Zipadee Day Nursery Limited
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Leek for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2022. Open since 2014, with 57 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
ST13 6EGWhat 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, 1 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and safe in this welcoming, stimulating environment. They have formed strong relationships with staff, who are warm and caring towards them.
Staff have high expectations for all children. They know children's capabilities and understand their different needs. This contributes towards children's good levels of confidence and behaviour. Staff seek children's views and engage them in making decisions about their learning and play, listening to their ideas. Children are eager to make independent choices, and they make decisions about what to do next.
Children are motivated to learn. They build meaningful friendships and enjoy each other's company. They enjoy playing games with each other and show enjoyment as they play. Young children have fun exploring with paint, play dough and water activities. They develop their creativity as they use brushes and tools to make marks. Children thoroughly enjoy singing rhymes and confidently join in with the actions of the songs that are familiar to them. Older children practise their coordination on bikes and scooters as they manoeuvre around the garden. They show a growing understanding of letters and sounds. Children enjoy listening to their favourite books, and they learn how to care for small creatures, such as stick insects and worms in the wormery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's use of questions to enrich children's critical-thinking skills and vocabulary n review the organisation of group activities to enable children to remain focused and engaged in their learning.
- 1 July 2022Good
- 26 August 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Zipadee Day Nursery Limited
- 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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