Full-day nursery in Pennycross, Plymouth
Playbox Nursery
Pennycross Methodist Church Hall, Pridham Lane, Plymouth, PL2 3PZ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Pennycross Methodist Church Hall, Pridham Lane, Plymouth, PL2 3PZ · More nurseries in PL2
Buses
24 bus stops within 400 m, including Beauchamp Road, Recreation Road and St Georges Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Central Park4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Play Park playground7 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 Plymouth there are about 3.6 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.
What parents say
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Playbox Nursery is a full-day nursery at Pennycross Methodist Church Hall, Pridham Lane, Plymouth, PL2 3PZ, in Pennycross, Plymouth. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by KCP Keystone CIC.
Run by KCP Keystone CIC (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playbox NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pennycross Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.2 miles
- Montpelier Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- King's School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Manadon Vale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Mayflower Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.8 miles
- Hyde Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Hyde Park Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 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 Playbox Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playbox Nursery Good at its inspection on 8 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playbox Nursery take?
Playbox Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Playbox Nursery?
Playbox Nursery is run by KCP Keystone CIC, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Playbox Nursery?
Plymouth is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playbox Nursery?
You can call 01752 709286 and visit www.k3y.org.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 2713163 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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