Play A Way Activity Centre, in Gillingham, is a fifty capacity nursery with an excellent community reputation, offering parents an open and honest service while their child is able to learn and develop in a healthy and secure atmosphere.
The facility is well-resourced for age-specific learning, looking to prepare each child well for the challenges of full-time education. They offer Day Nursery, After School Clubs and Holiday Club for all 3 months - 11 years old children.
Funding & Fees
Day Nursery Children:
Core Session: 08:30am–3:30pm - £60.00.
Full Day: 07:00/07:30am-6:00pm - £67.50.
Half Day: 07:00/07:30am–12:30pm or 12:30–6:00 pm - £42.00.
Full week: 5 Full days – (Mon–Fri) - £315.00.
Additional Hour - £10.50.
Breakfast club - £7.00.
After school club - £14.00.
Holiday club Core session 8.30am -3.30pm - £30.00.
Holiday club Full Day 7.00am - 6.00pm - £35.00.
Available on request
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Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearFull days available
YesHalf day sessions offered
YesGroup/Owner
- Play A Way Nurseries Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Erica Edwards (Nursery Manager)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 18
Total Places for Children
- 50
Age Range
- from 0 years 3 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Meals Provided
NoConsumables provided
NoOpening 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
- Christmas
Play A Way Activity Centre Reviews (102)
Play A Way Activity Centre has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.922) out of 10, based on 23 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Play A Way Activity Centre has 102 reviews.
The staff at Play A Way are amazingly friendly and kind. They are supportive in every way they can be and have helped greatly in my child's progression in speech and learning. I will be using Play A Way away again and look forward to it.
Thank you so much for your amazing review, we are all very grateful for all your kinds words and are glad that you are happy with our services. It was a pleasure taking care of your child. Thank you.
My son started at 8 months, 4 days a week. The staff are amazing and I cannot fault them. I go to work every day knowing my son is in the best hands. His development has come on amazingly and I often receive many compliments on how well he talks. I would 100% recommend Play A Way.
Thank you so much for your review. It is always lovely to hear that our parents are happy and it was a pleasure looking after your son. Thank you.
Very friendly and caring staff! Safe and fun environment for kids. All group teachers including the manager were very friendly! Thanks a lot for looking after our boys! They really enjoyed their time at your nursery.
Thank you for your review, we loved looking after the boys, and we hope they get on great. Thank you.
Play A Way is completely different. My son came home his usual talkative self the first day, telling me all about his new friends and the activities he had done. Even more surprising was that he was up and ready every morning without any nagging and always heading out on time because he was just so eager to get to his holiday club.
It became a bit of a running joke that Play A Way spoil him as he came home with news of chocolate mousse and ice cream after dinner, but I am just happy that I was able to attend work and even do some overtime without feeling "mum guilt".
We will definitely be back for the summer holidays.
Thank you so much for you review, we are so happy that he enjoys attending our holiday club and hope he continues to come along.
Thank you.
We have been using the nursery and wraparound provisions for a couple of years and have nothing but good things to say about Play A Way Activity Centre. The staff are all lovely, professional and really do go above and beyond. Both of our children love being there and their confidence and social skills have flourished during their time there. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Play A Way Activity Centre to other parents for their children.
Thank you so much for your review and all your lovely comments.
My daughter attends breakfast and after school club as well as the holiday club. She really enjoys these clubs and always comes out happy, telling me all about what she has done. The staff are really friendly and know all the children well. They’ve all worked hard to keep things as normal and as safe as possible during this difficult time and have helped me to be able to keep working myself. Thank you! Would highly recommend.
Thank you for your lovely review, we are very glad you are happy with our services.
My daughter has been at Play A Way Activity Centre since she was 8 months old. She has thrived all the way and is now in the preschool room. She always comes out with fantastic stories to tell me about what she's done (even when she's imagined them haha)! I often recommend Play A Way to friends and even strangers on Facebook. I can't fault them. My daughter loves it.
Thank you for your lovely review, we are extremely thankful for your comments and we are glad that you have had a great experience with our services.
