Ofsted report card

Partou Playaway Day Nursery & Pre-School

Harrogate, North Yorkshire · HG1 4AD

Inspected by Ofsted on 11 November 2025 under the report card framework.

Curriculum and teaching Needs Attention
Achievement Needs Attention
Behaviour and routines Expected Standard
Welfare and wellbeing Expected Standard
Inclusion Needs Attention
Leadership and governance Needs Attention

What each grade means

Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Curriculum and teaching

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Achievement

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Behaviour and routines

Expected Standard

The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Welfare and wellbeing

Expected Standard

The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Inclusion

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Leadership and governance

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY331082
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
27 February 2006
Local authority
North Yorkshire

On the Early Years Register.

Where it is

Harrogate, North Yorkshire · HG1 4AD. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 24 October 2025 complaint_actions_taken
  2. 12 August 2025 inspection Inadequate
  3. 21 May 2025 concern_actions_taken
  4. 18 February 2025 concern_actions_taken non compliant
  5. 20 December 2023 complaint_actions_taken compliant
  6. 24 May 2022 inspection Good
  7. 14 December 2016 inspection Good
  8. 14 May 2013 inspection Good
  9. 23 June 2009 inspection
  10. 7 July 2006 inspection

Common questions

When was Partou Playaway Day Nursery & Pre-School last inspected by Ofsted? +

Partou Playaway Day Nursery & Pre-School in Harrogate, North Yorkshire was last inspected on 11 November 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Partou Playaway Day Nursery & Pre-School? +

Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.

How long has Partou Playaway Day Nursery & Pre-School been registered? +

Partou Playaway Day Nursery & Pre-School has been registered with Ofsted since 27 February 2006. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY331082.

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