St Albans Little Learners C I C
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Blurton for children from birth to 5, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2024. Open since 2008, with 40 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
ST3 3JSWhat 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, 6 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show that they feel secure and happy to attend the nursery as they smile at staff, and their friends welcome them with a 'good morning'. Children understand what staff expect of them as they place their belongings safely on their pegs. Staff plan and implement an ambitious curriculum that is designed to give all children the skills, knowledge and understanding that they need for their future learning. All staff are ambitious for children to become independent, confident, curious learners. Staff are very caring and provide a calm, reassuring approach for children. They focus on nurturing children's well-being and encourage them to share and play cooperatively. Staff act as positive role models as they calmly interact with the children and use praise to celebrate achievements. This contributes to supporting children's self-esteem and confidence and supports them to try new experiences.
Children are developing physical skills as they dig with spades, ride, run and balance outdoors. They collect leaves with their rakes and empty them into buckets of varying sizes. Children develop their core strength as they practise large arm movements while drawing on chalkboards. Staff deploy themselves well to ensure that children are supervised effectively, and so that they can build on the learning that they see taking place.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the organisation of some daily routines to ensure that children are not waiting for prolonged periods and get the very best from their learning n support babies and toddlers to join in during group activities to help them make the best possible progress in their learning.
- 6 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 21 January 2019Good
- 19 July 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Albans Little Learners C I C
- 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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