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Playtime Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2023)
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5.0(8 parent reviews) ·Church Rise, Chessington, KT9 2HA · Kingston upon Thames
Number of places
84 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2023
Local authority
Kingston upon Thames

About this day nursery

Playtime Day Nursery, located in Chessington, Surrey, has been providing childcare services since 1964. The nursery aims to offer a classic 'family feel' environment, focusing on educational development during a child's critical early years.

They cater to children from two half-sessions per week up to a full five days, depending on individual family needs. The nursery prides itself on maintaining best practices and high-quality care and education through a consistent and proven methodology.

Playtime Day Nursery offers a range of rooms including a Baby Room, Toddler Room, and Preschool Room, alongside a dedicated Rainbow Cabin for SEN provision. They also emphasize outdoor learning with a Forest School Approach and accessible gardens.

The nursery welcomes prospective families to visit and experience their warm, secure, and family-oriented atmosphere, highlighting their facilities and staff. Playtime Day Nursery has received an 'outstanding' rating from Ofsted for children's personal development, behaviour, and welfare, with a 'good' rating in all other areas including leadership, teaching quality, and outcomes for children.

Our ethos

At Playtime, we strive to exceed requirements to ensure best practice, quality care, and education prevail. Established since 1964, we work to a consistent and 'tried and tested' methodology to continually provide excellent childcare services. Our overall aim is to provide a classic 'family feel' day nursery that promotes educational development during a child's crucial early years, while also offering an environment where your child feels comfortable and happy to attend.

What it's like

Staff provide children with a safe and welcoming environment, introducing basic words in Spanish to teach diversity. They form close relationships with children through stories and songs, demonstrating high levels of energy and enthusiasm, particularly in the baby room. Children actively participate in songs and show enjoyment.

Family-feel environmentEstablished since 1964Forest School ApproachOfsted Outstanding for personal development

Pricing & funding

This nursery charges based on three age bands: Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers. Parents can book full days, morning or afternoon sessions, or a school day (8am-3:30pm). Standard fees are all-inclusive of meals, formula, and nappies, while funded sessions are subject to additional meal charges.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • A non-refundable deposit of one week's fees is required, which is then deducted from the first invoice.
  • Fees include breakfast, snacks, hot lunch, tea, formula (up to 12 months), nappies, wipes, cream, and sun lotion.
  • The nursery does not provide pull-ups, but parents may supply their own nappies and toiletries if preferred.
  • Late collection fees apply starting from the first 15 minutes of delay.
  • Funded sessions do not include meals; lunch, tea, or full-day meal plans must be purchased separately.

Key facts

Food

Breakfast, AM & PM snacks, hot lunch, tea, and light snack around 5:30 PM are included. Formula milk until 12 months is also provided. Nappies, wipes, nappy cream, and sun lotion are included, but parents can provide their own if preferred.

Opening hours

Mon-Fri 7am-6pm

Age range

3 months - 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

1992

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Playtime Day Nursery

Last inspected 6 December 2023 · Marisol Hernandez-Garn

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

Staff provide children with a safe and welcoming environment, introducing basic words in Spanish to teach diversity. They form close relationships with children through stories and songs, demonstrating high levels of energy and enthusiasm, particularly in the baby room. Children actively participate in songs and show enjoyment.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager effectively evaluates the quality of the provision and makes ongoing developments, such as changing the layout of learning environments to create more space, which has positively impacted children's concentration, especially those with SEND.
  • Staff place great emphasis on promoting children's independence skills through age-appropriate tasks, helping them develop skills necessary for future education.
  • Staff observe and assess children's progress accurately, setting high expectations for all, including children with SEND and those who speak English as an additional language, resulting in notable progress in areas like language skills and behaviour.
  • Staff ensure children have plenty of opportunities to play and exercise in the fresh air, enjoying balancing equipment and tricycles to improve physical skills.
  • The manager provides good levels of support and coaching to staff, encouraging professional development and offering opportunities to gain higher qualifications.
  • There is a strong partnership between staff and parents, with parents providing positive feedback on communication and staff's ability to identify and address gaps in children's learning.

Areas to develop

  • 1increase support for staff to help organise planned activities and the daily routines more effectively, particularly at mealtimes.
Inspection #10311772 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak highly of staff and the care they offer.

They comment on the high-quality communication they receive about their children's learning and development.

Parents comment how staff are quick to identify any gaps in their children's learning and put measures in place to seek additional help.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff plan a curriculum that is supportive of children's learning, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The manager has reflected and changed the layout of the learning environments to ensure that children have ample space to move around freely, which has had a positive impact on children's concentration, particularly children with SEND. Staff observe and assess children's progress accurately and set high expectations for all children, including children with SEND. As a result, children make notable progress, such as in their language skills and behaviour.

Outdoor space

Staff ensure that children have plenty of opportunities to play and exercise in the fresh air. Children delight in using the balancing equipment and riding tricycles, which helps to improve their physical skills. Staff also take children to the local woodland and park to teach them about the changes in their surroundings.

Parent Reviews of Playtime Day Nursery

5.0
(8)
Margaret Hughes
5 years ago

This is a wonderful family-run nursery and gave our children a lovely environment to develop and feel safe in. I am talking 29 years ago now, when my son was there from 3 months to age 4, but the fact that the nursery is still going strong demonstrates its excellence.

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da baby
2 years ago

This place is great! I regularly leave my child here when I go to work and he loves it! I would love to thank Michelle for doing such good work in this establishment!

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Ali Abdulla
2 years ago

I cant think of any better place to leave my child at, from management to care team to support, thank you all, my son will leave to school with nothing but great memories of his nursery.

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Susie
3 years ago

Lovely nursery, all the staff are very friendly and caring, and the care truly does not reflect the charge .Very consistent and organised

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Unicorn Lover
7 years ago

I regularly go here to do voluntary work and it’s such a lovely nursery.

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Inspection history

Ofsted records show this provider has closed and was never graded. There's no inspection history to display.

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About the setting

Playtime Day Nursery registered in 1992 and is located in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The nursery is open each weekday from 7am to 6pm all year round, except on public bank holidays. There are 29 members of staff employed at the nursery, 24 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 to level 6. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

URN
131825
Registered person
Mr R D Burge & Mrs J L Burge 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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