Sessional pre-school in Sutton
Playdays
10 Cedar Road, Sutton, SM2 5DA · 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
| Age | Per hour |
|---|---|
| All ages | £8 |
From nursery website, November 2026 · see the fees page. Price per hour is the day rate over a 6-hour day, from the nursery's opening hours.
Funded hours: 2-year-olds, 30 hours
Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00–15:00
- Ages
- 2 years to 5 years
- Weeks open
- Term time only
- Sessions
- Per hour
Getting there
10 Cedar Road, Sutton, SM2 5DA · More nurseries in SM2
Stations
- Sutton (London)4 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Carshalton Beeches21 min walk · 0.8 miles
- West Sutton22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
20 bus stops within 400 m, including Cedar Road, Brighton Road and Cavendish Road (SM2).
Parks and playgrounds
- Manor Park7 min walk
- Warren Park11 min walk
- Manor Park Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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 Sutton 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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Playdays is a sessional pre-school at 10 Cedar Road, Sutton, SM2 5DA, in Sutton. It is registered for 24 children and takes children aged 2 years to 5 years. It opens 09:00–15:00, Mon–Fri, term time only. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It offers funded places for 2-year-olds and the 30 funded hours for 3 and 4-year-olds. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
A day here
Our summary of the nursery's website and Ofsted reports. Each feature links to where it came from.
Learning
Its website says the nursery uses in-the-moment planning. Ofsted's 2024 inspection rated overall effectiveness Good and quality of education Good. Its website names SEND support, a SENCo, speech and language support, an inclusive setting, dance and movement, and cooking activities.
- In-the-moment planningSource: nursery website
Food
Meals are not included in the fees. Its website says parents provide a packed lunch and healthy snacks are provided.
- Parents provide packed lunchSource: nursery website
- Healthy snacks providedSource: nursery website
Outdoors
Its website lists its own garden, a growing or allotment area, and local outings and trips.
- Own gardenSource: nursery website
- Growing / allotment areaSource: nursery website
- Local outings and tripsSource: nursery website
Settling in
Its website says there is no fixed settling-in procedure. After a place is accepted, a home visit with a manager and the child's key person helps the child settle, at their own pace. The nursery operates a key person system.
- Key person systemSource: nursery website
- Term-time onlySource: nursery website
- Half-day sessionsSource: nursery website
SEND and inclusion
- SEND supportSource: nursery website
- SENCoSource: nursery website
- Speech and language supportSource: nursery website
- Inclusive settingSource: nursery website
Safety
Ofsted's 2024 inspection rated safeguarding as effective.
- Parent app with daily updatesSource: nursery website
- Online learning journalSource: nursery website
Extras and activities
- Dance and movementSource: nursery website
- Cooking activitiesSource: nursery website
Getting a place
According to its website, families visit the setting and complete a registration form. If offered a place, they return an acceptance slip with a non-refundable registration fee, and a home visit with a manager and key person is then arranged. The nursery has a waiting list and accepts funded hours for 2-year-olds, the universal 15 funded hours for 3-4 year olds, and 30 funded hours for eligible 3-4 year olds.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Devonshire Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Sutton High School GDST ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Manor Park Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Robin Hood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Thomas Wall Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Robin Hood Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Homefield Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- The Limes College ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected October 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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How much does Playdays cost?
Playdays publishes these fees: per hour £8 for all ages (nursery website, November 2026). Funded hours and Tax-Free Childcare can reduce what you pay.
Does Playdays offer 30 funded hours?
Yes. Playdays offers the 30 funded hours for eligible 3 and 4-year-olds.
Does Playdays take funded 2-year-olds?
Yes. Playdays offers funded places for eligible 2-year-olds.
What are Playdays's opening hours?
Playdays opens 09:00–15:00, Mon–Fri.
Is Playdays open all year?
No. Playdays is open term time only.
What ages does Playdays take?
Playdays takes children aged 2 years to 5 years.
What is Playdays's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playdays Good at its inspection on 3 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playdays take?
Playdays is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Are meals included at Playdays?
Meals are not included in the fees at Playdays.
What approach does Playdays follow?
Playdays's website describes its approach as: In-the-moment planning.
Does Playdays have outdoor space?
Playdays lists: Own garden, Growing / allotment area and Local outings and trips.
Does Playdays support children with SEND?
Playdays lists: SEND support, SENCo, Speech and language support and Inclusive setting.
What is the nearest station to Playdays?
Sutton (London) is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playdays?
You can call 07932 730968 and visit www.weareplaydays.co.uk.
Tools for parents in Sutton
- Childcare cost calculatorMonthly cost with funded hours
- Funded hours checkerWhich schemes you qualify for
- Funded hours start dateWhen your child's hours begin
- Tax-Free Childcare calculatorThe 20% top-up on your bill
- Visit checklist for this nurseryPrintable questions, pre-filled
- Cost of nursery in SuttonFees by age in Sutton
About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Fees, hours and features: the nursery's website (www.weareplaydays.co.uk) · 11 November 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 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.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
- From the nursery's website, with the page link and date checked
Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 139946 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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