Mumbles Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2022. Open since 2010, with 43 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
ST18 0DJWhat 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, 1 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a curriculum that encourages children to explore a wide range of exciting activities. For example, babies explore the sand, and poke, squash and flatten the scented dough. They snuggle up to staff as they sing nursery rhymes and read stories together.
Toddlers listen intently to their favourite story about a mouse and a monster. They act out the story in the home-made sensory tray, with artificial grass, natural resources and small-world characters from the book.
Pre-school children learn about hibernation and how animals survive the cold winter months. They look at photographs of animals that hibernate and use scissors, glue and leaves to make their own pictures of different animal homes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the day-to-day organisation of the nursery so that the younger children are effectively engaged during the changeover of routines n enhance the already exciting outdoor physical opportunities available, so that the older most-able children experience an even higher level of physical challenge in their play.
- 1 November 2022Good
- 19 December 2016Outstanding
- 9 April 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Mumbles 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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