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Playdays Nursery Monk bretton

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
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3.7(3 parent reviews) ·Burton Road, Barnsley, S71 2JS · Barnsley
Number of places
61 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Barnsley

About this day nursery

Playdays Nursery Monk Bretton is a small, independent early years setting located in Barnsley, offering childcare and educational development. The nursery focuses on supporting children during their formative years, preparing them for primary education through structured learning and social interaction.

While some parents value the personal atmosphere and individualised care, especially for children with additional needs such as Type 1 diabetes, others have raised concerns regarding organisation, cleanliness, and communication. The nursery aims to provide an inclusive environment, demonstrated by its wheelchair-accessible entrance and willingness to accommodate complex care requirements.

As an Ofsted-registered provider, Playdays Nursery adheres to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, promoting development in areas like communication, language, physical skills, and social-emotional growth. Prospective parents are encouraged to visit the nursery to personally assess the facilities, observe staff interactions, and determine if the daily routines and environment align with their expectations for their child's educational journey.

What it's like

Children at Playdays Nursery enjoy close relationships with staff and benefit from a home-cooked meal each day, fostering independence and social skills. The curriculum emphasises diversity and caring for others, adapted to extend learning for all children. Strong support is provided for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Small-scale nurseryInclusive of children with additional needsOfsted-registered

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday-Friday: 07:30–18:00

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2019

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Playdays Nursery Monk bretton

Last inspected 6 August 2025 · Caroline Brooks

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 at Playdays Nursery enjoy close relationships with staff and benefit from a home-cooked meal each day, fostering independence and social skills. The curriculum emphasises diversity and caring for others, adapted to extend learning for all children. Strong support is provided for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Inspector highlights

  • Children benefit from a clear routine and help to tidy up, with the day punctuated by small-group stories and songs.
  • Leaders are available to speak to parents and offer newsletters and parents' evenings.
  • Leaders focus on the well-being of staff, with an open-door policy, and staff feel valued and supported.
  • Staff are sensitive to the needs of children as they transition and change key persons, and leaders have developed good relationships with local schools to support transitions.
  • Leaders have established close connections with other professionals to support children with SEND, ensuring all children make good progress.
  • Leaders have a vision for children's education, aiming to offer a nurturing environment and focusing on developing communication, language, and mathematics.

Areas to develop

  • 1support children's engagement in adult-led sessions further, such as by slowing the pace so that children can identify and copy sounds and engage with their learning
  • 2review the organisation of activities so that all children have opportunities to take part and be involved.
Inspection #10413891 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents cannot speak highly enough of the nursery.

children enjoy coming to the nursery.

children communicate well and enjoy time outside each day.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is excellent. Staff tailor activities and experiences so that all children are involved and included. Leaders have established close connections with other professionals who help them to support children with SEND. They develop and plan activities to meet the specific needs of children. As a result, all children make good progress from their starting points in development.

Outdoor space

Children spend time outside each day. Staff tenderly care for toddlers. They follow children's interests and create sensory activities that excite and engage children. However, on occasions, they do not organise activities to ensure that all children can take part. For example, the area is cramped, limiting space for some children to become involved, causing them to wander between areas.

Parent Reviews of Playdays Nursery Monk bretton

3.7
(3)
Gizella Tóth
2 years ago

Excellent care given to my daughter who has Type 1 diabetes. Very good , caring staff. Big thank you for the owner to take my daughter in ! Thank you for the team leader to give excellent care for my daughter's diabetes!

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bean bag
2 years ago

Could be a decent place but gid mi that feeling of of them boxes up at cannon Hall cattle/goat stuff unclean place they're obviously winging it sent mi little girl back wi you know what all over her private parts like dried weetabix any normal parents would pull their baby and one time out of the 3 or 4 times before ending the joke she even opened that door to come out to her mother wiart owt stopping her ALONE probably one of the worst corners in Barnsley blind and people will know exactly what I mean feels like a cattle shed inside no lights kennels and there's a rude bird that works there holds her head high the bird that runs it needs to rethink and get the dive sorted amd to add to this joke place my girl says no daddy no school screams whenever I we drive towards this place and that should tell people something so have a good think beforehand nuck hole no point in lying when it comes to our babies

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

6 August 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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