What Ofsted grade does The Playhouse have?

The Playhouse has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 17 February 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in 4 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can The Playhouse take?

Ofsted registers The Playhouse for 60 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Nottingham has 69.

How much does The Playhouse cost?

The Playhouse sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does The Playhouse 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 The Playhouse how it offers them.

When was The Playhouse last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected The Playhouse on 17 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near The Playhouse?

Nearby in NG8: Kidz Kaboom, Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham, Wollaton, Wollaton House Nursery Ltd.

The Playhouse

Day nursery in Nottingham, NG8.

741 Wollaton Road, Nottingham, NG8 2AN

60 places

2023 registered with Ofsted

2 of 66 in our Nottingham ranking

£123 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East Midlands average

What Ofsted found

Strong standard in 4 of 6 Inspected 17 February 2026

Ofsted report card for The Playhouse
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

The Playhouse sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East Midlands, 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	£128	£404
2 years old	£130	£411
3 to 4 years old	£123	£389

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

The Playhouse against Nottingham

	The Playhouse	Nottingham average
Places	60	69
Ofsted outcome	Strong standard in 4 of 6	86% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about The Playhouse

What Ofsted grade does The Playhouse have?: The Playhouse has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 17 February 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in 4 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can The Playhouse take?: Ofsted registers The Playhouse for 60 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Nottingham has 69.
How much does The Playhouse cost?: The Playhouse sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East Midlands charges £165 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does The Playhouse 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 The Playhouse how it offers them.
When was The Playhouse last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected The Playhouse on 17 February 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near The Playhouse?: Nearby in NG8: Kidz Kaboom, Busy Bees Day Nursery at Nottingham, Wollaton, Wollaton House Nursery Ltd.

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.