Potters Cross Pre-School Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Stourbridge for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 1992, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
From the commencement of the term after your child’s 3rd birthday, you are entitled to 15 hours free childcare, funded by Staffordshire County Council. Some ‘think2’ free places are available for 2 year olds whose parents are entitled to certain benefits. 30 hours funding is also available from Staffordshire County Council for working parents.
Worth knowing. Funded hours can be shared across settings.
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
DY7 6ABWhat 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, 8 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children demonstrate that they feel happy and safe in this warm and welcoming setting. Staff place a high focus on supporting children's personal, social and emotional development. This allows them to build warm, strong and supportive relationships with staff and their peers. Children enjoy playing with their friends.
They laugh and giggle together as they engage in a messy play activity. They discuss what they should do next and follow each other's ideas. Learning is fun and enjoyable.
The learning environment has been carefully considered to cover all areas of learning. Children enjoy a variety of role-play experiences, pretending to be doctors and dinosaurs. They enjoy the free-flow access to experience learning outdoors.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the organisation of routine transitions to better support children so they do not become restless and disengaged n review the deployment of staff to provide more-consistent support for children to enable them to make the best possible progress in their learning and development.
- 8 November 2024Good
- 28 February 2019Good
- 1 February 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Potters Cross Pre-School Playgroup
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.