Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Barnardo's, Gunthorpe Road, Peterborough PE4 7TS
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Care Provided by Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Tracy Cave (Pre-School Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 10
  • Total Places for Children
  • 60
  • Age Range
    • from 2 years 0 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
  • Out of School Club open all year round. Pre-School closed during School Holidays

Funding & Fees Guide for Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

  • Pre-School - £10.50 per Session (09:00-12:00 or 12:00-15:00), £20.00 Full Day (09:00-15:00). Out of School Club - £3.90 per hour, £1.95 for half hour after the first hour. Holiday Club - £3.00 per hour up to 6 hours, 6 hours or more £19.50
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Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club Reviews (42)

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9.8

Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.796) out of 10, based on 34 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club has 42 reviews.

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Review from M S (Grandmother of Child) published on 6 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My granddaughter got four weeks four days a week at the playhouse I can't say how much she loved all the activities that your staff have provided for her the trips out on the coach, she has loved every minute she has been there. Your staff are a credit to the playhouse, they are warm and engaging with
the children and you can see how much the children enjoy being there.

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you. It was great having your grandaughter attend the Summer at Play House, we have loved having her here. I will feedback to the staff and your lovely comments and we hope to see your granddaughter again soon. Thanks.


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Review from Muhammad I (Father of Child) published on 6 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

One of the best places for kids to learn and spend time. The teachers are very cooperative and kind. They go out of the box to help needy parents.
Thank you very much for being there for parents and sharing their burdens.

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for the lovely review. It was a pleasure having your children here they were a delight. As Barnardo's Children and Young Person Charity, we aim to support all parents and carers and we at Play House will continue to support where necessary as much as we possibly can. Thank you again for your lovely review.


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Review from S A (Mother of Child) published on 6 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 2 children attended Play House.
They absolutely loved it.
The play never ends for a child.
Both are happy bunnies, they have planned activities for every day which is brilliant.
It’s not only open play all day, they organise activities also, which I really appreciate.
Thanks to the whole team.

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for the lovely review. We are very child-led in activities for the children and will adapt to the children we have attending at that time. The voice of the child within Barnardo's is very important and we will always strive to give the children quality play experiences. It was a pleasure to have your children with us during summer and we really look forward to seeing them again in the future.


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Review from Ilga Z (Mother of Child) published on 6 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Such an amazing place with amazing staff members. They 'saved me' with childcare when I needed the most. My child is excited to go there every time and doesn't even want to leave how much she loves Barnardo's. The best place possible for my child. Highly recommended!

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for the lovely review. It is our absolute pleasure to have your child attending Play House, to see them playing and enjoying the garden so much is lovely for all of us. We are glad that we helped with your childcare over the last few months and look forward to continuing to help. Thank you for your support over the summer also.


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Review from L D (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I couldn’t be happier with the care Play House provide for my child.
The activities provided, trips out, and day-to-day care is fantastic. I think it is great how the team amend daily activities if required. My son always comes out happy and actually was a little upset that we are going on holiday
and he can’t attend Play House, I think that says it all. I’m so grateful for all the staff at Play House. I am super grateful for how the team are with my child. Thank you Play House.

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for the lovely review. It has been an absolute pleasure having your son here, he is a delight and very inclusive with all the other children which helps us greatly for any newer or more shy child attending. We value the voice of the child at Barnardo's so are always willing to adapt our activities and listen to what the children are asking for. I hope you enjoyed your holiday and we did miss your son for that week. We look forward to seeing you again soon.


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Review from M L (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My 5-year-old loved going to Play House for summer club so much that I had to increase his hours booked with them. It's nice that meals are included in the price. The staff are very friendly. The facilities looked good too.

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for a lovely review. We have enjoyed your child coming to Play House and are really pleased that they have enjoyed their time very much. We offer meals for all of our Holiday Club within the price and feel that this is something that is valued by our parents and carers. Thank you again for your review.


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Review from Marta L (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy just loves spending time in Play House, friendly staff, always happy to help, lots of activities and trips, great for kids during the summer holiday, and keeps them active and occupied all day long. Opening hours are perfect for working parents.

