PLAY PALS
Childcare Limited
QUEST Trust
Our family
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ST. JOHN'S Church of England Primary School, Abram -
ST. JOHN'S Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green -
ST. PETER'S Church of England Primary School -
QUEST TRUST Supporting Young People from Early Years to Employment -
PLAY PALS Childcare Limited -
HINDLEY GREEN Community Primary School -
UNIVERSITY Collegiate School
We are a dedicated nursery setting rooted in care, curiosity, and connection.
Play
Learn
Thrive
Welcome to
Play Pals
Childcare Limited
We are a dedicated nursery setting rooted in care, curiosity, and connection. Our mission is to provide a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment where children can play freely, learn joyfully, and thrive confidently—socially, emotionally, and developmentally. We believe in supporting the whole child and unlocking their unique potential from the very beginning.
Our Core Values
Play
Encouraging curiosity, creativity, and joyful discovery through exploration, imagination, and fun.
Learn
Building knowledge, confidence, and connection through shared learning experiences.
Thrive
Nurturing wellbeing, growth, and fulfilment in every aspect of development.
Our Settings
FAQ’s
We know that choosing the right early years setting is a big decision, and you may have questions along the way. Our Frequently Asked Questions page is here to help! Whether you're curious about sessions, funding, meals or settling in, you'll find clear answers to the things families ask us most. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to get in touch — we’re always happy to help.
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Play Pals at a Glance
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What Our Community Say
"Children are happy, confident and highly engaged at this welcoming club. They arrive eager to take part and quickly become absorbed in activities alongside their friends. Warm, trusting relationships with practitioners help children feel exceptionally secure."
“My little boy loves going to Play Pals Nursery Hindley Green! The staff are so kind and caring. They create a warm and safe environment where children feel happy and supported. The activities are fun and engaging, helping my son learn and grow. He enjoys playing, singing, and making new friends. Since starting, he has become more confident and independent. Overall, I highly recommend Play Pals to any parent looking for a loving and safe place for their child.’’
‘’A fantastic place for your little one, the structure of the nursery works great for our little girl, she has come out of her shell and become more confident in the very short period she has been attending, and the staff are lovely and helpful. We looked at several other options before visiting here and we were made to feel welcome from the start. Highly recommend’’
‘’My little girl really enjoys her days at Play Pals Nursery, her confidence has grown and she loves socialising with her little friends the nursery programme is well structured and the meals they provide are really tasty. There are lots of activities going on indoors and out the staff always have time to speak to you about any worries, you have just an all-round amazing nursery.’’
‘’Lovely nursery! Very friendly staff, clean and amazing settings. We were struggling to potty train our son and they helped do it. Food variety is great, our son loves snacks there as well. Would love our son to stay here longer but he is heading to pre-school! Thank you for everything.’’
‘’I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude towards the entire staff at PlayPals. Their welcoming, kind, and caring nature has made a significant positive impact on our son's experience at Play Pals. He is truly enjoying and learning every day and attending each day with increasing happiness.’’
