Baddeley Green Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Stoke-On-Trent for children from birth to 5, open 09:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 1993, with 36 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 Stoke-on-Trent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Stoke-on-Trent 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
ST2 7EYWhat 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, 26 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children leave their parents and carers with ease as they excitedly run into the preschool and start to play with their friends. They receive a warm welcome from the staff, who engage them in meaningful conversations as they play. Children form strong bonds with staff and actively want them to play with them. Children are confident learners and show they feel safe and secure in their surroundings.
The well-sequenced curriculum links to children's interests and gaps in their learning. Staff use their expert knowledge of child development and individual children to build on and extend children's learning. For example, activities in the craft area link to the story of the week. Children are making telescopes to see the
'shark in the park'. Children describe colours and shapes as they create patterns for the telescopes. They develop their hand-eye coordination and small-muscle skills as they glue on their patterns, all the time talking about the story and what they can recall from it.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the organisation of group times to enable all children to fully engage in the learning and get the best outcomes from the already good teaching.
- 26 June 2024Good
- 15 November 2018Good
- 13 February 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Baddeley Green Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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