Sessional pre-school in Guildford, Surrey
Child's Play Pre-school
Guildford United Reformed Church, 83 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since November 2013Reference EY470572Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 March 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Guildford United Reformed Church, 83 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS · More nurseries in GU2
Stations
- Guildford8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- London Road (Guildford)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Lawn Road, The Mount and Mareschal Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Mount7 min walk
- Shalford Park10 min walk
- St Catherine's Common12 min walk
- Westnye Playground4 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Surrey there are about 2.6 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Child's Play Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at Guildford United Reformed Church, 83 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS, in Guildford, Surrey. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child's Play Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Castle Garden School ages 5–18 0.4 miles
- Royal Grammar School Guildford ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Sandfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.6 miles
- Pewley Down Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Queen Eleanor's Church of England School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- Guildford High School ages 4–19 0.9 miles
- Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Child's Play Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Child's Play Pre-school Good at its inspection on 20 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Child's Play Pre-school take?
Child's Play Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Child's Play Pre-school?
Guildford is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Child's Play Pre-school?
You can call 07510 254313 and visit www.childsplaypreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY470572 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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