Play A Way Day Care Centre

Oddfellows Hall, 2a Vicarage Road, Gillingham ME7 5HZ
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  • Play A Way Day Care Centre, Gillingham
Play A Way Day Care Centre is one of three Gillingham facilities from this provider (Play A Way Nurseries Ltd), all of which are well-respected by families and parents whose children have benefited from a sound early years curriculum.

All of the nursery's team are well-qualified and believe in a friendly approach towards both children and parents, respecting the direction of regulator Ofsted and the key goals of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Tasha Cave (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 12

Total Places for Children

  • 35

Age Range

  • from 2 years 0 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Day Nursery Children:


    AM/PM Session: 08:30–11:30 (AM) or 12:30–15:30 (PM) - £30.00
    Core Session: 08:30am–3:30pm - £60.00
    Full Day:07:30am-6:00pm - £67.50
    Half Day: 07:30am–12:30pm or 12:30–6:00 pm - £42.00
    Full week: 5 Full days – (Mon–Fri) - £315.00
    Additional Hour - £10.50

  • Types of funding accepted:
    Tax free childcare accepted
    2 year old funding
    3 years old funding
    15/30 hours funding

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • One hour free street parking for all visitors.

Play A Way Day Care Centre Reviews (50)

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Play A Way Day Care Centre has a Review Score of 10 (9.954) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Play A Way Day Care Centre has 50 reviews.

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Review from Keely O (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very pleased with my child's progress since being at Play-A-Way Day Nursery. The staff are all excellent and have helped my child come on in leaps and bounds.
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Review from Jennifer W (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall, the experience is very good. My son enjoys nursery and comes into nursery without any problems. I am satisfied with his progress. Staff are friendly and approachable with any concerns being dealt with quickly.
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Review from Renee W (Grandmother of Child) published on 23 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
He has settled in lovely and enjoys coming. Staff are very nice and quick to pick up on any problems with your child.
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Review from Claire H (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery is fantastic. My daughter loves coming here. She is learning lots and she is always happy to be there.
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Review from Hollie C (Mother of Child) published on 22 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I am very pleased with my daughter's progress. I can see how much he enjoys coming to nursery as sometimes he doesn't want to leave!
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Review from Darren R (Father of Child) published on 4 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very happy to say all staff and the things they do in respect of my daughters learning and activities that she participates in are highly recommended and useful. Thank you.
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Review from Lisa L (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children go to the nursery and both really enjoyed their time there. I have no problems what so ever and I think they have flourished in the friendly fun and educational atmosphere.
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Review from Bethany B (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Play-A-Way's has helped our daughter to become more confident on social situations and within groups. Play-A-Way's have always kept us up to date about our daughters progress and events. Play-A-Way's staff are approachable, kind, caring and highly committed. I highly recommend Play-A-Way's.
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Review from Christianne D (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The play school has been a brilliant place for my son as he got to overcome his shyness. He learnt quite a lot being in play school.
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Review from Katie F (Mother of Child) published on 12 April 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
A caring environment, all the staff are brilliant. Each child is looked after with 100% of each carer. Large bright clean play area with lots to do. A lovely spacious garden. Easy access to the toilets and a good range of snacks. The building isn't the most attractive but it is always clean and the
space has been used well. I am particularly impressed with how the staff show such interest in my children. They really do care. They are also very flexible which is a winner for me. They always seem to have a wide range of learning tasks which is great. My children always have a lovely time.
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.954)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.954) out of 10 for Play A Way Day Care Centre is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 17 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.954 for Play A Way Day Care Centre is calculated as follows: ( (188 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 197 Ratings = 4.954
  2. 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 A Way Day Care Centre is based on 17 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 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
    2. 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 35 number of registered child places is 7, which has been reached with 17 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. 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)

Natasha

Natasha

Job Title: Manager

I have been employed by Play-a-Way Nurseries since leaving school. I started my career at Play-a-Way, Christmas Street setting and in those 11 years, I worked my way up to become the Pre-school Room Leader and the After-School Club Lead. However, after leaving and attempting many different career routes I missed my time working with the children. I realised that educating children and encouraging them to develop into their best selves through play and learning, expanding on their knowledge, interests, and skills was what I enjoyed and what I wanted to do. I returned to Play-a-Way and became Deputy Manager at the newly acquired Stuart Road setting before I was promoted to Manager at our Play-a-Way Vicarage Road setting. I recently gained my B.A. (Hons) in Early Childcare and Education and I am confident that the skills I developed in all three settings will be useful in my new position and will benefit the facility and the families and children who attend it.

Zoe

Zoe

Job Title: Deputy Manager

I have been employed at Play-a-Way since September 2023 as Deputy Manager and Preschool Room Lead. I have a Teaching Degree in Primary Education, specialising in Early Years. I started my career managing a nursery and then I moved on to primary education. I love to explore every individual child’s interest and always want to make learning as fun as can be. I am passionate about allowing children to develop independence, creativity and lifelong skills through play. I look forward to meeting the Play-a-Way families and getting to know all the wonderful children.

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