Little Impressions Day Nursery
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Stafford for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2022. Open since 2007, with 64 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
ST16 3DRWhat 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, 16 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show that they are happy and safe at the nursery. They start their day with a warm welcome from staff, who engage them in conversation and learning throughout the day. Children are encouraged to become independent learners and develop confidence. They enjoy a range of activities, that staff plan to support their curiosity. Children develop their creativity while they mix 'potions', adding colourful feathers. They use pegs and pegboards to devise patterns. Children are proud of their achievements and eagerly share these with staff. They enjoy the praise they receive from attentive staff.
Babies and children have close attachments with their key person and look to them for reassurance. Babies explore their environment with confidence. They demonstrate that they feel safe because they walk around the room with the added security of staff holding their hands.
Children learn to enjoy a healthy lifestyle. They understand the importance of eating healthily and cleaning their teeth thoroughly. Children develop their physical skills through a range of stimulating experiences. They spend time in the outdoor area, where they develop their large-muscle skills. Children negotiate the obstacle courses with confidence and enthusiastically jump over low hurdles.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure planning links more precisely with children's next steps, so that they make the best possible progress n enhance ways to help staff to reflect on their practice and further improve their teaching skills.
- 16 March 2022Good
- 21 June 2021Needs improvement
- 13 October 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Impressions 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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