Nurture Childcare
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Newcastle Under Lyme for children from birth to 5, open 06:45 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2024. Open since 2021, with 60 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 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 6NWWhat 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.
- 5 April 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children develop independence from a young age at this vibrant nursery. Staff encourage children to undertake tasks for themselves. The youngest children persevere to get their shoes on and off. Children serve their own meals and preschool children wash the dishes when they have finished. Staff are warm and nurturing. They provide plenty of reassurance to help new children adapt comfortably to nursery life.
Staff place a strong focus on developing children's language and communication.
Staff working with babies narrate, model and repeat simple words and phrases.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more information about children's development for parents, to help them to build on learning at home n support staff to develop their skills in supporting children who speak English as an additional language.
- 15 October 2024Good
- 4 November 2022Good
- 16 December 2021Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Nurture 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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