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Childcare in Stoke-On-Trent (Cheshire East)

Stoke-On-Trent (Cheshire East) has 5 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 4 school nursery classes and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 7 of them and rated 6 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 6 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Cheshire East there are 41 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

41places per 100 under-fives in Cheshire East, against 32 for England
85%of the 7 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
4 of 13are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Cheshire East, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 72 school nursery classes across Cheshire East, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 13Day nurseries 5Pre-schools 2School nurseries 4After-school clubs 2
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Day nurseries 5

Pre-schools 2

ASM Sports Alsager

Pre-school · St. Gabriels Catholic Primary School, Well Lane, Stoke-On-Trent, ST7 2PG

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsLong established
01782366332

School nursery classes 4

After-school and holiday clubs 2

St Gabriel's Whizz Kids

After-school club · St. Gabriels Catholic Primary School, Well Lane, Stoke-On-Trent, ST7 2PG

Report card Dec 2025Birth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays37 placesOpen for decades
01270 884338

Cranberry Whizz Kids

After-school club · Cranberry Academy, Cranberry Lane, Stoke-On-Trent, ST7 2LE

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays48 placesOpen for decades
01270 879 282

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Questions

What people ask about childcare in Stoke-On-Trent (Cheshire East)

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Stoke-On-Trent (Cheshire East) take funded hours?

4 of the 13 settings in Stoke-On-Trent (Cheshire East) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.

Are any nurseries in Stoke-On-Trent (Cheshire East) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 7 settings Ofsted has inspected in Stoke-On-Trent (Cheshire East) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Stoke-On-Trent (Cheshire East) take babies?

8 settings in Stoke-On-Trent (Cheshire East) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.

Is it hard to get a nursery place in Stoke-On-Trent (Cheshire East)?

Cheshire East has 41 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.

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