What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 29 November 2024
| 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.
What a place could cost
Stay & Play Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in Outer London, 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 | £171 | £543 |
| 2 years old | £173 | £547 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £158 | £501 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Stay & Play Nursery against Barnet
| Stay & Play Nursery | Barnet average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 48 | 61 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 80% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Stay & Play Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Stay & Play Nursery have?
- Stay & Play Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 29 November 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Stay & Play Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Stay & Play Nursery for 48 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Barnet has 61.
- How much does Stay & Play Nursery cost?
- Stay & Play Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Outer London charges £217 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Stay & Play 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 Stay & Play Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Stay & Play Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Stay & Play Nursery on 29 November 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Stay & Play Nursery?
- Nearby in EN5: Woodlands Day Nursery Barnet, Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery, The Hyde Nursery Barnet.
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.