Sessional pre-school in Brown Edge, St Helens
Thatto Heath Playdays
2 Govett Road, Nutgrove Community Centre, St. Helens, WA9 5NH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 August 2019Reference 2541807Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places39 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 April 2025Food 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
2 Govett Road, Nutgrove Community Centre, St. Helens, WA9 5NH · More nurseries in WA9
Stations
- Thatto Heath6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Eccleston Park20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Samuel Street, Nutgrove Hall Drive and Edge Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Thatto Heath Park7 min walk
- Breydon Park12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Broads Park Children's Playing Area playground9 min walk
- Thatto Heath Children's Play Area playground11 min walk
- Broadway Park Children's Play Area 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 St Helens there are about 3.1 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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Thatto Heath Playdays is a sessional pre-school at 2 Govett Road, Nutgrove Community Centre, St. Helens, WA9 5NH, in Brown Edge, St Helens. It is registered for 39 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thatto Heath PlaydaysThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Rathlee Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Nutgrove Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.1 miles
- Thatto Heath Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Longton Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Rainhill Community Nursery Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.2 miles
- St Ann's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.3 miles
- Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 1.3 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 Thatto Heath Playdays's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thatto Heath Playdays Outstanding at its inspection on 21 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Thatto Heath Playdays take?
Thatto Heath Playdays is registered with Ofsted for up to 39 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Thatto Heath Playdays?
Thatto Heath is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Thatto Heath Playdays?
You can call 01744 817074 and visit thattoheathplaydays.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2541807 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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