65 nurseries in Stoke-on-Trent

Every day nursery in the Stoke-on-Trent council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

65 day nurseries

9 rated Outstanding

4 with a new report card (6%)

3,723 places in total

£138 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Stoke-on-Trent

9 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Stoke-on-Trent
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Rosy Cheeks Nursery (Bentilee) Stoke On Trent, ST2	Outstanding	16 December 2024	62
2	Stepping Stones Community Organisation & Pre-school Stoke-on-Trent, ST1	Outstanding	16 July 2024	30
3	Day Care Nurseries Ltd Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Outstanding	29 May 2024	57
4	Tunstall Methodist Church Playgroup Stoke-on-Trent, ST6	Outstanding	13 July 2023	24
5	Tiny Toez @ Westfield Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Outstanding	21 June 2023	71
6	Shiny Stars Day Nursery Trentham Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Outstanding	23 March 2023	51
7	Tiny Toez @ Treehouse Stoke-on-Trent, ST2	Outstanding	27 February 2023	56
8	Field House Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Outstanding	30 August 2022	70
9	Little Explorers Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST2	Outstanding	20 September 2021	50

Day nurseries in Stoke-on-Trent, best rated first

All 65 day nurseries in Stoke-on-Trent
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Rosy Cheeks Nursery (Bentilee) Stoke On Trent, ST2	Outstanding	16 December 2024	62
2	Stepping Stones Community Organisation & Pre-school Stoke-on-Trent, ST1	Outstanding	16 July 2024	30
3	Day Care Nurseries Ltd Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Outstanding	29 May 2024	57
4	Tunstall Methodist Church Playgroup Stoke-on-Trent, ST6	Outstanding	13 July 2023	24
5	Tiny Toez @ Westfield Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Outstanding	21 June 2023	71
6	Shiny Stars Day Nursery Trentham Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Outstanding	23 March 2023	51
7	Tiny Toez @ Treehouse Stoke-on-Trent, ST2	Outstanding	27 February 2023	56
8	Field House Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Outstanding	30 August 2022	70
9	Little Explorers Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST2	Outstanding	20 September 2021	50
10	Children 1st @ Meir Park Stoke On Trent, ST3	Strong standard in 4 of 6	7 May 2026	98
11	Jack In The Box Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Expected standard in all 6	8 April 2026	57
12	ILM Day Nursery Hanley, ST1	Good	26 September 2025	50
13	Ducklings Opportunity Group Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Good	5 September 2025	20
14	Tiny Toez @ Eastvalley Stoke On Trent, ST1	Good	21 August 2025	90
15	Nurtured @ Packmoor Staffordshire, ST6	Good	13 August 2025	76
16	The Orange Tree Day Nursery @ Stoke Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Good	8 July 2025	65
17	Busybugs Stoke On Trent, ST1	Good	27 January 2025	98
18	Kids & Co Hanley, ST1	Good	21 January 2025	49
19	St Albans Little Learners C I C Blurton, ST3	Good	6 December 2024	40
20	Little Potters Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Good	19 November 2024	76
21	Little Dreamers Nursery Stoke On Trent, ST3	Good	7 November 2024	48
22	Milton Pre School CIC Stoke-on-Trent, ST2	Good	6 November 2024	33
23	Nurture Childcare Newcastle under Lyme, ST4	Good	15 October 2024	60
24	Future Flyers Nursery Stoke On Trent, ST6	Good	25 September 2024	76
25	Tiny Stars Stoke On Trent, ST3	Good	13 September 2024	72
26	North Road Nursery Stoke On Trent, ST6	Good	12 July 2024
27	Eastwood Neighbourhood Nursey CIO Stoke-on-Trent, ST1	Good	5 July 2024	46
28	Karetakers Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Good	12 June 2024	104
29	Staffordshire University Woodlands Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Good	4 June 2024	120
30	Nurtured @ Chell Stoke On Trent, ST6	Good	17 May 2024	90
31	Fenton Kindergarten Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Good	13 May 2024	32
32	The Crescent Pre School Nursery Ltd Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Good	9 March 2023	77
33	Kids Planet Hanford Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Good	17 February 2023	122
34	Albert House Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Good	5 January 2023	42
35	St Andrews with St Peters Preschool Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Good	13 December 2022	18
36	The Little Den Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Good	7 December 2022	40
37	Summerfields Nursery Hartshill, Stoke on Trent, ST4	Good	5 December 2022	56
38	Happy Days Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST1	Good	8 November 2022	27
39	Head Start Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST6	Good	7 October 2022	27
40	Right Step Kids Club & Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST6	Good	21 September 2022	45
41	Burslem Kindergarten Stoke-on-Trent, ST6	Good	10 August 2022	95
42	Kiddies Kingdom Stoke-on-Trent, ST1	Good	31 May 2022	57
43	Hillside Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Good	28 March 2022	80
44	Early Days Nursery Stoke On Trent, ST3	Good	16 February 2022	80
45	Rosy Cheeks Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST6	Good	2 December 2021	45
46	Child 1st Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST1	Good	1 December 2021	119
47	Little Robins Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Good	10 November 2021	70
48	Thomas Boughey Kindergarten and Day Care Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Good	13 October 2021	56
49	Jack In The Box In Blurtons Children's Centre Stoke On Trent, ST3	Good	28 June 2021	55
50	Playmates Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST6	Good	24 June 2021	32
51	New Beginnings At Penkhull Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Needs attention in 1 of 6	6 March 2026	12
52	Nurtured @ Tunstall Stoke-on-Trent, ST6	Needs attention in 5 of 6	20 February 2026	30
53	Adv4nce Childcare: Weston Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Not yet graded	Not yet	16
54	Adv4nce Childcare: Weston I Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Not yet graded	Not yet	16
55	Happy Hours @ Penkhull Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Not yet graded	Not yet	70
56	Jack in the Box Sandon Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Not yet graded	Not yet	91
57	Kids Planet Basford Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Not yet graded	Not yet	56
58	Little Robins Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
59	Little Robins Day Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST2	Not yet graded	Not yet	45
60	New Beginnings at Burslem Stoke-on-Trent, ST6	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
61	New Beginnings at Milton Stoke-on-Trent, ST2	Not yet graded	Not yet	47
62	Right Step Nursery & Kids Club Stoke On Trent, ST6	Not yet graded	Not yet	35
63	Right Step Nursery & Kids Club Stoke-on-Trent, ST3	Not yet graded	Not yet	102
64	Sapphire-Minton Nursery Stoke-on-Trent, ST4	Not yet graded	Not yet	48
65	Side by Side at the Old Rectory Stoke-on-Trent, ST6	Not yet graded	Not yet	71

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

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Nursery fees in Stoke-on-Trent

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

Average weekly price in term time, West Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 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 Stoke-on-Trent

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Stoke-on-Trent 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

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 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.