Doctor Foster is one of our Rhymes from this weeks Rhyme Time learning 🩺💉 This afternoon we have been busy taking it in turns to be doctors, nurses and patients. We have learnt some new words 'stethoscope' for listening to our heart beats, 'syringe' for giving medicine and injections 'blood pressure machine' to measure our blood pressure😀 We also sang our Nursery Rhyme with our lovely singing voices! #RhymeTime #LearningInAction #Hospital #Doctors #Nurses #singing
🎶 Nursery Rhyme Week at Play Pals 🎶 Today's rhyme was Doctor Foster! We took our instruments outside and played along as we sang together. The children had fun making music and finding the beat as Doctor Foster went to Gloucester! 🥁 Why not have a singalong at home and see if your little one can show you how we played along? 💛 #NurseryRhymeWeek #DoctorFoster #PlayPalsNursery #PlayPalsAbram
🌈 Come and see what a day at Play Pals is like! Looking for a nursery place for your little one? We'd love to welcome you to our Play Pals Nursery Open Day. 💛 Come and explore our nursery, meet the team and let your little one try some of the activities we enjoy together. It's a lovely chance to ask questions and chat with us about settling in and what a typical day looks like. 📅 Monday 16th November 2026 10.00am-11.00am / 1.00pm-2.00pm 📍 Play Pals Nursery, St Johns Primary School, Simpkin Street, Abram, WN2 5QE 💬 Interested in coming along? Send us a message for more details. Know someone who's looking for a nursery place? Tag them below or share this post with them. We look forward to meeting you and your little ones! 🧸
Our children have enjoyed creating their own firework pictures, using forks and cardboard tubes and lots of bright colours. 🎆💗 #QUESTtrust #EarlyYearsToEmployment #PlayPalsFamily #LearningIsFun
🎃👻 Spook-tacular Fun in Preschool! 👻🎃 The children have been busy painting pumpkins, hammering pegs into pumpkins and getting messy scooping out the slimy insides! 🎨🔨🎃 #EarlyYearsToEmployment #QUESTtrust #LoveToLearn #MakingMemories
This week, our Book of the Week has been Funnybones! 📖🖤 The children have had lots of fun bringing the story to life, walking up the stairs and back down again, just like the skeletons in the story! 💀👣 We then got creative and made our very own spooky skeleton biscuits! 🍪🦴 #EarlyYearsToEmployment #QUESTtrust #LearningIsFun #GrowingAtPlayPals
🌈 YOU'RE INVITED TO OUR NURSERY OPEN DAY! 🌈 Looking for a warm, welcoming and caring nursery for your little ones? 🌟 Come and explore our wonderful learning environments, meet our friendly team and see what makes our nursery so special! 🌟 We can't wait to welcome you and your little ones! 💖 #EarlyYearsToEmployment #QUESTtrust #PlayPalsHindley #EarlyYearsAtPlayPals
We're delighted to share the fantastic feedback from the latest Ofsted inspection of our Play Pals Childcare before and after school club at St John's C. of E. Primary School, Hindley Green. The report recognises the caring relationships our team builds with children, the welcoming environment we provide and the range of activities that help children develop their confidence, independence and social skills. We're incredibly proud of our dedicated team and the positive experiences they create for children before and after the school day. Thank you to our staff for their continued hard work and commitment, and to our families for their ongoing support. Read the full story in Wigan Today: https://www.wigantoday.net/your-world/play-pals-childcare-ofsted-report-9303496 #PlayPals #QUESTtrust #SupportingYoungPeoplefromEarlyYearstoEmployment
This week the children went apple picking. 🍎🍏🌳 They used their fine motor skills to pick the apples from the tree and then stuck them back on. #QuestTrust #EarlyYearsToEmployment #PlayPalsHindley
🌟 Looking for a nursery for your little one? 🌟 Are you looking for a warm, caring and welcoming nursery for your baby? 💕 Why not come along and have a look around our lovely 0–2 setting! 🧸👶 We would love to welcome you and your little ones, show you around our beautiful environment, and give you the opportunity to see what we have to offer. #PlayPalsHindley #QUESTtrust #EarlyYearsAtPlayPals #EarlyYearsToEmployment
As part of our CUSP story this week, 'The Pumpkin Thief', we have looked at different ways of incorporating pumpkins into our play. Simple mark making activities and colour sorting onto coloured pumpkins 🎃 🖌 🎨 #playpalshindley #markmaking #finemotorskills #pumpkinplay #stpeters
Have a look at what our parents say about us..... giving us a fantastic rating of 10/10! Click the link below... https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/daynursery.cfm/searchazref/65432257925
In support of our friend at Play Pals Hindley, we are building awareness of different sight abilities. This week we have made and designed our own eye patches, used some fine motor skills to open the plasters and apply them to Jimmy, Janine (dolls) and our larger puppet people, Tilly and Tom and we have spoken about how the patches help the other eye to get 'super strong'. #playpalshindley #learninginaction #inclusion #supporteachother #friends
🎃 Pumpkin Soup 🎃 We have loved creating our own Pumpkin Soup potions in our outdoor provision. This provided great opportunity for communication and discussion as we used our senses to explore by touching, smelling and looking. #PlayPalsAbram #Pumpkin #OutdoorLearning
We have been using our Large motor skills at PlayPals Abram to complete an obstacle course in the hall. The children did some amazing balancing and crawling. We also showed off our super throwing, catching and kicking skills 😃