What Ofsted grade does Earlycare have?

Earlycare has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 22 April 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Earlycare take?

Ofsted registers Earlycare for 42 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Staffordshire has 59.

How much does Earlycare cost?

Earlycare sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Earlycare offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Earlycare how it offers them.

When was Earlycare last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Earlycare on 22 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Earlycare?

Nearby in Eccleshall: Tiny Hearts Big Futures, Little Acorns Nursery, Forsbrook Nursery & Childcare.

Earlycare

Day nursery in Staffordshire.

Eccleshall Community Centre, Shaws Lane, Eccleshall, ST21 6AU

42 places

2024 registered with Ofsted

30 of 213 in our Staffordshire ranking

£133 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, West Midlands average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in 5 of 6 Inspected 22 April 2026

Ofsted report card for Earlycare
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Earlycare sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in West Midlands, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£142	£449
2 years old	£138	£435
3 to 4 years old	£133	£420

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Earlycare against Staffordshire

	Earlycare	Staffordshire average
Places	42	59
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in 5 of 6	87% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Earlycare

What Ofsted grade does Earlycare have?: Earlycare has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 22 April 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Earlycare take?: Ofsted registers Earlycare for 42 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Staffordshire has 59.
How much does Earlycare cost?: Earlycare sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Earlycare offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Earlycare how it offers them.
When was Earlycare last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Earlycare on 22 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Earlycare?: Nearby in Eccleshall: Tiny Hearts Big Futures, Little Acorns Nursery, Forsbrook Nursery & Childcare.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.