Full-day nursery in Raunds, North Northamptonshire
Playmates Pre-School (Raunds)
Caretakers Bungalow, Windmill School, Windmill Lane, Raunds, NN9 6LA · 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 January 2000Reference 220279Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places31 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 March 2022Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Caretakers Bungalow, Windmill School, Windmill Lane, Raunds, NN9 6LA · More nurseries in NN9
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Windmill Lane, Poplars Close and (Raunds) Poplars Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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 North Northamptonshire there are about 3.5 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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Playmates Pre-School (Raunds) is a full-day nursery at Caretakers Bungalow, Windmill School, Windmill Lane, Raunds, NN9 6LA, in Raunds, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 31 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playmates Pre-School (Raunds)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Windmill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Raunds Park Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Stanwick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- Ringstead Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.4 miles
- Manor School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Inadequateinspected July 2024 0.5 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 Playmates Pre-School (Raunds)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playmates Pre-School (Raunds) Good at its inspection on 14 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playmates Pre-School (Raunds) take?
Playmates Pre-School (Raunds) is registered with Ofsted for up to 31 children at any one time.
How do I contact Playmates Pre-School (Raunds)?
You can call 01933 460111 and visit www.raundsplaymates.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 220279 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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