Wolstanton Kindergarten
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Newcastle for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 2013, with 25 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
ST5 0BLWhat 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, 30 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are welcomed by happy and enthusiastic staff as they arrive at this nursery. They separate easily from their parents and settle quickly into activities with their key person. Children develop warm relationships with the kind and caring staff. Staff have a consistent approach to their high expectations for behaviour and conduct in the nursery. They support children to learn how to recognise their emotions and build on their understanding as they get older. Children behave well.
Staff reinforce the rules and boundaries of the setting. They praise children for using positive behaviours, such as when children use manners, share or wait their turn.
Staff implement a sequenced curriculum that is broad and balanced and focuses on the theory that children learn through active involvement with their environment and the importance of learning outdoors. Staff provide a stimulating environment, where all children made good progress. Children enjoy freshly made meals and access to the outdoors every day. Children relish their time outdoors, and consideration is given to all areas of learning in the garden. For example, outdoors, children develop their physical skills, using the climbing frame and skilfully using ride-on toys. Children kick and throw balls, collect water and sand and use their imaginations in the pretend ice-cream parlour.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help older children to understand how to take more care of their environment and resources, particularly when they are leading their own play n improve the implementation of the curriculum, particularly during free-play activities, so it is consistently ambitious and ensures children are engaged more consistently in purposeful play and learning.
- 30 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 20 September 2019Good
- 16 September 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wolstanton Kindergarten
- 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.
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