Trentham Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Stoke-On-Trent for children from birth to 5, open 08:15 to 16:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2000, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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 8EXWhat 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, 7 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy coming to the pre-school. There is a wide range of activities and resources set out in line with their interests to ignite their curiosity for exploring and learning. Children separate with ease from parents at the door. For those children who find it more difficult, their key-worker comes to collect them or the parent comes in. Lots of cuddles and reassurance is given by staff who are caring and nurturing. Children are taken to their favourite toys to help them settle. This helps children feel safe and secure. Children enjoy scooping and pouring sand and making sandcastles. They weigh bear-shaped pasta on the scales, and investigate how much they need to make it lighter or heavier. Children practise their smallmuscle skills as they roll and squash play dough. At a table with letters, some children confidently name them while others practise writing and copying them with pencils.
Children love books. They bring books to staff and the inspector to read to them.
Other children enjoy singing and indicate they want to sing their favourite song,
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - strengthen the already good partnership with parents to support them in their child's learning home at, including fostering a love of reading so children make even more progress n support staff to consider new strategies to help children manage their feelings and emotions, so they learn to recognise the impact their behaviour has on others.
- 7 February 2023Good
- 29 June 2017Good
- 1 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Trentham Pre-School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.