Fennies Purley, Christchurch Road

Christchurch Road, Purley CR8 2NL
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9.6 26 Reviews
  • Fennies Purley, Christchurch Road, Purley
Located in Purley on Christchurch Road, Fennies Nursery opened in 2003, making it one of the company's longest-established nurseries. Over the years, it has become one of Purley’s most renowned early years settings. The nursery features bright and spacious rooms, thoughtfully designed to meet the unique needs of each child. These spaces include dedicated areas for activities such as chatterboxes, messy play, and sensory exploration, helping children develop a wide range of skills.

The experienced team at Fennies Purley is passionate about promoting diversity and inclusion within the nursery environment. The Nursery Manager brings 15 years of experience in childcare, including nine years in nursery management, ensuring the delivery of exceptional childcare and education.

Parents appreciate the nursery’s friendly and welcoming team, who make drop-offs and pick-ups an enjoyable experience. They also value the detailed updates provided about their children’s development and daily routines, fostering trust and communication.

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Care Provided by Fennies Purley, Christchurch Road

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

Good to Know

  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 31
  • Total Places for Children
  • 126
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-18:00
    Tuesday 07:00-18:00
    Wednesday 07:00-18:00
    Thursday 07:00-18:00
    Friday 07:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & the Christmas period

Funding & Fees Guide for Fennies Purley, Christchurch Road

  • Our fees are all-inclusive, covering everything from meals and snacks, milk and nappies. The minimum plan we offer is 2 full days, and this must include either a Monday or Friday. You can find out more about fees on our website, or alternatively please contact us where one of our Admissions Executives will be able to support you.

Fennies Purley, Christchurch Road Reviews (26)

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Fennies Purley, Christchurch Road has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.626) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Fennies Purley, Christchurch Road has 26 reviews.

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Review from L B (Mother of Child) published on 12 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Sophie K (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

Reply from Kim Ryan at Fennies Purley, Christchurch Road

Dear Sophie,


Thank your for your lovely review of our Purley day nursery, I am so glad you have been using Tapestry. We have so loved having the twins.


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Review from Claire J (Mother of Child) published on 18 December 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Debbie R (Mother of Child) published on 30 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Antonia S (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Michelle N (Mother of Child) published on 29 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

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.

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.626)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.626) out of 10 for Fennies Purley, Christchurch Road 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 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 19 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 4.872 for Fennies Purley, Christchurch Road is calculated as follows: ( (198 Excellents x 5) + (29 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 227 Ratings = 4.872

  • 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 4.754 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Fennies Purley, Christchurch Road is based on 19 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 126 number of registered child places is 25.2. 19 Positive Reviews ÷ 25.2 = 0.754

  • 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 (3)

Karen

Karen

Job Title: Nursery Manager

What’s a fun fact that makes you stand out?
Karen has done lots of travelling in her time, going as far as Australia and New Zealand showing she is willing to go ‘the extra mile’.


How does your nursery help inspire the local community?
Having partnerships within the local community, such as the library and Rugbytots to help foster that sense of togetherness.


What's something you have loved from your Early Years journey so far?
Creating an inclusive and harmonious environment for her team, parents and children to be a part of.


What’s your ambition for the future of Early Years Education at your nursery?
More opportunities for professional development for the team to inspire them to #GoFurther.


Bonnie

Bonnie

Job Title: Deputy Manager

What’s a fun fact that makes you stand out?
Bonnie once went swimming with Dolphins, showcasing her willingness to explore and try new things.


How does your nursery help inspire the local community?
By running events such as parent showcase evenings to allow parents to connect and get to know the team.


What's something you have loved from your Early Years journey so far?
Regularly being a part of the magical milestones that the children achieve at the nursery.


What’s your ambition for the future of Early Years Education at your nursery?
Promoting education for all, whether that be the little ones learning to be ready for school or the team and their professional development.


Isabella

Isabella

Job Title: Admissions Executive

What’s a fun fact that makes you stand out?
Bella once went paragliding over Turkey, showcasing her fearless attitude to life.


What helps you stay connected with all the nurseries and their staff?
Having regular staffing calls to check in with them and see what support they need.


What’s the best part about your job?
Being able to complete the child’s journey from enquiry all the way to their first day.


How do you go above and beyond to help support our parents?
Adaptability, offering the best advice depending on a parent’s current situation.


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