Allsorts
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Stafford for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2012, with 48 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Staffordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Staffordshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
ST16 3LXWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 8 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the pre-school and after-school club happy and settle quickly.
They become securely attached to all staff, and relationships are positive. Children take great pride in their achievements. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. Children behave very well and promptly respond to staff instructions, for example when it is time to play with their friends or to tidy away the toys.
Staff provide children with enjoyable opportunities to make marks and develop the fine motor skills they need for early writing. For instance, pre-school children show great focus when creating shapes with dough and using small cutting and shaping tools. Children enjoy dressing up from a wide range of costumes. For example, children enjoy dressing up as superheroes. Staff show young children how to put on the dressing up outfits. This supports their developing self-care and independence skills. Children delight in looking at themselves in the mirror and attempt to draw what they see. Pre-school children have fun as they use pencils to draw their pictures, and proudly show them to their parents when they are collected.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to focus more precisely on clearer learning intentions for activities, to support what children need to learn next n consider ways to better organise and enhance group activities so that all children can take an active part and are suitably engaged and challenged.
- 8 November 2022Good
- 24 October 2016Good
- 14 January 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Allsorts
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.