Paddington Playstation Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Tidworth for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 1996, with 46 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Wiltshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wiltshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SP9 7NRWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 16 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff build strong, supportive relationships with children and families.
They provide a welcoming environment where children are safe, happy and keen to learn, and parents feel involved. For example, parents come to events such as a
Mother's Day tea. There is a strong focus on developing children's curiosity and interests and enabling them to become active learners. For example, pre-school children enjoy exploring coloured ice cubes, and younger children experiment with pouring cold tea from small teapots. Staff assess children's progress frequently and know what they need to learn next. This enables them to provide an ambitious curriculum for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and ensures they all make good individual progress. The local school has given positive feedback about the children's readiness to learn when they move there after nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend staff interactions further to provide more consistent support for children to engage fully in their learning n enhance staff's understanding of how to acknowledge and value the diverse nature of the children attending, including those who are learning English as an additional language.
- 16 January 2024Good
- 25 April 2018Good
- 6 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Paddington Playstation Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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