Playaway Nursery (BCC) Limited
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Becontree for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2011, with 44 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Local Authority free funded spaces for children aged 2 and 3 years old for 10 or 15 hours per week. If you are a working parent, you may also be eligible for 30 hour funding.
What childcare usually costs in Barking and Dagenham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barking and Dagenham 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
RM8 2QRWhat 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, 13 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are active and busy at nursery. They arrive eager to start their day, separating confidently from their parents. Staff work hard to ensure that they provide an inclusive learning environment for all children. They adapt their practice to ensure that children receive the support they need to take part in activities.
Children receive warm and nurturing care, which helps them to be confident. Staff are attuned to the needs of children and use their skills to help children to communicate effectively.
Parents are welcomed inside the nursery to support transitions for children. A wellplanned and secure induction process means that staff know children's starting points. They work closely with parents to share information, which supports children to make good progress in their learning and development. Open days allow families to be a part of nursery life as they join in activities and share cultural food.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan and offer activities in smaller groups so that all children can take part fully and benefit from the learning intentions - support and encourage children to take part in all routines at nursery to enable them to form lifelong habits.
- 13 June 2023Good
- 16 October 2017Good
- 21 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Playaway Nursery (BCC) Limited
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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