Playaway Nursery (blc) Limited
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.3 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Barking for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2016, with 42 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
IG11 7NBWhat 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, 9 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff have created a bright and happy environment where every child is greeted by their name and a warm welcome. Children's well-being and safety are prioritised. As a result, children are settled and secure. The friendly environment gives them confidence to explore the many interesting activities staff plan for them.
Children behave well. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They show respect and listen to what children say. They provide gentle reminders and explanations to help children learn about rules and boundaries. Children show respect for others, encouraging their friends to join in and take turns.
Children are eager and curious to explore. They play in the nursery garden, learning to pedal on bikes and throwing balls. They enjoy dressing up as doctors in the role-play area. They create story lines as they go, such as taking care of their friends, wrapping them in bandages and giving them medicine. Leaders ensure that the curriculum is ambitious and challenging for all children. This means that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make the best possible progress in their overall development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the learning environment to support children to focus on chosen activities n build on communication and partnerships with parents, to keep them up to date with relevant information and involve them in their children's learning.
- 9 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 11 February 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Playaway Nursery (blc) 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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