Playdays Preschool Holiday And After School Club
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Romford for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 4 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2016, with 30 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 Havering
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Havering 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
RM3 9ENWhat 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.
- 12 November 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 14 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Practitioners create a warm and welcoming environment where children thrive.
Early years and school-age children enjoy the opportunity to play and make new friends during the school holidays. They settle into the routine and form positive relationships with the practitioners. Children are happy and safe as they play, explore and learn in this secure setting. The manager is passionate about all children achieving. She implements a curriculum that teaches children across all areas of learning with a focus on communication and language skills and school readiness. Practitioners deliver the curriculum through child-led and focused activities that support children to meet their next steps.
Children make good progress and develop a range of useful skills that prepare them for their transition to school. Children are confident and communicate well with their friends and practitioners. Children's behaviour is good. They listen to instructions, understand boundaries, and show respect for each other and their environment. Practitioners are good role models, they communicate well with each other, showing respect and good manners. They give children gentle reminders to reinforce the rules and expectations. For example, they repeat children's sentences with 'please' or 'thank you'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- encourage practitioners to give children more time to think and respond when asked questions, to support their thinking and language skills.
- 14 August 2024Good
- 8 November 2019Good
- 20 March 2019Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Playdays Preschool Holiday And After School Club
- 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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