Sessional pre-school in Kingston upon Thames
Fairfield Playbox Preschool
Kingston Methodist Church, Fairfield South, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2UJ · 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 August 1992Reference 131796Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 February 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Kingston upon Thames that publish fees charge £72–£104.25 a day for under-2s (7 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Kingston Methodist Church, Fairfield South, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2UJ · More nurseries in KT1
Stations
- Kingston8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Norbiton16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Hampton Wick18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
21 bus stops within 400 m, including Fairfield South, Wheatfield Way and Fairfield Bus Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Athelstan Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Canbury Gardens12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Elm Road Children's Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, 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 Kingston upon Thames there are about 2.9 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.
What parents say
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Fairfield Playbox Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Kingston Methodist Church, Fairfield South, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2UJ, in Kingston upon Thames. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Playbox PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Bright Horizons Kingston Victoria Road Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Bright Horizons Elm Grove Day Nursery And PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Katey's House NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Bright Horizons Kingston Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
| N Family Club KingstonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Coombe Day Nursery LTDFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 08:00–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Kingston upon Thames4
- All nurseries in Kingston upon Thames50
- All nurseries in KT15
- Nurseries near Kingston station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Educare Small School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Bedelsford School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- King Athelstan Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.3 miles
- St John's C of E Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Spring School ages 4–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Alexandra Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Fairfield Playbox Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fairfield Playbox Preschool Good at its inspection on 13 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fairfield Playbox Preschool take?
Fairfield Playbox Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Fairfield Playbox Preschool?
Kingston is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
Tools for parents in Kingston upon Thames
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- Visit checklist for this nurseryPrintable questions, pre-filled
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Powered by TfL Open Data
- 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 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 131796 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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