My child is always happy and well looked after at Play A Way nursery, she has been here since she was 9 months old and has progressed so well and I believe the nursery has a massive part in that. My son also attended the other Play A Way setting as a toddler and was also very well looked after.
Thank you so much for your review, it means the world to all the staff at Play A Way that our children are happy.
I would highly recommend Play A Way Activity Centre, my daughter loves going there and she enjoys participating in the stimulating activities and I am grateful for the high-quality care she receives. It always gives me joy to see the regular updates I get from the parent hub app to see her progress and she always looks like she is having fun which always puts my mind at ease.
Thank you so much for your review, we appreciate all your feedback.
The setting is clean, safe and fun! My child has enjoyed his time and always wants to come and see his friends during half term!
All staff always used his interests to positively encourage learning such as reading, singing, social skills, imagination, sense of wonder and speech. All-round amazing mindset!!
The manager is so caring and thoughtful, always taking the time to talk and go through anything. The backbone of the setting! To be fair, I wouldn't have chosen a better nursery for my son to learn and grow in. ALL staff are amazing and wonderful!
Thanks, Play A Way for helping my child grow!
Thank you for all your amazing feedback, we are all so glad that you are happy with the care we are providing.
They engage with the children and really motivate them to learn through play. It is also really nice to see photos and updates on their learning via the parent portal.
They have worked incredibly hard in this challenging COVID world to keep everyone safe.
Highly recommended.
Thank you for your review, it is lovely to hear your thoughts on our efforts.
The setting is clean, safe and fun! All of my children have enjoyed their time there and my older girls always ask to go back to holiday club during half terms. (and want to spend all their time with the after school club assistant, she is so fun!).
This week my son has been loving the arts and crafts, coming home with all different pictures and also he's been baking cakes - which I enjoyed very much.
He always has a story to tell me about his day, and I know how much he enjoys it.
The manager is so caring and thoughtful, always taking the time to talk and go through my son’s day and activities. The backbone of the setting! Thanks Play A Way for helping my children grow!
Thank you so much for your amazing review, we appreciate all your lovely feedback.
My son attends this nursery, and I couldn’t be happier. I was very apprehensive about leaving him, but soon realised he was in good hands. All the staff are brilliant, and he loves going! Wouldn’t want him to go anywhere else! Massive well-done girls.
Thank you from all the team for your wonderful review.
The team are fantastic, supporting through all the developmental stages, accommodating to allergies, and I’ve never worried about leaving much my youngest who has underlying illnesses with them.
I’m well informed and love seeing the updates through the app showing me some of the wonderful things my little boy has been doing.
In his words, ‘it’s brilliant!’
Thank you for your amazing review, from all at Playaway.
I'm very pleased with the nursery. Staff are really friendly, and my daughter is really happy to attend the nursery. She's developing really well since attending, and everyone encourages her to speak and play. I'm really glad that my little one is at Play A Way Nursery, and I don't have enough words to thank everyone there for the good job that they are doing with the children.
Thank you from all at Playaway for your lovely review.
All of the staff are friendly and approachable.
Thank you from all the team for your wonderful review.
The management were very accommodating to her circumstances and the difficulties that came with staggered times at school for her sibling (due to COVID).
I would highly recommend this nursery and will definitely use them again for future children in my care.
Thank you to all the staff at Play A Way Activity Centre (Christmas Street).
Brilliant nursery, staff are so friendly and my daughter loves attending. Never had any problems and I have recommended them to all my friends and family.
My son attends Playaway Activity Centre and has attended from Sept 2018. He has been cared for so well and I know that he is well looked after while I am at work. The staff keep me updated with what he is doing through the day. The staff are welcoming and my son is always happy to go in.
Brilliant nursery, staff are so friendly and my daughter loves attending. Never had any problems and would definitely recommend.
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Awards / Recognitions (1)
- Recipient: Play A Way Nurseries LtdDate: Tuesday 31 Mar 2026
Meet the Team (1)
Erica started her journey with Play-a-Way as a volunteer in June 2009 and has worked her way up to become the Nursery Manager. Erica holds a Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People’s workforce and Level 3 NVQ in Management.
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