Twinkle Tots Of Endon
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Stoke on Trent for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2010, with 65 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Standard & stretched funding places available from 9 months up to 5 years old; 15 or 30 hours childcare per week term time, 12 or 24 hours stretched.
Worth knowing. Twinkle Tots does offer a nutritious breakfast, hot lunch, high tea, fruit and drinks at a subsidised price on funding days.
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
ST9 9DRWhat 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.
- 6 March 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 22 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily enter the nursery and separate from parents with ease. Lots of opportunities allow children to be independent and practise their developing skills.
Children take their coats and shoes off and find their own pegs. A large variety of resources and activities is provided to capture children's thirst for learning, both indoors and outdoors in the well-resourced garden. Babies enjoy exploring and feeling different textures as they find hidden objects inside a tray of squishy foam.
Staff support babies' emerging language skills. Babies try to pop bubbles that are blowing from a machine. Staff say 'pop, pop' and babies try to copy as they clap their hands in delight. Children who are settling in seek reassurance from staff who give cuddles and respond to their needs. This makes children feel safe and secure.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of nursery routines and how staff manage these to promote and support children's emotional security n strengthen partnerships with parents to promote a positive and respectful culture.
- 22 September 2023Good
- 25 May 2023Inadequate
- 11 July 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Twinkle Tots Of Endon
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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