Playdays Nursery
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2003, with 99 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 Merton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Merton 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
SW19 7PBWhat 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.
- 26 January 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled at this welcoming nursery. They feel safe and secure in the staff's attentive care. Staff have high expectations for children. They are good role models and offer children lots of praise and encouragement. Children are well behaved. They understand what is expected of them and are aware of the rules and boundaries in place. There is a strong focus on igniting children's natural curiosity and imagination. Children are confident to try out their own ideas. For instance, children place ice in the water tray to see what will happen. They find that the ice melts and explain their findings to staff, exclaiming, 'It has disappeared!'. Children experiment to see if other items, such as stones, will melt.
Children learn to make healthy lifestyle choices and their physical well-being is supported well. They have good opportunities to be physically active from the youngest age. All children play outdoors in the large garden each day. They learn to climb, run and ride tricycles. Toddlers enjoy weekly 'diddy dance classes' which help them to refine their large-muscle movements. Older children make regular trips to the local common. They enjoy activities, such as a 'bear hunt', which teach them to manage challenges and risks in the natural environment.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the ways that staff support children's understanding of feelings and emotions n help staff to strengthen their support for children's independence and self-care skills.
- 15 December 2022Good
- 15 December 2016Good
- 5 November 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Playdays 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.
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