Opening hours
Monday – Friday 8.00am – 6:00pm, term time only
ILM Day Nursery in Hanley
Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
Number of places
50 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
About this day nursery
ILM Day Nursery, located in Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, cultivates a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for young children. The nursery is dedicated to providing high-quality care and education to support the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development of each child, preparing them for their future educational journey.
They celebrate individuality, tailoring learning to specific needs, fostering natural curiosity through play, and enhancing communication, language, and social skills. The nursery operates term-time only, offering various sessions including full day, half day, and school day options.
ILM Day Nursery is committed to working collaboratively with families to ensure continuity of care and support. Their core values, which include Independence, Kindness, Respect, Unity, Resilience, Aspiration, and Honesty, guide every learning opportunity, deepening children's understanding of the world and providing a strong foundation for their growth and future success.
The facility is organised into four distinct rooms: Happy Hatchlings for under 2s, Curious Cubs for 2+, Exploring Eagles for 3+, and Leading Lions for 3-4 year olds, alongside a dedicated dining room.
Our ethos
The ethos at ILM Day Nursery centres on fostering independence, kindness, respect, unity, resilience, aspiration, and honesty. They are committed to providing high-quality care and education that supports each child's holistic development, tailoring learning to individual needs and enhancing curiosity through play. The nursery emphasises collaboration with families to ensure a consistent and supportive approach to child development.
What it's like
Children at ILM Day Nursery are happy and settled, greeted warmly by kind and caring staff. Children who speak English as an additional language receive targeted support, and multilingual staff use their skills to support children and families. Staff foster good behaviour and confidence through positive reinforcement.
High-quality care and educationPlay-based learningTerm-time onlyCollaborative family partnershipsFocus on core values
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
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Session types
Full Day – 8am -6pm, Half day (am) – 8am – 1pm, Half day (pm) – 1pm – 6pm, School day – 9am – 3pm
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for ILM Day Nursery
Last inspected 26 September 2025 · Beverley Devlin
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children at ILM Day Nursery are happy and settled, greeted warmly by kind and caring staff. Children who speak English as an additional language receive targeted support, and multilingual staff use their skills to support children and families. Staff foster good behaviour and confidence through positive reinforcement.
Inspector highlights
- The dedicated leaders, alongside their staff team, are passionate about continuous improvement and strive to provide the best outcomes for children and their families.
- Staff know the children well and spend time building strong relationships with all children.
- Children enjoy singing and dancing activities, both indoors and outdoors.
- Staff actively promote cultural diversity and celebrate children's unique backgrounds.
- Parent partnerships are a key strength.
Areas to develop
- 1provide children sufficient time to gather their thoughts, process new information and respond to questions being asked by adults to further support their communication skills
- 2strengthen the organisation of mealtimes so staff can continue interacting with children and promote their learning without being distracted by other routine tasks.
Inspection #10395087 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress. Leaders create achievable targets and ensure that all staff understand how best to support children with SEND. They work closely with specialist services and parents, as a result, children benefit from structured support and a consistent approach to their care.
Outdoor space
Children enjoy singing and dancing activities, both indoors and outdoors. Outdoors, children move their bodies excitedly to the music, which helps promote their early appreciation of music. Staff support children in learning about healthy lifestyles. They ensure children spend plenty of time outdoors in the fresh air.
Parent Reviews of ILM Day Nursery
4.7
(23)
Megan-Grace Middleton
11 months ago
My daughter joined this nursery half way through the year. I had really bad anxiety about putting her in a nursery after a horrible experience with my daughter’s last nursery. I can honestly say ilm day Nursry is amazing. My daughter comes out happy everyday, I always get updates about her through the day. She’s always having extra food given from the nursery. They are always doing loads of different activities that help you child learn. I will 100% definitely be sending my daughter back next term they are amazing. Thank you ILM day nursery for taking such great care of my daughter.
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Somaya Zamir
10 months ago
The ilm day nursery staff are the most friendliest and welcoming people.They certainly made me and my daughter welcome and I thank them from the bottom of my heart for their support and cooperation throughout the year ❤️
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Natasha Walters
3 years ago
Highly recommend ILM day nursery, they have an amazing clean and broad setting for the children and the staff are all absolutely amazing and do the absolute most for the children. My son went to 2 different nurseries before this one and he settled straight away here. My child always comes out of nursery clean with a fresh nappy and staff members always update me on how he’s doing throughout the day. Highly highly recommended I would not send my son anywhere else now!
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Shaista Liaqat
3 years ago
My twins attended Ilm Day Nursery. The Nursery Manager Alia and her staff are very professional. The settling in period was like a breeze and getting the twins to nursery was never a problem they would go in running! The nursery is also kept to a high standard with daily fresh food cooked on site. The learning element is where I am impressed the most. I have used other nurseries however this one has definitly exceeded! Well done Ilm Day Nursery. I would recommend this nursery to everybody!
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Abda Liaqat
3 years ago
My son was very clingy and I was worried about him settling in. Alia and the staff were highly professional, attentive and most of all very loving towards him. He settled within 2 days (to my shock) and after that never had a problem with dropping him off ! He always came home with a fresh nappy, clean clothes and a smiling face ! A variety of Hot food served daily which my son thoroughly enjoyed ! Would highly recommend Ilm day nursery to everyone! Heartfelt Thankyou from me and Yusuf :)
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
26 September 2025
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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