Jay East Dulwich 2 years ago, and more recently has become the Nursery Manager at Purple Jay Lewisham as well as Senior Nursery Manager for the Purple Jay Nurseries group.

Frequently Asked Questions about Purple Jay Lewisham

What is the Age Range of Children that Purple Jay Lewisham accepts?

Purple Jay Lewisham accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Purple Jay Lewisham Open?

Purple Jay Lewisham is open: 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.

How many Children does Purple Jay Lewisham have capacity for?

Purple Jay Lewisham has capacity for a total of 52 Children.

How far is Purple Jay Lewisham to the centre of London?

5.6 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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