Playdays Pre-school
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Coventry for children from birth to 5, open 08:45 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2000, with 24 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 Coventry
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Coventry 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
CV3 3DGWhat 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, 23 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children smile and are happy as they arrive at this welcoming nursery. They show that they feel safe and secure as they respond to the caring, attentive staff who greet them. Children swiftly and excitedly engage in a range of activities that are thoughtfully planned for them by staff to reflect and support their personal needs and interests. Staff support children's language and communication skills effectively as they play alongside them. For example, when children add toppings to ice-cream cones that are filled with shaving foam, staff skilfully model new language for children. As young children point and say 'blue', staff respond by saying 'blue sprinkles'. This supports children to make good progress with their communication and language skills.
Children spend lots of time playing and exploring in the outdoor area. For example, they have fun mixing water and herbs together in teapots to make drinks for each other. Children are encouraged by staff to use their senses and describe the herbs they use. They describe how the lavender smells 'nice' and 'sweet'. Children feel pride as staff delight in the fragrance of the delicious lavender tea made for them.
Children also develop important physical skills as they are supported by staff to throw frisbees and beanbags at targets. Children hop, skip and jump across number tiles, and staff support children's mathematical understanding as they sing number rhymes and count as they jump. Children happily follow the rules and routines that are established within the nursery, and staff consistently recognise and praise their efforts and achievements. As a result, children's behaviour is good.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the key-person system to help build relationships with all parents that will support their children to make the best possible progress.
- 23 May 2024Good
- 9 October 2018Good
- 26 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Playdays Pre-school
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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