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Jack In The Box

Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(4 parent reviews) ·Jack in The Box Nursery, 651 Uttoxeter Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5PZ · Stoke-on-Trent
Number of places
57 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2026
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent

About this day nursery

Children are greeted by caring staff and quickly settle into activities, building strong relationships with practitioners who support their independence and curiosity. The curriculum offered is broad, supporting children from their individual starting points, with staff planning activities to extend emerging interests.

Children have many opportunities to develop their physical skills in the outdoor environment, confidently using slides and tunnels, while older children tackle climbing equipment and an obstacle course. Staff quickly identify children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and use strategies from speech and language therapists, engaging with the local authority for advice when needed.

Expectations for children with SEND are high, ensuring all children make good progress. The nursery also places a strong emphasis on developing children's language and mathematical skills through engaging activities and encouraging a love of books in cosy reading areas.

Parents consistently provide positive feedback, noting how well their children are settled and progressing in their learning.

What it's like

Children are welcomed by caring staff and settle quickly into activities. They build strong relationships with staff, who support their independence and curiosity. Children enjoy exploring with their senses and developing language and physical skills.

Confident, content childrenGood physical skillsEffective SEND supportPositive parent feedbackEffective safeguarding

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Apr 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Jack In The Box

Last inspected 8 April 2026

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Children are welcomed by caring staff and settle quickly into activities. They build strong relationships with staff, who support their independence and curiosity. Children enjoy exploring with their senses and developing language and physical skills.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are confident and content to leave their parents at the main door.
  • Children of all ages develop good physical skills.
  • Staff quickly identify children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and use effective strategies to support them.
  • Parents comment positively about the nursery and how their children are settled and making good progress in their learning.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Areas to develop

  • 1review the arrangements in place for staff supervision, and ensure that all staff receive consistent coaching and professional development opportunities to help to improve their quality of teaching to the highest level
  • 2ensure that all staff are consistently deployed so that their time is spent with children and focused on their learning.
Inspection #10236761 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff quickly identify children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff use strategies suggested by speech and language therapists to support children. Staff also engage with the local authority to get advice when needed. Their expectations for children with SEND are high. As a result, all children make good progress.

Outdoor space

Children of all ages develop good physical skills. For example, children confidently use slides and crawl through tunnels. Older children use more-challenging apparatus, such as climbing equipment and an obstacle course.

Parent Reviews of Jack In The Box

5.0
(4)
Chaneece Fisher
2 years ago

My daughter has been attending this Nursery for 8 months now and I am so impressed with her development and the kind hearted staff. On her off days she always asks to go into Nursery and referrers to her Key worker Caroline as her best friend. Thank you so much for taking great care of my precious little one

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Benjamin Schwarz
3 years ago

Our youngest went there and thoroughly enjoyed it. Lovely staff, a truly dedicated owner, lots of fun for the children and a nice, varied lunch menu. We still use them for holiday clubs and the 2 that go always look forward to their days @ Jack in the Box

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Nisha sn
a year ago

Best nursery, fabulous staff, very caring, specialy sarah,Caroline, emily, julie, roxy ..

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Inspection history

Date: August 2016

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • August 2022Good
  • June 2022Good
  • September 2016Good
  • August 2016Good

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