The Playroom in Nottingham

About this day nursery

The Playroom Nursery, situated in Nottingham, NG2 7PR, is a family-operated establishment that prioritises a nurturing and home-like environment for children. The nursery embraces a unique approach, encouraging active parental participation to foster a strong sense of community.

The team at The Playroom Nursery has received recognition for their outstanding teamwork, and the childcare director, Helen Luddington, emphasises a commitment to providing the best possible experiences for families during what can be a challenging decision-making process. The nursery boasts high-quality outdoor provisions, including a large garden and minibus outings to local country parks, allowing children to engage in Forest School activities and explore nature.

Housed in a refurbished Victorian building, the interior retains original features, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere with ample natural light. The spacious rooms are designed to facilitate various types of play, offering a secure and stimulating environment for every child.

The Playroom also highlights its commitment to environmental responsibility through its cloud-based, green web hosting service.

Our ethos

The Playroom Nursery embraces a child-led, enquiry-led approach, encouraging children to engage in Forest School activities and explore nature. They also prioritise a strong sense of community through active parental participation and a nurturing, home-like environment.

What it's like

When staff open the door to this friendly, family run nursery, the children greet them with huge smiles and high fives. Children show that they have a sense of belonging as they go to their peg to hang up their coats and bags. They take off their shoes and add them to the shoe box, showing great independence.

Pricing & funding

Our typical nursery day is from 7.30am – 6.15pm and for families requiring a longer nursery day, we also offer ‘early bird’ sessions from 7am each morning. We accept BACS payments, Voucher schemes (such as Edenred etc) and payments via the government TFC (Tax free childcare) system. Early years funding is for the provision of early years education only and does not cover the cost of essential items such as drinks, meals, hygiene supplies or extracurricular activities and outings. We therefore charge for ‘additional provisions’ which is in place to support with the additional setting costs not included within ‘funded’ hours such as meals, drinks, nappies, creams, hygiene supplies, trips including the running of our PSV licenced minibus and additional staff training to drive this.