Sessional pre-school in Sutton

Playdays

10 Cedar Road, Sutton, SM2 5DA · Getting there

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Ofsted inspection, before November 2025

Good

Inspected 3 October 2024 · Full inspection

  • 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 October 1994Reference 139946Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
  • Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
  • Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026

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Fees

Fees by age and session
AgePer 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

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Hours and ages

Monday to Friday
09:00–15:00
Ages
2 years to 5 years
Weeks open
Term time only
Sessions
Per hour

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Getting there

10 Cedar Road, Sutton, SM2 5DA · More nurseries in SM2

Directions

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.

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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.

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What parents say

5.0on Google from 6 reviews, November 2026

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About Playdays

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.

Food

Meals are not included in the fees. Its website says parents provide a packed lunch and healthy snacks are provided.

Outdoors

Its website lists its own garden, a growing or allotment area, and local outings and trips.

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.

SEND and inclusion

Safety

Ofsted's 2024 inspection rated safeguarding as effective.

Extras and activities

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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Compare nurseries nearby

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PlaydaysThis nursery Good not shared yet 09:00–15:00 2–5 yrs This nursery
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The Montessori Children's HouseSessional pre-school Good not shared yet 08:00–16:30 2–5 yrs 0.4 miles
Magdalen Nursery SuttonFull-day nursery Good £80 07:30–18:00 9 mo–4 yrs 0.4 miles
Dragonflies SuttonFull-day nursery Not yet inspected not shared yet 08:00–18:00 not shared yet 0.4 miles
Whizz Kidz Nurseries SuttonFull-day nursery Good not shared yet 07:30–18:00 not shared yet 0.5 miles

A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.

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.

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Questions parents ask

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.

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