What Ofsted grade does Playdays Nursery have?

Playdays Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 11 April 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Playdays Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Playdays Nursery for 54 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Newton Aycliffe has 59.

How much does Playdays Nursery cost?

Playdays Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North East charges £166 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Playdays Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Playdays Nursery how it offers them.

When was Playdays Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Playdays Nursery on 11 April 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Playdays Nursery?

Nearby in DL5: St Oswald's Pre-School, Little Cubs Days Nursery, Aycliffe Day Nursery.

Playdays Nursery

Day nursery in Newton Aycliffe, DL5. Part of the Durham council area.

Playday Nursery, 15 Simpasture Gate, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5HH

54 places

2024 registered with Ofsted

2 of 7 in our Newton Aycliffe ranking

£117 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 11 April 2025

Ofsted grades for Playdays Nursery, inspection of 11 April 2025
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Playdays Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£140	£444
2 years old	£126	£398
3 to 4 years old	£117	£369

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Playdays Nursery against Newton Aycliffe

	Playdays Nursery	Newton Aycliffe average
Places	54	59
Ofsted outcome	Good	100% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Playdays Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Playdays Nursery have?: Playdays Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 11 April 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Playdays Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Playdays Nursery for 54 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Newton Aycliffe has 59.
How much does Playdays Nursery cost?: Playdays Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North East charges £166 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Playdays Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Playdays Nursery how it offers them.
When was Playdays Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Playdays Nursery on 11 April 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Playdays Nursery?: Nearby in DL5: St Oswald's Pre-School, Little Cubs Days Nursery, Aycliffe Day Nursery.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.