Playbox Day Nursery & Pre-School

Playbox Nursery where children achieve, believe and care.

We are Playbox

Playbox Nursery is an Ofsted Outstanding and NDNA award winning nursery based in Folkestone, Kent. We offer free places to children aged 2-5 years during school term time.

Our purpose built nursery offers children two spacious indoor learning rooms as well as over 2,000 square meters of secure outdoor space including an astro turf garden, grass garden, forest area, outdoor reading retreat and outdoor painting and music areas. Parents stay up to date with, and contribute to, their child’s learning via a secure online portal.

Established in January 2010, Playbox Nursery has a team of qualified, experienced and dedicated individuals, with a passion for encouraging your child to reach their individual potential.

Our Sessions

These run during term time only:
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 12pm.
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.00pm.
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm.
Monday to Friday 12.30pm to 3.30pm.

NDNA Technology Award Winners

As winners of the NDNA Technology Award, we strive to utilise technology where we can, throughout our nursery.

Ofsted Outstanding

At Playbox we are committed to promoting high quality childcare in a secure, safe and fun environment.  This was recognised by Ofsted, and we were awarded Outstanding in 2019.

Why Choose Playbox?

Playbox is proud to offer a long serving team of staff who work to high child:staff ratios ensuring that all children’s individual needs are met.  Children are very quick to settle in the incredibly calm environment, which captivates their attention from the moment they arrive. 

Staff are incredibly skilled at ensuring that the curriculum offers children a superb range of first-hand experiences linked to their emerging interests and next steps. Staff have consistently high expectations for children’s learning.

Ofsted Outstanding. Award Winning.

The manager and staff are extremely dedicated and passionate about providing high-quality care and learning for children.

Children are extremely inquisitive and benefit from an extensive range of high quality natural resources.

Staff recognise the important role language plays in supporting children’s confidence and self-esteem. They implement a highly impressive range of techniques to help children to develop excellent communication and language skills

Children are curious and develop a sense of awe and wonder about the world whilst playing and engaging with staff.

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