Thomas Boughey Kindergarten and Day Care
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Stoke-On-Trent for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2010, with 56 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 2DQWhat 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, 13 October 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and enjoy the time they spend in this well-resourced, calm environment. They forge close relationships with staff, who are attentive to their needs, and show they feel secure in the care of staff, as they seek them out for a reassuring cuddle. Children make good progress in their learning. They are eager to try new activities and concentrate at their chosen activity for prolonged periods of time.
Children thoroughly enjoy the time they spend outdoors. They develop their physical skills as they climb with dexterity and use outstretched arms to help them balance. Children especially enjoy looking after the plants in the allotment and they talk about the vegetables and fruit they have grown and tasted.
Children behave well and are respectful of others. They learn to share and take turns as they play with their friends and they are praised for their kind actions.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- organise activities more effectively to enable all children to fully participate n support staff to recognise how to extend activities to help children make the best possible progress in their learning.
- 13 October 2021Good
- 15 July 2015Outstanding
- 5 January 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Thomas Boughey Kindergarten and Day Care
- 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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