Childcare in Stoke-On-Trent (Staffordshire)
Stoke-On-Trent (Staffordshire) has 25 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 30 school nursery classes, 8 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 34 of them and rated 31 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 42 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £23 to £55, typically £43. Across Staffordshire there are 34 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Staffordshire, 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 255 school nursery classes across Staffordshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
25 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Opened Willowfields Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Rough Close day nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Thursfield Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Happy Hours @ The Nest Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Stoke-On-Trent (Staffordshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Stoke-On-Trent (Staffordshire)?
Of the 6 full-day rates published by settings in Stoke-On-Trent (Staffordshire), the typical price is £43 a day, ranging from £23 to £55. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Stoke-On-Trent (Staffordshire) take funded hours?
37 of the 76 settings in Stoke-On-Trent (Staffordshire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Staffordshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 34 settings Ofsted has inspected in Stoke-On-Trent (Staffordshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Stoke-On-Trent (Staffordshire) take babies?
40 settings in Stoke-On-Trent (Staffordshire) 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 (Staffordshire)?
Staffordshire has 34 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.
Towns close to Stoke-On-Trent (Staffordshire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.