Stretton Lodge Day Nursery & Forest School
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Stretton for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2022. Open since 2015, 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 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
ST19 9LJWhat 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, 10 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly into the nursery and enthusiastically explore the interesting toys and resources that capture their curiosity. They happily separate from their parents and excitedly greet staff and their friends. Children build positive bonds with their key person and staff, which helps children to feel safe and secure.
Children receive cuddles and reassurance from the attentive staff when needed.
Staff act as excellent role models. They provide children with an abundance of encouragement and praise for their efforts, which helps to boost children's selfesteem and sense of accomplishment. Children's behaviour is good. They share, take turns and are kind to their peers and staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on children's independence skills and encourage children to take responsibility and care for their environment and equipment, including tidying away toys and resources they are no longer using n strengthen the curriculum for mathematics and develop staff's confidence in challenging older children's mathematical understanding as they play, to help children to make even more progress in this area of learning.
- 10 May 2022Good
- 16 August 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stretton Lodge Day Nursery & Forest School
- 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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