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25 nurseries in ST5 (Newcastle-under-Lyme, Keele, Chesterton)

Every day nursery with a ST5 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in West Midlands after the free hours.

25 day nurseries
5 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (4%)
1,292 places in total
£138 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in ST5 (Newcastle-under-Lyme, Keele, Chesterton), best rated first

All 25 day nurseries in ST5 (Newcastle-under-Lyme, Keele, Chesterton)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Croft Day Nursery ST5 1DSOutstanding27 September 202358
2Side By Side ST5 6EHOutstanding10 November 202242
3Southlands Kindergarten ST5 8BZOutstanding16 September 202230
4Peter Pan Centre ST5 9NYOutstanding4 August 202225
5Keele University Day Nursery ST5 5BGOutstanding17 November 2021128
6Kids Planet Brampton Park ST5 0QPExpected standard in 5 of 627 February 2026109
7Wolstanton Kindergarten ST5 0BLGood30 July 202525
8Newcastle Kindergarten ST5 6DHGood24 March 202572
9The Little Den Day Nursery - Chesterton ST5 6BHGood26 November 202440
10Care by Claire Private Day Nursery ST5 1LQGood18 November 202450
11Sugar 'n' Spice ST5 8JSGood2 August 202436
12Early Days Nursery ST5 2NDGood11 June 202460
13Albert Bear Limited ST5 7EAGood15 May 202440
14Rainbow Day Nursery ST5 2SXGood1 June 202350
15Huggies Day Nursery ST5 8RQGood28 February 202396
16Westlands Little Stars Childcare ST5 2QYGood6 December 2022104
17Clayton Little Stars Childcare ST5 3NRGood18 November 202238
18Southlands Creche ST5 0HUGood15 November 202226
19Orchard Private Day Nursery ST5 0BHGood3 November 202250
20The Little Den Day Nursery - Basford ST5 0SXGood17 October 202236
21Smylers Preschool/Wraparound ST5 6QJGood4 November 202124
22The Lyme Nursery Ltd ST5 1DSGood29 September 202160
23Seabridge Little Stars Childcare ST5 3PJNot yet gradedNot yet24
24The Little Den Day Nursery - Newcastle ST5 1QJNot yet gradedNot yet43
25The Nursery ST5 9JANot yet gradedNot yet26

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

ST5 is in Staffordshire, covering Newcastle and Newcastle under Lyme.

Nursery fees in ST5

What day nurseries in West Midlands charge on average. Fees in ST5 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 ST5

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in ST5 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.