Taylor's Tots Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Stafford 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2023. Open since 2019, with 37 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 9ADWhat 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, 17 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
This nursery has a lovely calm and friendly atmosphere. There is a strong focus on emotional support for children, who form strong bonds with staff. Children are very happy and engage enthusiastically in the activities on offer. New children attend gradual settling-in sessions and benefit from plenty of attention, reassurance and cuddles from staff. Children behave well. They share and take turns with resources.
Babies spend lots of time happily exploring under the close supervision of kind and caring staff. The youngest children giggle and clap along to musical toys. Babies are beginning to sit, crawl and take first steps. Children develop communication and language skills well. Older children confidently engage in conversations with adults and visitors to the nursery. Children of all ages enjoy singing rhymes and songs. They develop large-muscle skills as they balance, play with balls and ride wheeled toys. Small-muscle skills develop as children make marks with brushes and fingers or manipulate dough. Early writing skills are emerging as they progress from making marks with fingers, brushes and crayons to using pincers, pens and pencils in pre-school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop supervision and support arrangements for staff to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently higher level n use assessment information to focus planning and teaching more precisely on what individual children need to learn next.
- 17 January 2023Good
- 9 June 2021Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Taylor's Tots 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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