Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

66 Anchorage Road, Sutton Coldfield B74 2PG
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9.1 27 Reviews
Play and learn nursery aims to provide a safe, nurturing environment that celebrates the unique child.

They have a fantastic team of practitioners who are dedicated to providing the children with challenging, playful opportunities. They work in partnership with parents and other professionals to ensure that they have an accurate starting point for each child and are able to encourage the children to thrive fully in their environment.

Play and learn have been working with 'Start Well' since 2014 and are now working towards their Level 3 award - providing healthy nutritious meals and a variety of activities to encourage all children to have the recommended amount of physical exercise needed each day.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Owner

  • Stanley & Yvonne Hodgetts

Person in charge

  • Claire Hodgetts (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 14

Total Places for Children

  • 62

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Two sessions - 7:00-6:30 or 8:00-5:00.
    We have 2 fixed sessions available as well as NEF hours.
    Please contact us for more information.

Opening Times

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

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day

Parking

  • Parking to the front of the nursery with an entry and exit point on each side.

Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield Reviews (27)

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Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield has a Review Score of 9.1 (9.084) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield has 27 reviews.

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Review from Hannah G (Mother of Child) published on 25 June 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I couldn't be happier with my daughter's experience at the nursery. She's been attending two days a week since she was 10 months old, and now at two and a half, she's so happy and content there. She absolutely loves the staff, and as a parent, it gives me such peace of mind knowing she's well cared
for and truly enjoys her time. The team are all so lovely, and I've always felt that my daughter has been supported and nurtured throughout her time there. I'm expecting another baby soon, and there's no doubt in my mind that I'll be sending him to Play and Learn when I return to work. It's a fantastic setting and I'm so grateful for everything they do.

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you so much for this lovely review, we love taking care of your little girl and cannot wait to look after your son.

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Review from Hajara S (Mother of Child) published on 5 September 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has been going here for 2 years and as a first-time mum new to the area I am beyond happy with the care provided to my child. The staff are so friendly and so caring and so vigilant with the children. My child has grown so much as a little person and his speech improved tremendously. The nursery
trips organised are so much fun and so much thought is put into each child. I am only taking my child out of this nursery because they are starting school. If I could remain at this nursery for 10 more years I would. I have only good things to say about the staff (present and past) that have looked after my child. We are so sad to leave the nursery and wish everyone all the best. For any new parents who are struggling to find a safe, responsible and fun nursery look no further!

Reply from Kirsty Davenport, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you so much for your review, and for being a part of Play & Learn.

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Review from I M (Mother of Child) published on 15 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter joined Play & Learn in March 2023 and she has really enjoyed attending the nursery. We are really thankful to the wonderful staff members and all the amazing activities that have organised throughout the whole year. A really wonderful nursery and environment for our kids that I truly recommend
to others.

Reply from Kirsty Davenport, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you so much for the lovely review, we are so pleased you chose Play and Learn for your daughter, she has been such a wonderful part of our group.

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Review from Charlotte R (Mother of Child) published on 2 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy has loved it at Play & Learn for the 2+ years he's been there, he has been both in the babies and preschool. They often have parent days that you can attend and see them all in action. Thanks.

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you for taking the time to write us such a lovely review. We love taking care of your little one and are pleased that you enjoy our stay-and-play sessions and open days.

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Review from James P (Father of Child) published on 3 July 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic Nursery.
Both our children have been at Play and Learn and had a fantastic time. Our boys are 4 years apart and it's been great seeing the same team from our eldest's time. We did struggle to find a nursery we liked initially, luckily we found Play and Learn and so when we had our second
child there was no doubt that he could come here. I would thoroughly recommend!

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We have loved taking care of both of your boys and wish you all the best for the future!

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Review from S C (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Play & Learn staff do an excellent job. My son's development is superb and they really know him. They provide great activities and learning opportunities. They have a forest school, which is a huge hit and the communication with parents is brilliant. The transition from babies to little people/preschool
was seamless and my little boy runs up the path in the morning and talks about all of his friends. Would highly recommend it! Keep up the great work.

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you for such a wonderful review, we really enjoy taking care of your little boy and are so pleased you are both having such a lovely experience with us - Thank you!

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Review from A O (Mother of Child) published on 12 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic settings for my two children. The staff is very caring and attentive. My children love going there and they do lots of fun activities where they learn many things and prepare them for school.

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you for a lovely review - It's a pleasure to be a part of your children's journey.

