Playshack
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in London for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:30 to 00:30, 5 days a week. £5.00 an hour for 2yrs to 5yrs, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 1999, with 14 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
For children not in receipt of the Government Funding Fee’s: £5 per Hour
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
2yr and 3yr Government funding through the local authority (Southwark).
Worth knowing. For children in receipt of the 3yr old funding please be aware that the funding starts after your child’s 3rdbirthday.
What childcare usually costs in Southwark
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southwark 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
SE16 5EAWhat 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.
- 2 February 2022Good
- 15 June 2016Outstanding
- 15 March 2011Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Playshack
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £5.00 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.