Playdays Day Nursery

Both of my children have attended Playdays Day Nursery and I have found the environment, care and staff excellent at all times. I have had experience of two other day nurseries and this has been the best by far in terms of facilities, flexibility and overall support for both the children and myself.

The nursery has several rooms which cater for different age ranges, each with a decor and large variety of toys appropriate for the children using them.

My daughter started in Playdays when she was only 6 months old. I always felt very reassured that she was well and lovingly looked after even though she was so little and was not even completely weaned when she started. Everyone was very caring and lovely to us and obviously competent but with a down-to-earth approach that was just right! My little girl clearly enjoyed being in Playdays and it helped her development along so much! There was lots of painting, sand games and other creative activities and we even got some self-made art for Christmas from her! Not only did my daughter enjoy the nursery, they were also extremely flexible with my ever changing needs and never let me down even if I got dates wrong, was late for breakfast or had (so many) other issues! The nursery is on the hospital grounds which is very convenient for staff and has very good opening times. I am very grateful to the Playdays nursery and would recommend them unreservedly.

I have used this nursery for just a year now and my son has just left to start school nursery. I cannot explain how torn I was in deciding whether to change or not as this nursery has been amazing. My son absolutely loves it here the staff are so welcoming and caring towards the children it gives me reassurance that if my child is upset he will have someone to cuddle him and make him feel better, his learning has been brilliant and they keep you informed of everything they do and even why they don’t do whilst they are there for their stay, the staff in particular in the stepping stones room will be missed by myself and my son, I wish he could have stayed a lot longer.
I couldn’t as for any more than how they looked after him he had so much fun, thank you!

My daughter has just turned 3 and enjoys nursery very much, however, dropping off on a morning can be emotional for her. The staff in ‘Stepping Stones Room’ are very supportive and understanding and make sure she is comforted with cuddles until she settles which is reassuring for me. We are aiming to stop using the dummy so staff are helpful in trying her without it for naps and reporting back to me how she got on. It’s great how they encourage the children to play outside whenever they can and are teaching my daughter independence and basic lessons for life. She has so much variety to her day and this nursery fulfils all her needs.

My daughter has loved her time at Playdays. As she was a quiet and shy child I did worry about her attending nursery initially, but she has come on leaps and bounds and her confidence has massively improved. The staff are brilliant, really helpful and reassuring, and she really loved them.

The nursery staff are very friendly and experienced, very helpful if urgent care is needed. My kid did enjoy going there.

My daughter has attended Playdays Day Nursery for the past three years. I cannot thank the staff enough as they have helped my daughter (who is very shy) to settle in and brought her on leaps and bounds. The staff are always approachable, helpful, dedicated and always there when needed. My daughter has loved attending Playdays and I would highly recommend.

Lovely, friendly nursery where staff make the children and parents feel relaxed and comfortable. All staff professional and approachable and wonderfully flexible for busy working parents. Great opening hours. Very happy with the placement and would recommend to others.

My son went here for 6 months in which I could observe the quality of their care. I can honestly say it’s a low level of care, staff are very nice when they see you as a parent, but they’ll do what they want once you leave. I constantly found my son dirty even if he had spare clothes, I used to pick him up covered in food on his clothes, face, they cleaned his nose only if you told them. My husband picked him up and he had a dirty nappy with dried poo on his skin and which leaked on his clothes, they sent my son home winter time with no jacket because they didn’t know which is his. Making it short, the place is too small for the number of children, the standard of care is very low and the staff very unprofessional. They weren’t sure some days if my child ate something.

Every single member of staff was so lovely they always had time for you despite being so busy with the children. They were all so warm and caring. My son loves it here. The management was approachable and present in the same way all the staff were. We recommend this place highly to anyone who asks.