Playdays (Wolverhampton) Ltd
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Wolverhampton for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2023. Open since 2015, with 40 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 Wolverhampton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wolverhampton 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
WV2 4NYWhat 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, 28 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children develop close relationships with their assigned key persons, who are gentle and sensitively give careful attention to children's individual needs. For example, children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well to explore and discover safely to help them progress. Children arrive happy, behave well and show good levels of engagement as they sing the welcome song in their rooms. Babies and younger children benefit from a relaxed approach, with staff who follow their lead. For example, staff engage them well and build on their fascination with rolling the balls down the frame.
Children show a keen interest in learning because their interests are creatively incorporated into activities that are sequenced well to help children learn. Preschool children are intrigued by the life cycle of the butterfly as they eagerly name the fruits and foods eaten by the caterpillar. Children are inspired and show sustained levels of interest as they make their own elaborate dough caterpillars and structures using leaves they have collected. Children in the toddler room are equally as inspired in the sensory room. For example, children delight in using the various visual aids and watching the torch as they listen to the story about a mermaid. Children are supported well to increase their imagination as they play in the role-play areas.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff in the two-year-olds' room to make better use of the available resources and experiences throughout the nursery to offer children more choice and increase their level of engagement n build on staff professional development opportunities, in particular for new staff and cover staff, to help sustain and build on the good quality achieved.
- 28 April 2023Good
- 18 October 2017Good
- 2 August 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Playdays (Wolverhampton) Ltd
- 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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