What Ofsted grade does Space Cadets have?

Space Cadets was rated Good at its inspection on 24 March 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Space Cadets take?

Ofsted registers Space Cadets for 32 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Staffordshire has 59.

How much does Space Cadets cost?

Space Cadets 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 Space Cadets 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 Space Cadets how it offers them.

When was Space Cadets last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Space Cadets on 24 March 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Space Cadets?

Nearby in ST8: Biddulph Kindergarten, Willow Tree Day Nursery Biddulph, Happy Hours Day Nursery @ Biddulph.

Space Cadets

Day nursery in Staffordshire, ST8.

Staffordshire County Council, Squirrel Hayes County First School, Springfield Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DF

32 places

2015 registered with Ofsted

170 of 213 in our Staffordshire ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 24 March 2022

Ofsted grades for Space Cadets, inspection of 24 March 2022
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Space Cadets 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.

Space Cadets against Staffordshire

	Space Cadets	Staffordshire average
Places	32	59
Ofsted outcome	Good	87% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Space Cadets

What Ofsted grade does Space Cadets have?: Space Cadets was rated Good at its inspection on 24 March 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Space Cadets take?: Ofsted registers Space Cadets for 32 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Staffordshire has 59.
How much does Space Cadets cost?: Space Cadets 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 Space Cadets 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 Space Cadets how it offers them.
When was Space Cadets last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Space Cadets on 24 March 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Space Cadets?: Nearby in ST8: Biddulph Kindergarten, Willow Tree Day Nursery Biddulph, Happy Hours Day Nursery @ Biddulph.

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.