Childcare in Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-On-Trent has 59 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 69 school nursery classes, 18 childminders and 12 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 65 of them and rated 62 Good or better, 10 of them Outstanding. 100 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £42 to £65, typically £52. Across Stoke-on-Trent there are 26 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Stoke-on-Trent, 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 69 school nursery classes across Stoke-on-Trent, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
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 Sapphire-Minton Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Jack in the Box Sandon Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Bee Active Holiday Club Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Hayley's Little Comets Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Robins Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Bee Active Sports & Crafts Holiday Club @ Ash Green Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened New Beginnings At Penkhull Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Adv4nce Childcare: STA Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Bee Active Club @ Hillside Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kids Planet Basford Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Side by Side at the Old Rectory Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened New Beginnings at Milton Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Stoke-On-Trent
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Stoke-On-Trent?
Of the 5 full-day rates published by settings in Stoke-On-Trent, the typical price is £52 a day, ranging from £42 to £65. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Stoke-On-Trent take funded hours?
74 of the 165 settings in Stoke-On-Trent 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 rated Outstanding?
Yes. 10 of the 65 settings Ofsted has inspected in Stoke-On-Trent hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Stoke-On-Trent take babies?
90 settings in Stoke-On-Trent 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?
Stoke-on-Trent has 26 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
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.