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Partou Dulwich Sports Ground Day Nursery & Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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5.0(17 parent reviews)
·Dulwich Sports Ground, 102-106 Turney Road, London, SE21 7JH · Southwark
Number of places
54 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Southwark

About this day nursery

Partou Dulwich Sports Ground Day Nursery & Pre-School, located in Dulwich, London SE21 7JH, was registered in 2014 and operates from a self-contained building within the Dulwich Sports Ground. This childcare setting provides a welcoming environment where children are happy and thrive.

The nursery is open Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm, all year round, with exceptions for bank holidays and two weeks at Christmas. The dedicated team of 12 staff members, eight of whom hold relevant early years qualifications, provide a well-planned curriculum that supports children's development from their individual starting points.

Children aged 0 to 4 years attend the nursery, which has a total capacity of 54 places. The nursery is committed to creating a nurturing atmosphere, helping babies feel emotionally secure as they confidently explore their surroundings, while older children develop strong communication skills and an understanding of early mathematical concepts.

The nursery also provides funded early education for children and ensures that safeguarding arrangements are effective, with an open and positive culture that prioritises children's interests.

What it's like

Children are happy and thrive in this welcoming nursery. Staff provide a well-planned curriculum that supports children to make good progress in their development from their starting points. Staff create a nurturing environment that helps babies to feel emotionally secure, allowing them to confidently explore their surroundings. Older children are confident communicators, sharing their thoughts and ideas during story time. Toddlers enjoy multi-sensory play, where they excitedly explore textures such as foam. The nursery environment is calm, as staff guide children's behaviour through gentle reminders.

Welcoming environmentWell-planned curriculumNurturing atmosphereStrong communicationEarly mathematical skillsEffective safeguarding

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 6.30pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2014

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Partou Dulwich Sports Ground Day Nursery & Pre-School

Last inspected 1 July 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and thrive in this welcoming nursery. Staff provide a well-planned curriculum that supports children to make good progress in their development from their starting points. Staff create a nurturing environment that helps babies to feel emotionally secure, allowing them to confidently explore their surroundings. Older children are confident communicators, sharing their thoughts and ideas during story time. Toddlers enjoy multi-sensory play, where they excitedly explore textures such as foam. The nursery environment is calm, as staff guide children's behaviour through gentle reminders.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and thrive in a welcoming nursery.
  • Staff provide a well-planned curriculum that supports children to make good progress.
  • Staff create a nurturing environment that helps babies to feel emotionally secure.
  • Older children are confident communicators, sharing their thoughts and ideas during story time.
  • The nursery environment is calm, with staff guiding children's behaviour through gentle reminders.
  • The management team are committed and reflective, with evaluation systems in place to identify areas for improvement.
  • Staff enjoy their work and feel well supported by the management team.
  • Older children frequently use their early mathematical skills.
  • Younger children enjoy singing songs and making connections with peers.
  • Staff track children's progress to identify and plan for next steps.
  • Parents appreciate the feedback and support for learning at home.
  • Staff give high priority to children's health, with daily outdoor play and nutritious meals.
  • Children behave well and learn to manage their feelings and emotions.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an open and positive culture.
  • The nursery provides funded early education for children.

Areas to develop

  • 1Embed staff supervision arrangements fully to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently high level.
  • 2Review the support provided for children who have speech delay to ensure they make the best possible progress.
Inspection #10401929 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

There are systems in place to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, which include working in partnership with parents.

Outdoor space

All children benefit from daily outdoor play, where they develop their physical skills, coordination and spatial awareness.

Parent Reviews of Partou Dulwich Sports Ground Day Nursery & Pre-School

5.0
(17)
Lauren Thompson
a year ago

Both of my daughters are at DSG and we have been so pleased and grateful for how caring the staff are across all of the rooms. They children are always engaged in lots of different activities and we’re kept up to date regularly. The setting on the sports ground is so nice and feels worlds away from London. The management team are also great. We couldn’t be happier there and would definitely recommend!

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Irina Ghita
a year ago

Highly recommend this nursery, my kids run in every day and I think this says everything! Extremely loving and caring staff, my son has become a confident little boy with their help and my daughter has settled in so quickly and is very happy. Great management and communication too, very nice activities every day and a very detailed debrief at the end of each day. My son speaks very highly of the chef too!

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Chloe Forster
a year ago

Both of my children have been at DSG since their first birthday and my eldest is just about to leave. In each of the rooms the children are so loved and well cared for. The team are always listening to and taking in to account our parenting approach and responding to our children’s needs, supporting them gently through each phase of development. As the children grow older the team are really good at finding ways of encouraging their interests and bringing the best out of them. We couldn’t have been happier.

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Danielle Coe
a year ago

My son has been at the nursery for 18 months and has had a great time there. The staff are all very friendly and welcoming and his key worker has been amazing. The nursery is set in the sports ground so it doesn’t feel like they are in central London. We are sad that he is leaving as it is time to move on to school but I would recommend the nursery to anyone local to the area.

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Tina Sheng
a year ago

My daughter started in the baby room when she was 11 months old and she is now over 2 years old. She had a wonderful time in this nursery and was under the care of many nurturing staff. The nursery setting and its outdoor spaces are wonderful and definitely one of the best in the area.

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Inspection history

Date: July 2016

  • July 2025Good
  • August 2023Good
  • December 2018Outstanding
  • July 2016Good

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