Play Away Day Nursery - Southampton City

Anderson Road, St Marys, Southampton SO14 5FE
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9.8 82 Reviews
Located in the heart of Southampton and Ofsted-rated Good (January 2023), Play Away Day Nursery provides quality, convenient day care for children from 3 months to 5 years old. Outside the nursery, there is a bus stop and parking, making drop off and pick up times quick and easy for busy families.

The nursery is purpose-built and offers bright and spacious play areas for children and dedicated areas for when peace and quiet is needed. There is also a great outdoor space where children can play and explore under the shelter of all-weather protection, meaning outdoor play isn't limited to the summer months.

The team of practitioners are experienced and friendly. They get to know the children and their families and provide children with opportunities to engage in activities which suit their development stage and likes and dislikes, ensuring that they have the very best care during their early years.

The nursery is currently engaged in the "Eco Schools" initiative and the "Southampton Healthy Early Years Award (HEYA) in Physical Activity" initiative.
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Care Provided by Play Away Day Nursery - Southampton City

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Lizzy Pennell (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 16
  • Total Places for Children
  • 102
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Play Away Day Nursery - Southampton City

  • Offer full day and half day sessions. Half day sessions priced at £43.30
  • Parking

  • Car park available.


Play Away Day Nursery - Southampton City Reviews (82)

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9.8

Play Away Day Nursery - Southampton City has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.761) out of 10, based on 77 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Play Away Day Nursery - Southampton City has 82 reviews.

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Review from R H (Mother of Child) published on 28 November 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started at Play Away at eleven months old in March 2021. He was a lockdown baby, and I had spent every minute with him up until that point, so sending him to nursery left me feeling extremely anxious. However, I need not have worried. My son's first key worker, whose care and attention left me
feeling so reassured (and a bit warm and fuzzy inside). At two and a half years old, he has continued to thrive with the support of this dedicated team and is now in Elmer Elephants with another wonderful key worker. He loves to tell me about his adventures with her and his friends, and I love to hear them. Watching my son's imagination, speech, numeric, and social skills blossom in this caring environment has been an absolute joy, and it is that care that has allowed him to grow so confidently. To any parent looking for a nursery who is passionate about your child's development, Play Away City day nursery would be hard to beat.

Reply from Harjit, Digital Marketing Executive at Play Away Day Nursery - Southampton City

Thank you for the review and great to hear your son's growth and development has continued to thrive, and that he loves our nursery.


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Review from S Y (Mother of Child) published on 15 November 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

What an amazing group of people! Always so helpful, compassionate and kind. Good teamwork and genuine care for the children. Would 100% recommend anyone to send their babies here. They will be looked after and cared for brilliantly.

Reply from Harjit, Digital Marketing Executive at Play Away Day Nursery - Southampton City

Thank you for the review and saying we are amazing!


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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.761)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.761) out of 10 for Play Away Day Nursery - Southampton City is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 77 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 77 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.761 for Play Away Day Nursery - Southampton City is calculated as follows: ( (707 Excellents x 5) + (206 Goods x 4) + (7 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 920 Ratings = 4.761

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Play Away Day Nursery - Southampton City is based on 77 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 102 number of registered child places is 20.4, which has been reached with 77 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (2)

Lizzy

Lizzy Pennell

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 1997

Hi, I'm Lizzy and have 25 years of childcare experience, and am qualified with a BA in childcare and Education.

Leanne

Leanne Smith

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2005

Hi, I'm Leanne and have 20 years of childcare experience, qualified with a level 3.

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