Term time / All Year
Term Time
Playhouse Nursery in Radlett
Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
Number of places
24 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Hertfordshire
About this day nursery
Playhouse Nursery, established in 2002, offers a warm and welcoming environment for children aged 1 to 4 years. The nursery operates during term-time, ensuring a consistent routine for its young learners.
Staff greet children warmly, fostering a cheerful and relaxed atmosphere where children quickly settle and feel secure. The nursery was rated as 'Good' by Ofsted following its inspection on 23rd October 2024.
The curriculum is ambitious and well-sequenced, designed to help all children make good progress by building on their individual interests and prior knowledge. Children are encouraged to be curious learners, actively exploring their environment through activities such as searching for insects outdoors and engaging in exciting colour-mixing experiments indoors.
The nursery places a strong emphasis on developing independence and good hygiene habits. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive tailored support, working closely with parents and professionals to ensure they make good progress.
The outdoor provision allows children to joyfully develop their large-muscle skills, using slides and persevering on low-level stilts. Overall, the setting prioritises children's choices and fascinations, gathering ongoing information from parents to tailor their learning experiences.
What it's like
Staff greet children warmly, creating a cheerful and relaxed atmosphere where children feel comfortable and settle in quickly, demonstrating happiness, safety, and security. Staff prioritise children's choices and fascinations by gathering ongoing information from parents about their interests and needs. Children are curious learners, exploring their environment, engaging in experiments, and developing independence and good hygiene habits.
Ambitious curriculumStrong parent partnershipGood SEND supportOutdoor explorationGood hygiene habits
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
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Key facts
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Playhouse Nursery
Last inspected 23 October 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
Staff greet children warmly, creating a cheerful and relaxed atmosphere where children feel comfortable and settle in quickly, demonstrating happiness, safety, and security. Staff prioritise children's choices and fascinations by gathering ongoing information from parents about their interests and needs. Children are curious learners, exploring their environment, engaging in experiments, and developing independence and good hygiene habits.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders and staff implement an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum that helps all children make good progress.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress from their starting points.
- Staff cultivate good hygiene habits and an understanding of healthy lifestyles.
- Overall, children are developing good communication and language skills.
- Partnerships with parents is strong. There is a good two-way flow of communication.
Areas to develop
- 1make better use of situations that arise during children's play to help prepare them to self-regulate their emotions
- 2enhance opportunities for children to hear and use their home language.
Inspection #EY103294 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress from their starting points. Staff work closely with parents and other professionals to help them make the best possible progress. Any additional funding the setting receives is used well to support children's individual needs.
Outdoor space
Children are curious learners who explore their environment with ease. They search for insects outdoors and staff support them to handle these with respect. Outdoors, they joyfully develop their large-muscle skills, adeptly using the slide and persevere to walk on low level stilts.
Parent Reviews of Playhouse Nursery
5.0
(5)
Leyla Preston
2 years ago
Best nursery ever!
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Esme Mroz-Davies
a month ago
We love this nursery - such a nurturing place, staff who clearly adore kids and a very special feeling to it. Only positive things to say!
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Kat V
a month ago
Very lovely team of teachers and their assistants. They have assisted us to make the transition very smooth, have given advice and mainly have been very caring and supportive throughout the first days and still are. I can highly recommend this nursery. Their work ethic and all their efforts are much appreciated and our son loves going there every day now. They have become part of our family now :) Thank you !
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Johanna Quinn
a month ago
Playhouse nursery is absolutely fantastic! The staff are so lovely and caring and my son runs in without looking back every day! I cannot recommend this fabulous nursery enough!
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Paris Alderman
a year ago
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Inspection history
Date: June 2015
- October 2024Good
- December 2018Good
- June 2015Good
Frequently asked about Playhouse Nursery
About the setting
Playhouse Nursery registered in 2002. The nursery is open from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Thursday, and from 8am until 2.15pm on Friday, during term time only. There are seven staff members who work directly with the children; of these, five hold relevant childcare qualifications from at level 2 or above. The nursery provides funded early education for two- and three-year-old children.
- URN
- EY103294
- Registered person
- Breakwell, Jessica Bunny
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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