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Security report for playhouse-daynursery.co.uk

Playhouse Day Nursery · Education · United Kingdom

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in Email security, Network security and 3 other checks.

Security score

36/100

Risk levelHigh

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Playhouse Day Nursery is a small, local childcare provider based in Up Hatherley, Cheltenham, UK, offering nursery and pre-school care services for children aged 3 months and upwards. The business emphasizes a safe, friendly, and stimulating environment and holds an Ofsted 'good' rating, which supports its credibility in the childcare sector. The website provides clear contact information and social media presence but lacks comprehensive privacy and cookie policies. Technically, the site is built using Serif WebPlus X8 with jQuery and Flowplayer for media, but suffers from broken video playback and poor mobile optimization. Security posture is weak due to lack of HTTPS enforcement and missing security headers. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules error, limiting domain legitimacy verification. Overall, the site is functional but requires improvements in security, privacy compliance, and technical modernization.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

11 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  3. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
47
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
35
Average
36

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet · found on this site
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The nursery operates as a private childcare service targeting parents in the Cheltenham area, with a focus on professional care and family collaboration. Its market position is supported by an Ofsted rating and local reputation. The business model is straightforward, relying on childcare fees and possibly government funding for certain age groups. The website links to a partner site (mychildcare.co.uk) and maintains a Facebook page for community engagement. Growth potential may be limited by the small local market and lack of digital marketing sophistication. No evidence of subsidiaries or parent companies was found.

Security posture

The website's security maturity is low to moderate. Absence of HTTPS enforcement and security headers exposes users to potential risks. Broken video players indicate technical maintenance issues. No visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are present. Privacy compliance is weak, with no GDPR or cookie consent mechanisms detected. The site does not expose sensitive data but would benefit from implementing modern security best practices including SSL/TLS, CSP, and privacy policies to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with proper SSL certificates and enforce HTTPS redirects site-wide.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Fix or remove broken video players to improve user experience and reduce technical debt.
  4. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance and implement cookie consent mechanisms.
  5. Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to reach a wider audience and comply with best practices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Playhouse Day Nursery
Description
Playhouse Day Nursery is a private daycare facility providing professional childcare for children aged 3 months and upwards in the Up Hatherley area of Cheltenham. They offer nursery care including before and after school places for Lakeside Primary School children. The nursery emphasizes a safe, stimulating, and friendly environment with a focus on working with families to provide the best care possible.
Key services
Nursery care for children aged 3 months and upwards, Before and after school care for Lakeside Primary School, Professional childcare in a safe and stimulating environment
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Flowplayer, Serif WebPlus X8
Performance
moderate
Mobile
poor
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100
Good practices seen
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
good
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website uses Serif WebPlus X8 for generation
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found
  3. Contact info is clearly presented including phone, email, and physical address
  4. Social media presence on Facebook is linked
  5. Video players are broken with media format errors
  6. Mobile optimization is poor; site redirects to /mobile but no mobile content provided
  7. No visible security headers or HTTPS enforcement detected
  8. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain naming rules error
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Serif WebPlus X8, a legacy web design tool, with jQuery and Flowplayer libraries for interactivity and media playback. The site uses custom CSS and JavaScript for navigation and sliders. Performance is moderate but hampered by broken video elements and lack of mobile optimization. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no advanced schema beyond local business JSON-LD. No modern CMS or hosting provider information is evident. The site would benefit from modernization to a responsive framework and improved technical infrastructure.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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