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Playdays Nursery in Lingfield

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2022)
·Playdays Nursery, Eastbourne Road, Lingfield, RH7 6JR · Surrey
Number of places
44 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2022
Local authority
Surrey

About this day nursery

Playdays Nursery, established in 2007, offers a loving and nurturing environment across its three locations in Farnborough, South Woodford, and Lingfield. The day nursery caters to children from three months up to school age, focusing on creativity, play-based learning, and inspiring imagination.

Staff are highly organised, qualified, and possess character traits such as warmth, honesty, empathy, and patience. The day nursery provides child-friendly facilities including secure outdoor areas with sandpits and gardening opportunities, sensory rooms, and offers a range of extracurricular activities.

They follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, tailoring activities to each child's unique needs and developmental stage. Meals are prepared by an in-house chef, approved by a paediatric dietician, and are included in the fees.

The nursery prides itself on its "Good" Ofsted ratings and a child-centred approach that promotes essential skills and values. Playdays Nursery offers flexible choices for parents, including sibling and military discounts, and a loyalty scheme for extra sessions, and accepts various government funding schemes to help with childcare costs.

They also provide an exceptional holiday club for children up to 8 years old.

Our ethos

Playdays Nursery is committed to a child-centred, play-based learning approach that inspires creativity and imagination. They adhere to the EYFS framework, ensuring activities are tailored to each child's developmental stage and promoting essential life skills and values.

What it's like

Children develop close friendship bonds and behave well, playing harmoniously and sharing. They develop a good knowledge of similarities and differences, enabling them to learn about tolerance and show empathy. Children thoroughly enjoy outdoor play, where staff skilfully enhance their enjoyment and understanding of differing learning styles.

Child-centred ApproachPaediatric Dietician Approved MealsAll-Inclusive FeesSecure Outdoor SpacesEYFS Curriculum

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Food

In-house chef provides breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, and tea, with meals approved by a paediatric dietician. Nappies, wipes and formula milk are also included.

Session types

Full day, Morning session, Afternoon session

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Playdays Nursery

Last inspected 24 March 2022 · Helen Penticost

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 develop close friendship bonds and behave well, playing harmoniously and sharing. They develop a good knowledge of similarities and differences, enabling them to learn about tolerance and show empathy. Children thoroughly enjoy outdoor play, where staff skilfully enhance their enjoyment and understanding of differing learning styles.

Inspector highlights

  • Children develop close friendship bonds and behave well.
  • The manager has a clear and ambitious curriculum that evolves with children's needs.
  • Staff know each child's personalities and developmental stages, planning purposeful activities.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those learning English as an additional language make good progress.
  • Partnerships with parents are good, with effective communication assisting children's learning at home.

Areas to develop

  • 1build on staff's use of the correct pronunciation of letter sounds, words and phrases to enhance their speaking skills
  • 2support staff to ensure that nursery routines do not disrupt children's play and that they make the most of mealtimes to further enhance children's learning.
Inspection #10207512 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak positively about the communication they have with staff, not only on a daily basis but also throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

They comment on the varying methods staff use to share developmental information effectively on a continual basis.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress from their starting points. Staff use additional funding to good effect to enhance their learning further. They readily work with other professionals, such as speech therapists, to close gaps in learning swiftly.

Outdoor space

Children thoroughly enjoy outdoor play and benefit from having the choice of where they wish to play. Staff have revised the outdoor area and secured resources to allow toddlers to develop the skills they need to be able to climb and balance.

Inspection history

Date: December 2016

  • March 2022Good
  • December 2016Good

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