Little Dreamers Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Stoke on Trent for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £52.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2017, with 48 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £42.00Half days - Per day £46.00Short Days (6-hour day) - Per day £52.00s - Per day | £7.00School club - Before £10.00School club - After £15.00School club - Boths | £10.00Extra Hours Per Hour | £190.00Half days - Full week £210.00Short Days (6-hour day) - Full week £240.00Full Days - Full week |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £9.00 a day Breakfast/Dinner/Tea and snack cost for funded only childrenincludes Breakfast/Dinner/Tea and snack
Funded hours
Worth knowing. We charge a fee for food costs for all funded sessions however you are welcome to bring your own food. The food sent must cover all the meals and snack times the child will be present for.
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
ST3 2BBWhat 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, 7 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a warm and welcoming environment, where children demonstrate they feel happy, safe and secure. Children eagerly come into the nursery and engage in play with their friends. Children confidently explore the well-organised resources and make choices in their play. Staff are very nurturing and give children lots of praise and encouragement to support their self-esteem and confidence. Children have lots of opportunities to learn about themselves and each other, and value their similarities and differences. For example, they learn about different festivals that they and others celebrate with their families.
Babies are very happy and settled. Staff get to know them well. Personal settling-in processes help staff to find out valuable information that assists children to settle quickly into nursery life. Staff build lovely relationships with babies and provide a range of activities to engage them and support their learning. For example, babies delight in playing with the toy stethoscope. Staff model finding their heart beat and say 'boom boom' as babies laugh and giggle.
Staff support children's behaviour well. They are good role models for positive behaviour and give lots of gentle reminders. They quickly respond to children's needs and encourage children to use good manners. Children are kind and considerate to each other and learn to take turns and share resources.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide time for children to think and respond to questions with their own thoughts and ideas.
- 7 November 2024Good
- 5 December 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Dreamers Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £52.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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
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