Full-day nursery in West End, Hampshire
Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd
1, 3, 5 Chapel Road, West End, Southampton, SO30 3FE · 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 1997Reference 509572Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 6 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1, 3, 5 Chapel Road, West End, Southampton, SO30 3FE · More nurseries in SO30
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including West End Post Office and Hilldene Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hatch Grange1 min walk
- Moorgreen Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Hatch Grange Play Area playground1 min walk
- Moorgreen play area playground10 min walk
- Hatch Farm Play Area playground11 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 Hampshire there are about 2.7 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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Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd is a full-day nursery at 1, 3, 5 Chapel Road, West End, Southampton, SO30 3FE, in West End, Hampshire. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 14 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Play Away Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Play Away Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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| Play Away Day Nurseries LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Paint Pots Preschool @ HarefieldSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Harefield Community Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Saint James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Moorlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Harefield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Townhill Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- Townhill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- The Gregg School ages 4–16 1.0 miles
- Kanes Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.2 miles
- Wellstead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.3 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 Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd Good at its inspection on 6 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd take?
Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd?
Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd is run by Play Away Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd?
Hedge End is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd?
You can call 0330 333 1080 and visit playawaydaynurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 509572 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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