Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school

34 Devonshire Place, Harrogate HG1 4AD
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8.9 49 Reviews
  • Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school, Harrogate
Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school offers all-inclusive daycare making life easier for busy parents.

There is outdoor fun, with natural, stimulating and varied play areas as well as home cooked wholesome food. Their early years staff are professional and experienced.

This lovely nursery setting is located just off the Skipton Road (A59), close to Harrogate Hospital and within easy reach of Harrogate Town Centre. This convenient location means they’re able to get out and enjoy lots of sunny days exploring The Stray, as well as being perfectly located for parents working in and around the town centre! The staff team prides itself on a warm and happy nursery, which is staffed by the nicest people who love children and are highly motivated and qualified.

The highly-qualified team is completely dedicated to giving the little ones the very best start to their education. They undergo regular training and work hard to provide inspirational learning activities every day.

Jenni the manager would love to show the nursery off to you, so please do book an appointment to have a look around and meet the lovely people. If you prefer a location on the Wetherby Road, please consider Woodlands Day Nursery at 111 Wetherby Road near the school! There is also a convenient town centre location, Little Dragons Day Nursery on East Parade, opposite Rawcliffes.

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Care Provided by Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Holly Jackson (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 30
  • Total Places for Children
  • 76
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-18:00
    Tuesday 07:00-18:00
    Wednesday 07:00-18:00
    Thursday 07:00-18:00
    Friday 07:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school Reviews (49)

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Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school has a Review Score of 8.9 (8.854) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school has 49 reviews.

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Review from C N (Mother of Child) published on 25 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves it at PlayAway! There are 2 specific staff that he seems to have really taken to but overall they are all lovely & professional.
The food seems varied & nice, my son seems to like most of it.
The outdoor area is lovely & right next to the stray, it will be fantastic when they can get
out there more in the summer.
The only thing I'd have a comment on is I wish the online portal, things got uploaded straight away & didn't have to wait for authorisation to be posted from the team as I'd love to see what's going on throughout the day as it happens, sometimes it does but sometimes I assume if they're really busy it can be uploaded later in the day or the next day.

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Review from Myles G (Father of Child) published on 24 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant nursery! My son loves it in babies, the staff are all amazing just as they were when my daughter spent 4 years there. I would recommend it to anyone who is currently looking. As a parent you want to feel that your child is safe and cared for when you leave them and playaways staff have far
exceeded our expectations. Thanks guys

Reply from Reece jones, Home Manager at Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school

we're so glad that we were able to go above and beyond your expectations! Reviews like this give us motivation and help us ensure we provide high-quality care. Thank you, and have a fantastic day!


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Review from Paige J (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter absolutely loves going to PlayAway. The staff are lovely and very helpful. She always leaves with a smile on her face. My daughter has come along so much with going to PlayAway.

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Review from L W (Mother of Child) published on 28 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy absolutely loves coming to Playaway. Myself and my husband are really happy with how he is looked after, taught lots of new things and fed so well!
They really love and care for him!
Thanks so much!

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Review from Amanda E (Mother of Child) published on 27 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been going to play away for just over a year she started in Toddlers and has since moved into Preschool, I was apprehensive at first when she moved up but two staff members are just amazing, they made both myself and my daughter feel at ease and she’s thriving more and more everyday.

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Review from Sheela S (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy (21 months old) is such a picky eater and shy at home. I was very reluctant to send him to any nursery as he doesn’t eat properly and relies on formula. I checked lots of nurseries around my home and work. I like PlayAway's homely environment so I decided to send him for a trial... just
a half day a week.
Since he started going there, I can see a huge difference in him. He is eating solid food more... independently I might add and he is more friendly and approaches everyone to play.
I can’t thank the whole team enough for being such positive changes in him. All the girls have been amazing. Keep up the good work!

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Review from S C (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at the nursery are all lovely and I feel my son has come along so well even in the short time he has been there. All the staff that take care of him in the baby area have been amazing with him, I know I have nothing to worry about when I leave him with them to go to work and the best part
is seeing the pictures and comments on the app of him enjoying himself while he is there. Both me and his father love seeing those.

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Review from Jenny F (Mother of Child) published on 16 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A brilliant nursery that helps build on our daughter's excitement to learn new skills, enjoy the outdoors, learn to build friendships and develop key skills such as kindness, compassion, empathy and understanding. The staff are all brilliant and very caring and focused on every child. Always great in
communicating changes in the nursery and it is very useful to have the staff pictures board at the entrance so that we can put names to faces. Thank you.

