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18 nurseries in ST4 (Stoke, Fenton, Penkhull)

Every day nursery with a ST4 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in West Midlands after the free hours.

18 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (6%)
1,126 places in total
£138 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in ST4 (Stoke, Fenton, Penkhull), best rated first

All 18 day nurseries in ST4 (Stoke, Fenton, Penkhull)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Shiny Stars Day Nursery Trentham ST4 8XROutstanding23 March 202351
2Field House Day Nursery ST4 5HAOutstanding30 August 202270
3The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Stoke ST4 7LTGood8 July 202565
4Little Potters Nursery ST4 5DEGood19 November 202476
5Nurture Childcare ST4 6NWGood15 October 202460
6Staffordshire University Woodlands Day Nursery ST4 2TQGood4 June 2024120
7Fenton Kindergarten ST4 2QAGood13 May 202432
8Kids Planet Hanford ST4 4QDGood17 February 2023122
9Albert House Day Nursery ST4 2JDGood5 January 202342
10The Little Den Day Nursery ST4 6SPGood7 December 202240
11Summerfields Nursery ST4 7PSGood5 December 202256
12Hillside Day Nursery ST4 1NQGood28 March 202280
13Little Robins Day Nursery ST4 6DPGood10 November 202170
14Thomas Boughey Kindergarten and Day Care ST4 2DQGood13 October 202156
15New Beginnings At Penkhull ST4 7EZNeeds attention in 1 of 66 March 202612
16Happy Hours @ Penkhull ST4 7JYNot yet gradedNot yet70
17Kids Planet Basford ST4 6HUNot yet gradedNot yet56
18Sapphire-Minton Nursery ST4 7QENot yet gradedNot yet48

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

ST4 is in Stoke-on-Trent, covering Newcastle under Lyme.

Nursery fees in ST4

What day nurseries in West Midlands charge on average. Fees in ST4 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, West Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£175no funded hours£142after 30 funded hours
2 years old£171no funded hours£138after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£66after the free 15 hours£133after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in ST4

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in ST4 as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

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.