Opening hours
The pre-school is open from 9am until 3pm and runs a breakfast club from 8am until 9am and an after-school club from 3pm until 6pm.
Playdays Preschool Holiday And After School Club
Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2024)
Number of places
30 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2024
Local authority
Havering
About this day nursery
Rated as 'Good' by Ofsted on 14/08/2024, the setting is celebrated for its warm and welcoming environment where children thrive, make new friends, and form positive relationships with practitioners. The manager is dedicated to all children achieving their full potential, implementing a curriculum focused on communication, language skills, and readiness for school.
This curriculum is delivered through both child-led and focused activities, ensuring children are supported in their individual next steps. The manager and the Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo) collaborate effectively to support children requiring additional assistance, working closely with parents and other professionals to ensure smooth transitions to school.
The setting effectively uses additional funding to meet individual needs and enhance outcomes for children. Practitioners actively promote healthy lifestyles and children benefit from a well-resourced outdoor space for physical activity and exploration.
Children are encouraged to be independent and gain useful skills in preparation for their move to school.
What it's like
Practitioners create a warm and welcoming environment where children thrive. Early years and school-age children enjoy playing and making new friends during school holidays, settling into routines and forming positive relationships with practitioners. Children are happy and safe as they play, explore, and learn in this secure setting.
Good overall effectivenessEffective SEND supportWell-resourced outdoor spaceStrong communication and language focusPromotes healthy lifestylesFocus on school readiness
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Playdays Preschool Holiday And After School Club
Last inspected 14 August 2024
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Practitioners create a warm and welcoming environment where children thrive. Early years and school-age children enjoy playing and making new friends during school holidays, settling into routines and forming positive relationships with practitioners. Children are happy and safe as they play, explore, and learn in this secure setting.
Inspector highlights
- The manager and practitioners consider the individual next steps for children, carrying out regular assessments to identify any gaps in learning.
- The manager and SENDCo work well together to support children who need additional support, seeking advice from other professionals and working closely with parents and teachers.
- The manager ensures that additional funding is used effectively to meet individual needs and improve outcomes for children.
- Practitioners support children with their communication and language development, modelling correct pronunciation and adding new words to extend vocabulary.
- Practitioners promote children's healthy lifestyles, and children benefit from a well-resourced outdoor space.
Areas to develop
- 1encourage practitioners to give children more time to think and respond when asked questions, to support their thinking and language skills.
Inspection #10359546 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The manager and special educational needs and/or disabilities coordinator (SENDCo) work well together to support children who need additional support. They seek advice from other professionals and work closely with parents and teachers to support children's transitions to school. Practitioners observe children and together with the SENDCo devise individual plans that support children to make good progress.
Outdoor space
Children benefit from a well-resourced outdoor space which offers a range of opportunities. For example, children enjoy climbing and balancing on the climbing frame and using the slide. Practitioners remind children how to use the equipment safely and teach older children how to jump safely from the climbing frame.
Inspection history
Date: October 2018
- August 2024Good
- November 2019Good
- March 2019Requires improvement
- October 2018Good
Frequently asked about Playdays Preschool Holiday And After School Club
About the setting
Playdays Preschool Holiday and After School Club registered in 2016 and is located in Romford, in the London Borough of Havering. It is open all year round. There are eight practitioners, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 and level 3, and the manager holds a qualification at level 5. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two and three years.
- URN
- EY536849
- Registered person
- John Lakin and Claire Lakin Partnership
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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