Footsteps Nursery Cannock
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Cannock 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2025. Open since 2014, with 117 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
WS11 0DQWhat 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.
- 23 January 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 10 September 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 7 May 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 23 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 18 May 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 19 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have made significant improvements since the last inspection. They have strengthened processes across the nursery, and focus more precisely on supporting and monitoring staff practice. The curriculum for children is well sequenced and successfully builds on what they already know and can do. Leaders and staff are knowledgeable about what skills children need at each stage of their learning journey and plan exciting activities that motivate children to learn. As a result, all children make good progress.
Children at this nursery form strong bonds with staff. They are given reassurance and comfort when they become upset. Staff show affection towards children and give them cuddles to help them to feel safe and secure. Staff create a calm and relaxed environment that can be felt throughout the nursery. This helps children to feel happy and settled, particularly those who are new. Nursery rules are securely embedded from the moment children start, to the time they move on to their next stage of education. Staff role model appropriate behaviours and remind children to use 'kind hands', and walking feet. Children understand what is expected of them and learn to be respectful of one another. They play cooperatively and develop friendships with their peers.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to implement precise learning intentions for children to support their learning even further n support staff to fully embed personal care routines for children.
- 19 September 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 10 December 2024Needs improvement Safeguarding: Yes
- 7 August 2024Inadequate
- 3 August 2023Good
- 14 March 2023Inadequate
- 28 June 2022Good
- 23 August 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 4 of the last 7 graded inspections.
Still missing for Footsteps Nursery Cannock
- 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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