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Review from Adriana H (Mother of Child) published on 12 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery!
Our son is been going to Play & Learn Nursery for the last 6 months and he always goes in happily, made so many friends there.
The staff organise plenty of activities for children to help them learn and as parents, we can follow everything on the nursery’s app. It’s great to see
all of them involved.
As parents, we can tell going to Play & Learn is been helping with our little one’s development and also with his behaviour.
The staff, manager and deputy manager are all lovely, so caring, they do an amazing job looking after the children and on every occasion they’ve been ever so helpful. I can not be thankful enough to them, knowing that our little one is in good hands means the world to us!

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you so much for such a lovely review, we are so glad to hear that you are having such as lovely experience at our setting.

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Review from N Q (Mother of Child) published on 9 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 1-year-old daughter loves her nursery days. The staff are always so lovely and caring. They always provide fun, learning activities.
The whole setting is clean, happy and welcoming.
The staff go above and beyond for the young children under their care and I would highly recommend Play and Learn
Nursery.

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us, we love taking care of your daughter and are so happy to hear how much she enjoys nursery.

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Review from Christy Y (Mother of Child) published on 9 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I can’t say enough good things about our son’s time at Play & Learn Nursery. He has attended for over a year now in both upstairs and downstairs rooms. The staff are very caring and have supported his additional needs with creative activities. Since enrolling he has made a lot of progress developmentally.
They also offer great opening hours. Highly recommend.

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you so much for a lovely review, we are so proud of how much progress he has made, he has such a huge personality and is an absolute pleasure to look after.

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Review from E M (Mother of Child) published on 9 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery would recommend it to anyone. Great members of staff, always helpful and pleasant and let you know everything you need to know on a daily basis.
My son will be sad to leave but starts school this September.

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you so much, we will be so sad to see him leave but we are so happy to have been a part of his journey.

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Review from J M (Father of Child) published on 9 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been coming to the nursery for around 8 months and me and my wife are very happy with the care provided. We have noticed a great deal in our sons development since attending Play & Learn Nursery and the staff have been very accommodating in meeting his needs and inviting us to the nursery
in regards to their plans around helping him develop his speech development and keeping us up to date promptly with any new information and what we can do at home.
The nursery itself has large spaces which appealed to us and the children appear to have a variety of activities to do something new all the time. The nursery also planned a trip to Dudley Zoo which parents attended and was a great day.
I’m glad we chose this nursery as a lot in our area were full or not accommodating to the hours we required and if we phone about times i.e running late for pick up, the manager and deputy manager is always polite and accommodate this.

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you so much for your lovely review, we are glad to hear that you've had such good experiences with us. We really appreciate your words and enjoy looking after your son.

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Review from Anna H (Mother of Child) published on 9 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Play & Learn Nursery is such a fantastic nursery. As a first time mummy, sending your child to nursery is such a scary idea because you’re so unsure of the unknown. Not only has Play & Learn ensured my little boy has settled in so well, they’ve always made sure that as parents we’re informed about everything
he does.
He’s come on leaps and bounds and absolutely loves going to nursery!
Highly recommend and have no doubt we will use them in the future if it ever comes to it.

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you so much for such a lovely review, we appreciate your words so much and really enjoy taking care of your son.

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Review from Katy B (Mother of Child) published on 12 October 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son currently attends Play and Learn and has done since September 2021. All of the staff clearly have a passion for helping children and their development. My son loves going to nursery and has come on leaps and bounds since being there.
Play and Learn uses Tapestry to communicate with parents
which has been a big positive. Having regular communication about how my son is doing and sharing pictures of the wonderful activities he is participating in is great too.
My older daughter also attended this nursery and it has consistently since 2013 when she first attended, been incredible. Highly highly recommend it.

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you so much for this lovely review!
We have really enjoyed watching your family grow and have loved being a part of your journey!

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Review from S S (Father of Child) published on 2 September 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We moved our little one to Play and Learn after the first covid lockdown due to the previous nursery deciding to remain shut. Play and Learn obviously wanted to reopen as per government guidelines and help parents get back to normality which was a good sign. Our daughter settled very quickly and really
enjoys it there. It's got to a stage where she just always wants to go to nursery and play with her friends, nothing has changed there. The staff are very friendly & supportive and we can see how they have helped our little one blossom into the girl she is today. They do encourage the little ones and help them progress further. We also enrolled our little boy when the time came and he joined the baby group upstairs. They have a great chef who dips into all types of food, very adventurous and always goes down well. There is also an app in which you can monitor your children's activity. For the baby room, you get daily updates, for the toddler group, it's at least once a week.