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Review from L H (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A fantastic nursery that offers a great range of activities and experiences in a friendly and caring environment. Staff are brilliant and always welcome the children in with a big smile in the morning. Barely get a goodbye at drop off and my little boy often runs back to playing when it's home time.
They do a good range of indoor and outdoor activities, lots of messy play, themed play, singing and reading!

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Review from Ani M (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a lovely nursery that welcomed my little girl with open arms from day one. The staff are exceptional and focused. I cannot thank and recommend them enough.
They teach and encourage kindness and compassion as well as general knowledge at the preschool level. Facilities are clean, and toys are
diverse and interesting, with an emphasis on pretend play and messy activities.

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Review from K D (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very friendly, caring and nurturing nursery. The staff are lovely and look after my daughter very well and she has lots of fun there. Convenient location and has good opening hours. Great that all food, nappies, other supplies etc are included in the monthly fee.

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Review from Joanna F (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

PlayAway is a very kind and caring nursery! They are great with my little boy and I’m very pleased! He’s been going there since October 2022 and has settled in very well.
Each occasion such as Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's, they do cards, and a theme and he brings home really cute stuff.

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Review from A D (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child thoroughly enjoys nursery. The facilities both inside and out allow her to have a wide variety of experiences. The staff are very welcoming and it has a really friendly atmosphere. They know all the children so well. The food is great. My child has a wide variety of things to try. I am kept
up to date with everything the nursery is offering as well.

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Review from Sarah A (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been so impressed with this nursery. My son started in the baby room around eleven months ago and this nursery has completely changed him. He’s gone from a shy little baby who cried when any stranger said hello, to a confident little boy who is loud, cheeky and will speak to anyone! I know this
positive change in him is down to the fantastic staff at this nursery. There are two members of staff who are the best individuals I have ever come across when it comes to working with children. Their friendliness, positive attitude and caring natures are outstanding. It is clear they have strong relationships with my son and he truly loves them. All staff members, including management, are extremely friendly and have all got some relationship with my son despite not being in his room.
This nursery also goes above and beyond with decorating for holidays, making crafts for parents and making things as special as possible for the children. This is my son's home away from home.
Thank you!

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Review from A F (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing staff and nursery setting! Our daughter loves it and is so happy walking in there every day. The feedback about our daughter we get at the end of every day is so helpful and activities are tailored to each child about their likes and stage of development. Would 100% recommend!

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Review from A B (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little one absolutely loves going to PlayAway Day Nursery! He literally runs in on a morning with barely a goodbye which I think says a lot. The staff are all so lovely and do an absolutely amazing job!

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Review from Katie C (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter is two and really enjoys nursery and has brilliant stories to tell. She eats well, the food sounds really healthy and is interesting. She is very happy at nursery and really likes the staff who look after her.

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Review from Anna H (Mother of Child) published on 27 April 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son absolutely loves PlayAway Day Nursery. He moved there from a different nursery where he was always very unsettled and upset at the thought of going there but as soon as I moved him to PlayAway Day Nursery he has been very happy, settled and it’s obvious he feels safe there and enjoys himself.
All the staff are fantastic, I can’t praise them enough for creating such a wonderful environment for my son to play, learn and thrive. Thank you.

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Review from C L (Mother of Child) published on 27 April 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the girls put a magnificent effort into developing our son. The manager is fantastic and nothing is too much trouble. Four members of staff in particular are brilliant. We thoroughly recommended PlayAway Day Nursery!

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Review from Danielle H (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very warming nursery who are straight away happy to help. Had no problems whatsoever, my little man is always talking about what fantastic activities he's been up to. Lovely staff who are always reassuring with my little man and clearly gained my little boys trust very quickly. He will settle, cuddle
and feel safe and secure with the staff which is brilliant.

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Current Review Score: 8.9 (8.854)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.9 (8.854) out of 10 for Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.0 out of 5 from 6 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 4.859 for Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school is calculated as follows: ( (63 Excellents x 5) + (6 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 71 Ratings = 4.859

  • 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 3.995 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school is based on 6 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 = 3.6

    • 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 76 number of registered child places is 15.2. 6 Positive Reviews ÷ 15.2 = 0.395

  • 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school

What is the Age Range of Children that Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school accepts?

Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school Open?

Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school is open: Monday 07:00-18:00, Tuesday 07:00-18:00, Wednesday 07:00-18:00, Thursday 07:00-18:00, Friday 07:00-18:00.

How many Children does Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school have capacity for?

Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school has capacity for a total of 76 Children.

How far is Partou Play Away Day Nursery & Pre-school to the centre of Harrogate?

0.8 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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