Playdays Farnborough
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hampshire for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2013, with 90 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 Hampshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hampshire 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
GU14 6DDWhat 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.
- 8 July 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 14 March 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy. They show that they feel safe with the nurturing staff. Babies new to the nursery settle well. They receive lots of cuddles, smiles and reassuring words. Soon these babies are playing happily. In other rooms, children enjoy the company of the enthusiastic staff. Children behave well and are developing a sense of right and wrong. Staff give them gentle reminders of the expectations, for example, to be kind to their friends, to share and take turns. Staff encourage children to talk about their feelings and use words, such as 'happy' and 'sad'.
A wide range of activities and learning experiences are available, which ignite children's curiosity and eagerness to play and learn. Children explore with play dough as they stretch, mould and manipulate it into different shapes. This helps strengthen their hand and finger muscles, supporting their early writing skills.
Children thoroughly enjoy being active. They like to engage in physical and imaginative play. They recreate first-hand experiences as they take their 'babies'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support younger children to only use their dummies at appropriate times during the day, helping children to have more opportunities to use the words and phrases they are learning - strengthen support for children to extend their understanding of healthy lifestyles further through staff interactions.
- 21 November 2022Good
- 9 May 2022Inadequate
- 11 August 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Playdays Farnborough
- 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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