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Playbox Nursery in Plymouth

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
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5.0(4 Google reviews) ·Pennycross Methodist Church Hall, Pridham Lane, Plymouth, PL2 3PZ · Plymouth
Number of places
48 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
Plymouth

About this day nursery

Playbox Nursery in Plymouth provides care and education for children from two to four years old. The day nursery is open from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm, throughout the year, and accepts government funding schemes. At its Ofsted inspection in April 2025, the day nursery received an overall rating of Good. The inspector found that staff plan an effective curriculum which helps children make strong progress and develop independence by tidying resources and pouring their own drinks.

Children have daily opportunities for outdoor play, which includes a 'secret garden' for climbing, drawing on walls with chalk, and balancing on wooden planks. The curriculum includes a focus on nature, with children using magnifying glasses to identify minibeasts and helping to care for a giant African land snail. The report noted strong relationships with parents, who are involved in activities such as a 'travelling teddy bear'. To improve further, Ofsted recommended that staff extend children's learning and provide consistent challenges to help them make even more progress.

What it's like

Children show excitement as they arrive at the nursery, and staff greet them with enthusiasm, ensuring children's views and opinions are heard, for example, by voting on story choices. Staff know children exceptionally well, planning and implementing an effective curriculum that promotes strong progress and independence, such as tidying resources, pouring drinks, and managing personal needs. They celebrate each child's uniqueness.

All year round careToddler and Preschool roomsFocused on individual learning and development

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
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Key facts

Opening hours

8:30am-5pm Monday to Friday all year round

Age range

20 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

full day

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Playbox Nursery

Last inspected 8 April 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children show excitement as they arrive at the nursery, and staff greet them with enthusiasm, ensuring children's views and opinions are heard, for example, by voting on story choices. Staff know children exceptionally well, planning and implementing an effective curriculum that promotes strong progress and independence, such as tidying resources, pouring drinks, and managing personal needs. They celebrate each child's uniqueness.

Inspector highlights

  • The nursery has formed strong relationships with parents, encouraging family involvement in children's learning, such as with the 'travelling teddy bear'.
  • Leaders and staff are passionate about their role, using community links to expand children's knowledge, such as engaging with local police to learn about emergency services.
  • The nursery provides a toddler group twice a week, allowing children to become familiar with staff and settle quickly when they join the nursery.
  • Children take a keen interest in nature, using factual books and magnifying glasses to identify minibeasts found outdoors, and caring for a giant African land snail.
  • Staff ensure children receive daily opportunities to be outside in the fresh air, where they effectively develop their physical skills through activities like chalk drawings, water pouring, and climbing in the 'secret garden'.

Areas to develop

  • 1To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should extend children's learning further and provide them with consistent challenges to help them make even more progress.
Inspection #10372611 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

Staff ensure that children receive daily opportunities to be outside in the fresh air, where they develop their physical skills effectively. Children use large arm movements as they create drawings with chalk on the wall. Others show skill in carefully pouring water from one container to another. Some children enjoy carrying and balancing wooden planks across crates while older children play in the 'secret garden', developing their climbing abilities.

Google Reviews of Playbox Nursery

5.0
(4 Google reviews)

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

8 April 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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