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Modular Nurseries from PF Modular Building are perfect for early years education

Modular buildings provide contemporary and versatile spaces for many businesses and are perfect for nurseries and children’s centres. Looking at a modular nursery option from PF Modular can give you the additional space where you most need it.

Whether you are developing a new nursery building or creating additional space on an existing site, a modular nursery can provide you with a clean and stimulating space for young children.

Young minds are influenced by their surroundings, so creating a motivational environment for your nursery is essential. The team at PF Modular are experts in helping you to design a safe and educational space for pre-school children.

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A spacious classroom featuring small tables and blue chairs in an organized layout. Storage units with wicker baskets line the room, with educational materials and toys dispersed throughout the brightly lit space.

The benefits of a Modular Nursery

A modular nursery will cost less and have a quicker turnaround than a traditional build.

What is a bespoke modular nursery?

Your new prefabricated nursery building can be designed to your specification, including lively colour schemes, safety features and child-friendly facilities to really engage 0-7 year olds. Just a few of the considerations for a bespoke nursery building include:

  • Toilets and washrooms – bathrooms can be fitted with low-level child-friendly facilities.
  • Food preparation areas – create space for meals to be prepared in a hygienic environment or space for children to learn to bake.
  • Spacious play areas – give children room to discover and play.
  • Quiet areas – create cosy quiet spaces for young children to sleep or chill out.

A modular building also gives your nursery the flexibility to change around your circumstances. The nature of a modular building means that you can reconfigure your space and move walls and spaces if your needs change.

Our Modular Nursery Process

Once you have designed your space PF Modular will get to work on constructing your new nursery building to your exact requirements.
When construction is finished your new nursery building will be placed onto the back of an HGV to be transported to your site. Please make sure that your site is accessible for the lorry.

Buying a Modular Nursery Building

Now you have chosen the perfect modular building for your new nursery or day care centre, you can go ahead and place your order and speak to our design team.

Purchasing your modular building comes with many benefits, including having complete control over the design process, but also, the long-term ‘return on investment’ opportunities are greater after your initial investment.

PF Modular are here to help throughout the process, and our team can offer financial solutions to assist in the purchase of your new building.

Have a look at the finance options available and speak to a member of our team with any questions you may have.

Modular Nurseries available to rent

If you are looking for a temporary solution for your childcare provision, then you may want to consider a hire option from PF Modular.

We have a range of modular buildings available to rent. Our hire buildings also have a level of customisation, so you can ensure that your space will be just what you need, while you need it.

A hire option is a great cost-effective choice for a temporary solution.

Then when you no longer need the building, just give us a call and we will arrange to have it collected.

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Inclusive Early Years Environments

Early childhood is a critical period for development, and inclusive environments are essential. Our modular nursery buildings are thoughtfully designed to support children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), providing safe, nurturing, and accessible spaces for all. To find out more about how we cater to diverse needs, visit our dedicated modular SEN classrooms page.

How can we help you?

Our modular nurseries provide a modern, fully bespoke and cost-effective space that is both sustainable and hassle-free. The team at PF Modular will ensure that you receive your new custom-built nursery within a short time frame and on budget.

If you have any questions visit our Modular FAQs or give one of our experts a call. The friendly team at PF Modular are always on hand to answer any queries you may have.

Give us a call today to get your project started.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Will a modular nursery building meet EYFS space requirements and Ofsted expectations?

Yes — the EYFS statutory framework sets minimum indoor space per child, and it varies by age group, so it’s one of the first things we establish when scoping your building. We design to those standards from the outset rather than working backwards from a fixed size, alongside the ratios you’ll need for toilets, washrooms and food preparation areas. Tell us your intended registration numbers and age bands, and we’ll design the space around them.

Can a modular nursery include secure outdoor play space?

It can, and for early years settings, it’s rarely an afterthought. Buildings can be designed with level-access thresholds straight out to play areas, covered canopies for all-weather use, secure fencing and gates, and clear sightlines from indoors so staff can supervise both spaces at once. Where the outdoor area is central to your provision, we’ll design the building around it rather than dropping it onto the site and working out access later.

What safeguarding and safety features can be designed in?

Everything you’d expect of a purpose-built early years setting. Secure entry systems and controlled access, finger-guards on doors, window restrictors, rounded edges and recessed fittings, non-slip flooring, and layouts with clear staff sightlines throughout. Low-level, child-friendly toilets and washrooms are a standard consideration rather than an upgrade. We’ll work through your specific safeguarding policy at the design stage.

Can a modular nursery be extended if we need more places later?

Yes — and it’s one of the stronger arguments for modular in early years, where demand can shift quickly. Additional modules can be added to an existing building, and internal walls reconfigured, without starting again from scratch. If you’re anticipating growth but can’t justify the space today, it’s worth telling us at the design stage so we can plan the layout and services with that expansion in mind.

Does the ESPO framework cover nursery and early years buildings?

Yes. PF Modular holds a place on ESPO Framework 953_26 (Modular Buildings), and the education lots cover nursery and early years accommodation alongside classrooms, laboratories and staff rooms. Buildings are specified to your requirements in the usual way, the framework determines how you appoint us, not what we can build. More on our ESPO framework supplier status.

We’re a private day nursery rather than a school — does ESPO apply to us?

Probably not, and it makes no practical difference to you. ESPO frameworks are built for publicly funded organisations, local authorities, maintained schools, academy trusts and similar bodies, so a privately run nursery would usually contract with us directly instead. Same buildings, same design team, same standards; just a different route to getting there. If you’re unsure which category your setting falls into, ask us, and we’ll help you work it out.