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Little Robins Day Nursery in Stoke-on-Trent (ST3)

Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(4 Google reviews) ·119A Cobden street, Stoke-on-trent, ST3 4EZ · Stoke-on-Trent
Number of places
40 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2026
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent

About this day nursery

Little Robins Day Nursery provides quality childcare in Stoke-on-Trent, focusing on nurturing children's curiosity and inspiring them to become well-rounded individuals. They offer a calm and relaxing environment across their two settings in Hartshill and Dresden, catering to children aged 0-5 years.

The nursery values learning through play and aims to offer tailored educational opportunities for each child. They accept various government funding schemes for two, three, and four-year-olds and provide nutritious hot meals cooked on-site, with options for funded places.

The team is dedicated to creating a happy learning environment, guided by values such as trustworthiness, honesty, kindness, and respect. Parents speak highly of the nursery, praising the friendly and qualified staff, well-planned rooms, and engaging activities that help children develop and thrive.

They offer both day nursery and pre-school provisions, ensuring a comprehensive childcare service for the local community.

Our ethos

Creating curious minds that succeed everyday, whist respecting the value of learning through play. We will value and respect each child as an individual, providing tailored learning opportunities for all. We will create a curious and inspiring educational environment that helps children to succeed in their learning journey.

What it's like

Children benefit from warm, nurturing relationships with staff who know them well. They confidently explore the nursery, secure in the knowledge that adults understand their individual interests and routines. Babies happily seek cuddles and reassurance when they need them. From the outset, children benefit from partnership working between staff and their parents and carers. Children who need additional support receive timely help to reduce barriers to their learning and wellbeing, enabling them to play alongside their friends and make progress from their starting points.

Learning through playGovernment funding acceptedNutritious mealsTwo Stoke-on-Trent locationsChild-centred approach

Pricing & funding

Little Robins Day Nursery offers funded early learning for 2, 3, and 4-year-olds. Families can claim 15 or 30 hours free childcare per week, 38 weeks a year, with the option to book extra sessions. Meals are an additional charge for funded places but included with paid sessions.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Meals are provided for funded places at a small additional charge, or children can bring a packed lunch.
  • If paying for additional sessions, meals are included in the price.

Key facts

Opening hours

7:30am - 6:00pm

Age range

0-5 years

Registered with Ofsted

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Jul 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 report for Little Robins Day Nursery

Last inspected 24 July 2026

What it's like to attend

Children benefit from warm, nurturing relationships with staff who know them well. They confidently explore the nursery, secure in the knowledge that adults understand their individual interests and routines. Babies happily seek cuddles and reassurance when they need them. From the outset, children benefit from partnership working between staff and their parents and carers. Children who need additional support receive timely help to reduce barriers to their learning and wellbeing, enabling them to play alongside their friends and make progress from their starting points.

Inspector highlights

  • Children generally achieve well from their individual starting points.
  • Babies develop the foundations for communication as they increasingly respond to familiar adults through sounds, gestures and eye contact.
  • Staff use calm, positive approaches to help children understand what is expected.
  • Leaders generally ensure children's welfare and wellbeing are promoted through personalised care.
  • Leaders generally promote children's physical health and wellbeing through thoughtfully planned daily experiences.
  • Leaders have designed a curriculum that generally builds progressively on children's knowledge and skills from babies through to pre-school.
  • Leaders have established positive partnerships with parents and carers that extend children's learning and development beyond the setting.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should strengthen opportunities for children to develop their understanding of healthy food choices.
  • 2Leaders should refine the outlining and use of children's next steps in learning to ensure they precisely inform staff teaching and progress children's skills across all areas of development.
  • 3Leaders should strengthen the monitoring staff's implementation of the curriculum so they identify where children's learning can be enhanced further, particularly within the pre-school provision.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders have adapted routines to meet the needs of children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. Leaders generally use a range of assessment, screening and monitoring arrangements to identify children's needs early and review the impact of support over time. They make timely referrals to other professionals.

Outdoor space

Staff provide quieter outdoor experiences with fewer children, enabling them to concentrate and sustain their self-chosen play. Outdoors, staff help older children investigate cause and effect as they roll cars down ramps and compare which travelled furthest.

Google Reviews of Little Robins Day Nursery

5.0
(4 Google reviews)
Liberty Goodwin
3 years ago

Well where do I start!… Since day one the ladies at Little Robins have been amazing. They really do go above and beyond every single day for all the children at the nursery. The amount of work they put in to make sure that all the children have the best day is just incredible. Our little boy joined at 15 months and stayed until he went to school, he loved going so much and was always there opening the door first thing on a Tuesday and Wednesday morning running in for all the fun. They have an amazing play area outside which is great for summer and pretty much ever activity you could think of inside. Whilst our little boy was there we moved out of Stoke on Trent to Stafford, we loved the nursery that much and felt so happy with the experience we didn’t want to find another nursery and kept him there. So glad we did it was definitely worth the travel knowing our little boy was going to be comfortable around all the staff and have the best day possible. Even leading up to the last few weeks they still surprised us with how amazing they were when the manager travelled to visit our school with us for support. I could honestly go on all day and these are only a handful of amazing things Little Robins has done for our family alone. Would most definitely recommend and if we have any more children in the future we will be 100% be coming back.

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Sarah Woodall
5 years ago

My little girl has attended little robins pre school from the age of 1 and has absolutely loved every minute. The staff were amazing settling her in as she has always been quite clingy but she has flourished from a shy clingy baby to a confident chatty toddler. The bond the children have with one another and the staff is truly heart warming. After the covid 19 lockdown I was really nervous about sending her back but knew it was something she really needed as everyday all she asked was when she could go back to nursery. On her first day back her friends were all at the garden gate cheering her name, the staff were so happy to see her back and she had the best day ever. She will really really miss little robins when she leaves for school in August, it has been a huge part of her development and I can only thank the staff for making every day she has been so wonderful. You really are a special nursery and we are so glad we found you, thank you from the bottom of my heart x

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Clare Antrobus
5 years ago

Little robins is a fantastic nursery that is supportive of development and provides a safe environment for my little girl. Rosie loves attending and all the activities the team put on are brilliant. Lovely nursery with a real personal touch x

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

24 July 2026

Expected standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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