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for the lovely review. We have enjoyed your son being with us this summer. We have really enjoyed seeing the children engage with the activities and enjoy the experiences of the trips out. We keep our opening hours of 7.30 to 5.30 in the school holidays as we feel that this supports working families to be able to continue their hours. Thank you again for the review.


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Review from A P (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm very pleased with the holiday club my son has been attending. The place looks really nice and clean, there's plenty to keep kids entertained and stimulated. Amazing outside area, which my boy loves. The staff are very polite and helpful. Outings are an extra amazing addition to the overall experience!
I'd like to see more pictures uploaded on the app. It's so lovely to see what kids are up to. That would be my only recommendation.
Very happy and will be returning for sure!

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for your lovely review. We are really pleased that your son has enjoyed coming to Play House so much. It has been a pleasure to care for him and also to see him interacting with his friends so much. We enjoy putting on the outings as this helps us to give the children different experiences out of Play House with their friends. We will be loading photos up to the app in the next week and have taken on board your feedback and will be allocating a staff member to upload photos in the future after each session - it is a very valid point and we are happy you fed this back for us to continue to improve our service. Thanks.


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Review from D M (Grandmother of Child) published on 5 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My grandson has really enjoyed his time here he has met new friends and his confidence has really grown. I’m happy with everything as they do so much with the children and really friendly staff. The trips are really good and all the other activities they do for the children.

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for the lovely review. Having your grandson here this summer was a real pleasure. He definitely lights up the place with his sense of humour and energy. We have enjoyed being able to take the children out on trips for new experiences, the team have all fed back to us that they have really enjoyed this summer. The children were at the core of everything we planned and watching them enjoying themselves has been great for our whole team. Thank you.


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Review from Alice H (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son attends for holiday club. He always has a great time, fed well and does lots of interesting activities. He's always happy to attend. I really appreciate how many physical games they play, the crafts they make and different foods they make. They all seem to care a great deal.

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for the lovely review. We are really pleased that your son enjoyed the summer with us, we really enjoyed him being here. It makes a big difference to us to get feedback that states the children enjoyed being here as we endeavour to always put them at the heart of what we do. We are very lucky to have a great team at Play House whose aim is for the children to go home having had a great day. Thanks.


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Review from Sarah K (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has had a lovely time in this setting enabling her to make new friends and grow in confidence. She has taken part in outings which she enjoyed very much and taking part in various activities available throughout the day. The staff are friendly and have a home-from-home feel about them, thank
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Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for the lovely review. We are really pleased that your daughter enjoyed her summer at Play House and this has helped with her confidence. She has been a real delight to look after and we hope to see her in the future. We try to foster a home-from-home ethos so that the children are able to enjoy their time here fully. Thank you.


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Review from Adriana H (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves going there, staff are always kind and supportive, especially when my son has meltdowns and reports this to me.
They have plenty of space for children to play outside.
My son has been going there with his friends from nursery (now all at school) and enjoy each other’s company.

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for the lovely review. It has been an absolute pleasure to have your son attend he is a delight to be around and it has been really great watching him play with his friends from nursery and for us to be able to be part of extending those friendships and friendships with other children.


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Review from V W (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Couldn't be more happier with the team at Playhouse. Went above and beyond for my daughter when she attended. A special thank you to the club manager for everything she has done to help and organise different food options for my little girl very much appreciated.

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for the lovely review. It has been a pleasure having your daughter here this summer. We will always ensure that the children do not go hungry if they don't like the food on offer or have any special dietary requirements so will always offer alternative meals and snacks for the children. Thank you for working with us so much, to ensure that she was eating food she enjoyed. Thanks


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Review from Paulina S (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter joined pre-school not long ago. Just after her previous setting was closed. Overall experience is amazing. My girl went there with a smile every time. She loved all of the teachers. Every day was a different adventure full of play time, learning and laughter. I highly recommend this setting
and definitely will be using the out of hours club in future.
Thank you.

Reply from Tracy Cave, Pre-school Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for suh a lovely review. It is a pleasure to have your daughter attend our setting.


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Review from L B (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic pre-school. My son absolutely loves it. They do a variety of activities, he's kept busy all day and is learning new things as well. The staff are all lovely, very warm and friendly.


