Precious
Precious Play Days
Member since Jan 2022 Last Updated Oct 2025 Last Login 20 Oct 2025
Our Summary
About Us
WE HAVE MOVED: Multicultural Community Centre, 70 Durban Road West, Watford, WD18 7DS
TWO YEAR FUNDED PLACES
At Precious Play Days we offer a large number of two-year funded places. Our two-year-old children are very lucky to work directly with a Qualified Early Years Teachers (QTS), children in the UK are most likely to be taught by a qualified teacher after their 3rd or 4th birthday. At Precious Play Days your child will get a head-start!
THREE & FOUR YEARS FUNDED PLACES
Your child can join our preschool the term after their 3rd birthday, for 15 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, absolutely free! We don’t even ask for a contribution towards snack or any other resources. All children are eligible for a funded place beginning the term after their 3rd birthday. Terms begin in September, January and April.
30 FREE HOURS (3 YEARS)
If your family are eligible for 30 free hours, your child could attend precious play days for 30 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, absolutely free! All we ask is that you pack a healthy packed lunch for your child and find your own childcare in the school holidays. Please click this link to see if your family are entitled to 30 hours free childcare
PAID PLACES
Children are also welcome to attend our preschool and pay for a space. We charge £15.46 per session (3 hours)
Lianne Maltman is the manager and owner of Precious Play Days Preschool. She has a 1st class honours degree in Early Years Education and a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Studies
Lianne has over 15 years experience working in Early Years Education and has owned preschools in the West Watford area since 2013. She is extremely passionate about Early Years Education, her team are extremely talented and they reflect the local community. We employ staff that speak a variety of languages; English, Twi, Urdu, Pahari, Punjabi and Romanian. Having warm and welcoming staff who speak a variety of languages helps our parents and children feel welcome and well supported throughout their journey at preschool.
Our Availability
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Our Fees
- Childcare from £15.46 per morning
- Childcare from £15.46 per afternoon
- Childcare from £30.00 per day
09:00-12:00: £15.46
12:00-15:00: £15.46
09:00 - 15:00: £30.00
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Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Precious. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
I registered my daughter when she turned 2 years old, she’s been with the nursery for nearly a year now and I can’t express how amazing it is. My daughter absolutely loves going to nursery and the staff are just incredible. They’re so understanding and flexible. My daughter wasn’t speaking much before starting and now her speech improved drastically. They do so many activities and she’s always bringing home creative art work that she’s done. I am truly grateful for all the staff.
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Sarah
on 28/03/2022
My son had joined this nursery when he was two now hes seven he first started crying but with the staffs support he outcome it and loved going in everyday he loved the staff they are wonderful. And now my daughter started going when she was two and half she still goes there she loves it she loves every single staff there is shes excited to go in everyday. Precious playdays pre school has very friendly and supportive staff, they have supported my children everyday thank you for your help and kindness.
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Alia
on 16/01/2022
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Precious
on 17/01/2022:
Thank you so much for your positive feedback. We have absolutely loved teaching your children at our preschool. And a massive thank you to you and your family for choosing our preschool time and time again. Its wonderful to see them all grow and develop. Lianne
Sent my 1st daughter when Precious Playdays first opened (shes now 11) and she absolutely loved it! I now send my two year old who had social issues due to covid and the team worked so hard to bring her out of her shell. She's now a completetly different child; very social and full of mischief and i'll soon be sending my 3rd. Nothing is ever too much hassle, communication is great and i love how excited my daughter is to go to school! She comes home with pictures shes created, cookies they've decorated and i'm sung nursery songs too all the way there and back. The school and staff cannot be faulted and i really cannot recommened Precious Playdays enough!
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Yazz
on 15/01/2022
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Precious
on 15/01/2022:
Thank you so much for such positive feedback. Thank you for trusting us to help your child overcome her social anxiety. We look forward to welcoming your 3rd very soon. We are very lucky to have a community of fantastic children, parents and practitioners/teachers at Precious Playdays. Lianne.
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