Elmhurst House Day Nursery
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Stone for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2013, with 90 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
ST15 8ELWhat 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.
- 17 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 16 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this welcoming nursery. They form close bonds with their key person and staff. As a result, children are happy and settled. The learning environment is carefully planned to capture children's curiosity and to build on their individual interests and experiences. Children benefit from a good balance of adultled and child-initiated activities. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress from their starting points.
Children's behaviour is good across the nursery. They develop an understanding of what behaviour is expected of them and how to follow instructions. For example, older children line up when it is time to go outside to play. Children benefit from new experiences to broaden their understanding of the world around them. Staff link outings to the curriculum to enrich children's experiences. For example, children enjoy visits to the local train station following their displayed interest in trains.
Staff are caring, attentive and swiftly tend to children's individual needs. Babies enjoy cuddles when they become tired or upset and staff use gentle words to soothe them. This helps babies to feel content and emotionally secure. Toddlers snuggle up to staff as they look at books together and enjoy singing along to familiar nursery rhymes. Older children enjoy circle time, where they share their home experiences, such as the places they have visited on holiday. This helps children to feel valued and have a voice at the nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - support staff in strengthening their skills to enable them to consistently extend children's learning to the highest level n make the most of opportunities for children to understand and explore the effect that physical exercise has on their bodies, as part of following a healthy lifestyle.
- 21 February 2023Good
- 17 July 2017Outstanding
- 10 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Elmhurst House Day Nursery
- 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.
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