Fun Start Childcare
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Cannock for children from birth to 8+, open 09:15 to 14:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2014.
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 0AWWhat 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, 29 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are eager to attend this warm and inviting setting. They seek out their friends and happily engage in their play. Children show confidence as they independently access the large range of age-appropriate resources. They develop a range of skills as they engage in various activities. For example, outdoors, they use crates to build a train and take it in turns to drive. Indoors, they role play as they pretend to cook food and look after their babies. This builds on what children already know and further develops their social and imaginative skills.
Children listen to and follow instructions well and understand the rules and routine of the day, giving them security and confidence. They start to manage their own feelings and try to sort out any disagreements. For example, if children want the same toy, they get the sand timer. They explain to the inspector that it is their turn when all the sand has gone. They also offer each other support and help. For example, if children are struggling to turn on the taps to wash their hands, other children will demonstrate how to do this. They turn on the taps and show them how to get the soap out. This shows that children are developing their awareness of feelings and emotions for both themselves and those around them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with the time and opportunity to investigate and explore activities, to enable them to further increase their problem-solving skills n support staff to understand how to extend children's language even further and introduce a wider vocabulary into their learning.
- 29 June 2023Good
- 30 October 2017Good
- 8 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fun Start Childcare
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.