The only one suggestion I would make is the opening time. The preschool is next door to our other childs

primary school who have changed their start time to 8.35am so we have to wait 25mins between drop offs. If they could open slightly earlier to make drop offs smoother that would be helpful.

Reply from Tracy Cave, Pre-school Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for the lovely feedback. In response to the opening times, we can take this to our next staff meeting and discuss any possibilities.


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Review from Sam F (Mother of Child) published on 26 October 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I use Playhouse as a breakfast and after-school club only but I cannot fault the staff at all, they are all so lovely and welcoming to the children and offer them a home-from-home while they are in the setting. The manager does her absolute best for each child and always sees the good in them. Playhouse
are also always open to suggestions from the parents in better ways to do things/improve on. I especially love that they have a male member of staff, that absolutely sets a presence for nurseries/out-of-school clubs and shows a great attitude towards equality and diversity! There is always food/snacks for the children along with water/squash. My daughter hated her previous breakfast and after club, and now I struggle to get her out of Playhouse! Honestly cannot fault them and hope that they continue to get funding to keep providing this service! The playhouse team have made a positive impact on my 2 children!

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for a great review. For us at Barnardo's the Voice of the Child (and their families) is the most important part of our work and it definitely makes us happy here if every child leaves us happy. Keep the suggestions coming please as this always helps us to improve what we do. We also are proud of all our workforce and feel that the children have very good role models whilst at Play House so thank you for your feedback.
It is always a pleasure looking after your children they are an absolute delight.


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Review from Charlotte H (Mother of Child) published on 26 October 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Without the help of all who work at Play House, I would have struggled to have kept my job this year. The reality is, Play House helped me to collect my child in her first couple of weeks at Norwood Primary School while I continued to work. All went above and beyond to ensure my child was collected
at obscure times and made comfortable throughout the day at Play House. Her brand new school uniform was folded so neatly in her little rucksack, which to me was a very personal touch. All my children have attended the after-school club and my youngest attended Pre School at Barnardos Play House and I cannot speak highly enough of all involved. Throughout lockdown the girls in the Pre School were fantastic, the graduation from Pre School party was touching and with every event that occurs my children will leave with some sentiment, from a valentines gift to a Chinese New Year fortune cookie.
I lost my mother to cancer, so I lack that support, but can honestly say Play House has been a backbone.

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

It was an absolute pleasure helping with your daughter's transition to school, it has been a lovely journey watching her grow from the first day she came into Pre-school to now watching her confidence whilst attending the Out of School Club. Having all your children here has been a delight. As for the folded clothes, our Administrator really enjoyed ensuring her clothes were packed with lots of care.


Thank you for your review from all at Play House


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Review from Alison H (Mother of Child) published on 25 October 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of my boys (7 and 5) attended the holiday club during the summer holidays and thoroughly enjoyed it. There was a great range of activities (including a trip out) and the lunch and snacks were great. They can't wait to return.

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for a lovely review and we really look forward to seeing your boys again, they were a delight to have here. Thanks


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Review from Louisa S (Foster Parent of Child) published on 14 October 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little one loves coming to the playhouse after school a few days a week. She has so much fun playing in the garden and interacting with her friends. She loves making arts & crafts things too. We feel it is great value for money and the staff are really friendly, nice and most importantly my little
one likes the staff and they get treated nicely.

Reply from Rachel Blakemore, OOS Club Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for a lovely review - Your little one always makes us smile here she is so happy and full of lovely energy. It is a pleasure having her at Play House.


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Review from N M (Mother of Child) published on 14 October 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter has settled very well into the nursery after only being there a short time. I feel that her needs are accommodated too and she is very happy there. All the staff are very welcoming always saying hello and being kind.

Reply from Tracy Cave, Pre-school Manager at Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
We are pleased to see your daughter has settled well after a short time with us, she has good relationships with staff and has made lots of new friends.


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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.796)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.796) out of 10 for Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club 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 34 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 34 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 4.796 for Play House Pre-school & Out of School Club is calculated as follows: ( (337 Excellents x 5) + (49 Goods x 4) + (12 Satisfactorys x 3) + (3 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 401 Ratings = 4.796

  • 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 House Pre-school & Out of School Club is based on 34 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 60 number of registered child places is 12, which has been reached with 34 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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