Full-day nursery in Stepney, Kingston upon Hull
The Playpen Pre-School
270a Victoria Avenue, Princes Avenue, Hull, HU5 3DZ · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
270a Victoria Avenue, Princes Avenue, Hull, HU5 3DZ · More nurseries in HU5
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Murrayfield Road, Park Avenue West and Park Avenue.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Kingston upon Hull there are about 5.3 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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The Playpen Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 270a Victoria Avenue, Princes Avenue, Hull, HU5 3DZ, in Stepney, Kingston upon Hull. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bricknell Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Froebel House School ages 3–11 0.5 miles
- Thoresby Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Sidmouth Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Hymers College ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Pearson Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.9 miles
- Appleton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 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 The Playpen Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Playpen Pre-School Good at its inspection on 27 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Playpen Pre-School take?
The Playpen Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Playpen Pre-School?
Hull is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Playpen Pre-School?
You can call 01482 493306 and visit www.the-playpen.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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2551442 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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