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Definitely avoid Piplings! Our child attended for a while and although there were constant issues with bad nappy rashes (they only routinely change nappies twice a day!), high staff turnover with no notification to parents of who was leaving / joining and lots of errors in the daily reports which made them redundant as weren?t accurate, the main issue was to accidentally discover that they didn?t have an ?onsite chef cooking organic food? (as we were told in the site visit in summer 2018) but were using pre-ready meals. We complained about that and asked for an explanation and instead of an apology or any other form of reassurance, we received an email giving us notice of termination of a few weeks. This was highly devastating for us as a family as our child had built friends there and I was 8 months pregnant, which of course they knew about. The ?management? which you will never see or speak to (everything is by email) is very defensive and rude and every response you?ll see is dismissive and just to protect themselves.

Definitely avoid Piplings! Our child attended for a while and although there were constant issues with bad nappy rashes (they only routinely change nappies twice a day!), high staff turnover with no notification to parents of who was leaving / joining and lots of errors in the daily reports which made them redundant as weren?t accurate, the main issue was to accidentally discover that they didn?t have an ?onsite chef cooking organic food? (as we were told in the site visit in summer 2018) but were using pre-ready meals. We complained about that and asked for an explanation and instead of an apology or any other form of reassurance, we received an email giving us notice of termination of a few weeks. This was highly devastating for us as a family as our child had built friends there and I was 8 months pregnant, which of course they knew about. The ?management? which you will never see or speak to (everything is by email) is very defensive and rude and every response you?ll see is dismissive and just to protect themselves.

Hello. I am highly interested in this post as we have been offered a space and I am trying to make my mind up as to accept it or not. From experience, would you recommend the nursery for a 20 month old? Thanks

Thanks all. I meant they dont have websites so i cant even find out what the options are in the area. I was not suggesting to get to know a nursery through their website - Im just trying to get a list of options. All the best!

Hi I am currently trying the pregnancy Yoga classes at the ESPH (116 Lordship Ln, London SE22 8HD) on Thursdays 7pm - I really like the classes and the teacher ... She usually asks of any aches, bothers and tailors the class accordingly. Also, it is never too busy (4/5 ladies at most). ?15 if you pay on the day (?69 for a five-class pass). I believe you can try it for free once! x

Hi everyone! We have started to look for nurseries for our first child, and getting increasingly concerned as we have been told that nurseries in the area (East Dulwich) have lengthy waiting lists of 18 months plus! I have contacted a couple of nurseries as I?d like to visit them before applying for a place, but haven?t really got far as some of them don?t appear to have websites. Can anyone recommend a nursery in the area? My child would be joining at the age of 12 months or perhaps slightly earlier. Many thanks! Claudia + Peter