Little Potters Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Stoke-On-Trent for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £59.50 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2010, with 76 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £59.508.30 am – 3.30 pm £64.508.00 am – 6.00 pm | £10.00Early 7.00 am-8.00 am, 1 hrs £22.509.00 am – 12.00 pm or 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm, 3 hrs | £7.50Extra Hour |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.00 a session 3 hour funded session 9.00-12.00/1.00-4.00 – snacksincludes snacks
- £12.00 a day 10 hour funded session 8.00am-6.00pm – breakfast, snacksincludes breakfast, snacks, lunch and tea
Discounts
- 5% NHS Discount
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
We offer a variety of part-funded or fully funded sessions. Contact provider for more details.
Worth knowing. Meals and consumables charges apply to funded sessions: 10 hour funded session 8.00am-6.00pm – breakfast, snacks, lunch and tea = £12.00; 3 hour funded session 9.00-12.00/1.00-4.00 – snacks =£1.00; Additional hours purchased over mealtimes – Breakfast=£2, Snacks =£1, Lunch =£5, Tea =£3.
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
ST4 5DEWhat 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, 19 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children eagerly arrive and wave goodbye to their parents and carers. There is a buzz of excitement in the nursery as children anticipate what activities await them.
Children clearly enjoy their time at nursery. This enthusiastic attitude is a great foundation for curious and eager learning. Children of all ages get involved and have fun. Staff work hard to provide children with a nurturing environment. They offer plenty of praise and affection. For example, younger children sit close to adults and benefit from cuddles, whenever needed. Older children seek out adults to join their games. Children are emotionally reassured by positive relationships shared with kind and gentle staff. Staff make the most of spontaneous opportunities to extend children's learning. For instance, after a flurry of snow, children learn about textures and temperatures.
Staff are good role models for children. They routinely offer children increasing levels of challenge during play. For example, children are encouraged to build towers from toy bricks. They solve problems as they carefully balance bricks on an unsteady base. They develop precise hand-eye coordination as they build. Staff challenge children to add one more. Children show a can-do attitude as they successfully build a tower taller than themselves. They talk about the size and shape of the structure, extending their conceptual mathematical knowledge in practical ways. Quality teaching, coupled with a challenging curriculum, helps all children to make good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop further staff's teaching skills to extend children's already good language skills to an even higher level.
- 19 November 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 27 March 2019Good
- 11 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Potters Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- 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
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 £59.50 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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