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you for taking the time to write us such a lovely review, we all love taking care of your little ones, we will all really miss them!

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Review from F K (Mother of Child) published on 1 September 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Such a welcoming friendly team! It is so clear that all of the staff have the children at the centre of everything they do. They are attentive and always ensure the highest level of care is provided. My daughter attended from eight months old and they took so much care to ensure she settled. My daughter
fell in love with everyone who works there and enjoyed all of the lovely activities set daily. Unfortunately, we moved out of the area and it was heartbreaking to take her out but I highly recommend this nursery!

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you so much for taking the time to send us such a lovely review!
We all really loved taking care of your baby girl and will miss you all! Good luck in your new home, keep in touch.

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Review from S F (Mother of Child) published on 9 August 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Both of our children have been at Play & Learn Nursery since they were 1 years old and it has been so lovely to see them develop under the kind and nurturing team. They have taken into consideration any special needs that our children have had and give detailed feedback on their progress whenever we
have needed it.

Reply from Kirsty Player, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you for taking time to write us such a lovely review, we really enjoy taking care of your 2 little ones and really appreciate your kind words.

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Review from Melissa A (Mother of Child) published on 16 March 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been going to Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield since she was eleven months, now three and a half years old and she absolutely loves nursery and every single member of staff. She has grown and developed so much and I can see her learning new things every day. I feel like the staff
listen when I have any kind of comment to make and they really make sure the children have a variety of activities and crafts to do every day. I loved the care she received while in the baby room and now in preschool. I love the attention and daily activities. Thank you, everyone!

Reply from Kirsty Davenport, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you so much for your lovely review, we absolutely love taking care of your little girl! We are lucky to have such an amazing team here at Play and Learn.

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Review from Rav B (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely fantastic! My son started at this nursery after lockdown had lifted and we were apprehensive given how long he had been at home and that it was a new nursery for him. We needn't have been. All of the staff have been so fantastic and he has settled in well. There are different activities
daily with lots of variety and dedicated outdoor play areas. I can't recommend the nursery highly enough, thank you Play & Learn!

Reply from Kirsty Davenport, Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you very much for your kind word; we appreciate the time you took to review us.

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Review from Claire G (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely wonderful nursery couldn't ask for better for my daughter, everything is outstanding. The staff I can't give enough praise about, the setting and facilities are beautiful, clean and welcoming, the care for the children is outstanding. On-site homemade dinners and snacks, different activities
everyday, beautiful gardens. I feel privileged that my daughter has got the opportunity to attend as she has excelled so much whilst being there.

Reply from kirsty davenport, Deputy Manager at Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

Thank you for such an amazing review!
I'm so pleased to hear about your experiences with us and we all absolutely love looking after your little girl!

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Current Review Score: 9.1 (9.084)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.1 (9.084) out of 10 for Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.1 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 5.000 for Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield is calculated as follows: ( (72 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 72 Ratings = 5

  • 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 4.084 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield 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 62 number of registered child places is 12.4. 6 Positive Reviews ÷ 12.4 = 0.484

  • 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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Claire Hodgetts

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2013

I have worked at Play and Learn since 2013 as the Nursery manager, I have an NVQ level 3 in childcare and education and have an ILM in leadership and management at a level 6 grade.
I thoroughly enjoy working with children as it's my passion to see them develop and thrive, I love creating new ways for children to develop their play and learning.
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Kirsty Player

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2013

I have worked at Play and Learn Nursery since 2013, I worked my way up from nursery practitioner to coordinator, senior and then Deputy Manager, I am also the Special educational needs and disability coordinator (Sendco) for the nursery. I hold my CACHE level 3 diploma in childcare and education and have undergone many different training days including my level 3 leadership training, I am also one of the Designated safeguarding leads (DSL) for the setting. I love helping children grow and develop to their full potential.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield

What is the Age Range of Children that Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield accepts?

Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield Open?

Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield is open: Monday 07:00-18:30, Tuesday 07:00-18:30, Wednesday 07:00-18:30, Thursday 07:00-18:30, Friday 07:00-18:30.

How many Children does Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield have capacity for?

Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield has capacity for a total of 62 Children.

How far is Play & Learn Nursery Sutton Coldfield to the centre of Sutton Coldfield?

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

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