Playhouse Nursery & Pre-School

My daughter started attending at the end of 2017 when she was nearly 1 year.
Settling was quick and easy; after the first week, I could leave her without her starting to cry, which I think shows how happy she was to stay at the nursery.
The staff is amazing and extremely caring. The areas are nice and there is a good balance of indoor and outdoor activities.
I especially love the newsletter on Fridays highlighting what they’ve done during the week.

We were looking for a good nursery for our son for a long time.
As a result, we have chosen Playhouse Community Nursery and have never regretted our choice.
Wonderful staff, excellent management, plenty of development activities.

I will definitely recommend this nursery to my friends.

I am happy to send my daughter to Playhouse Nursery. She enjoys her time there very much. Appreciated for your work.

Our girls aged two and four love coming here. The staff are extremely welcoming and I have never had any hesitation in leaving them in their good hands since they were babies. It really does feel like a happy community at Playhouse.

Really happy with the nursery. My daughter is going there just 2 x a week but she has learned a lot of songs and is singing at home all the time.
Her English is in the progress since she started the nursery.
The staff is very friendly and helpful.
Sending us weekly newsletter and pictures of the week in the nursery to keep parents up to date is very nice from the management.
Thank you so much to all team and management.

The staff genuinely care for the children and take an interest in their development. Each child is assigned to a keyworker however, all the staff in each room will know your child and how their day was. I noticed there is a low turnover of staff, which is always a good sign. They have a baby room, toddler room, older toddler room and preschool room. They will support you in your routines, from feeding, eating, sleeping to toilet training. They have a longstanding in-house cook, who freshly prepares all the meals, which are healthy, with no sugar and low salt. There are also the little things they do which are lovely, for example, birthday cards for the parents if they know it’s that day, events for Mothers, Fathers and Valentine’s day, workshops for parents on various topics. Every year they put on a Christmas show in which all the children participate and parents are invited. Overall very happy with this nursery and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it.

Our son has just completed his first year of nursery at Playhouse where he has had a fantastic time. Three days a week felt like a lot to us before he started, but we needed to go back to work and all three of us were welcomed into the nursery family with kind, knowledgeable, reassuring and open arms. There’s a great vibe to the staff at the nursery, the children really seem to be at the centre of everything. Regardless of room or age, every member of staff knows every child’s name, and very pleasingly I get referred to by name (rather than Dad) and have a really positive relationship with everyone involved in our child’s care. He’s soon to move up to toddlers from babies and whilst it will be very sad to leave the baby room, where he has been so well cared for, we already know all the staff in the next room and are excited for his next stages of development at Playhouse. Thanks Team.

Overall a fantastic nursery that my kids have loved attending. With my older child, reception was impressed with how prepared he was, and he had a very smooth transition into primary school thanks to the thoughtful and individualised development plan Playschool provided for him.
They give parents many opportunities to connect with their children’s activities, from regular parent events to “Friday 5” emails and most recently with the ParentZone app, which records particular instances of development benchmarks (with adorable pictures). The children spend their days with consistent, knowledgeable carers and get a lot of outdoor time, no matter what the weather. Both the inside and outside facilities are continually updated and improved and include garden space where the staff and children grow fruit and vegetables – which are then included in the children’s meals. The nursery chef is wonderful, serving healthy, tasty food and demonstrating cooking activities in class. Highly recommended.

Overall very good experience. My son really likes it here. Very convenient hours which sometimes rare in other nurseries. Staff are very nice, management responsible and respond asap. Lovely green, artificial grass recently introduced for babies outside space. I like the menu, great variety of food. The outside in the winter and autumn months could be improved. Some days kids were not out at all. Also, temperature in the rooms could be regulated better (sometimes it’s too hot!). Would like to have a better explanation and acknowledgement of bruises and scratches and holes in the clothes. Maybe mo0re activities or meetings with all parents when they can get to know each other. But, overall is a lovely place for kids to be. Friendly and caring.

When looking for a nursery for our newborn in 2019 we saw a few places, but only once we visited Playhouse we felt reassured that our girl was going to be well looked after.
The facilities and outdoor spaces are good, but the stag and the cars they provide is excellent.