Full-day nursery in North Camp, Hampshire
Playdays Farnborough
84 Alexandra Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6DD · 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 July 2013Reference EY463399Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 21 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places90 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 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
84 Alexandra Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6DD · More nurseries in GU14
Stations
- North Camp21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Shaftesbury Court, Netley Street and Buller Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Napier Gardens6 min walk
- Queens Road Recreational Ground9 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Queens Road Recreational Ground Play Ground playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- 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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Playdays Farnborough is a full-day nursery at 84 Alexandra Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6DD, in North Camp, Hampshire. It is registered for 90 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 13 reviews (October 2026).
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| Playdays FarnboroughThis 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
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- Napier School ages 5–11 0.2 miles
- South Farnborough Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Marlborough Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- South Farnborough Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Holly Lodge Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.0 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Playdays Farnborough's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playdays Farnborough Good at its inspection on 21 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playdays Farnborough take?
Playdays Farnborough is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Playdays Farnborough?
North Camp is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playdays Farnborough?
You can call 01252 518178 and visit www.playdays-nursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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
- 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY463399 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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