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St Albans Little Learners C I C # St Albans Little Learners C I C Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Dec 2024) · 5.0 (1 parent reviews) · St Albans Church Hall, Finstock Avenue, Blurton, ST3 3JS · Stoke-on-Trent Number of places 40 places Age range 1–3 yrs Last inspected Dec 2024 Local authority Stoke-on-Trent About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery St Albans Little Learners C I C, established in 2008, operates as a childcare on non-domestic premises catering to children aged 1 to 3 years. The nursery, located in Blurton, ST3 3JS, boasts a 'Good' overall Ofsted rating as of its latest inspection on December 6, 2024. Open Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7am until 6pm, it offers a nurturing environment where children are encouraged to be independent, confident, and curious learners. The dedicated staff implement an ambitious EYFS curriculum, carefully sequenced from the baby room through to pre-school, ensuring that children gain essential skills and knowledge. Outdoor learning is a key feature, with ample opportunities for children to develop physical skills through activities like digging, riding, running, and balancing. The nursery actively promotes children's health and well-being, including encouraging daily fresh air and exercise. Positive partnerships with parents are a cornerstone of the setting, with good communication and regular updates ensuring families are well-informed about their child's progress and happy with the care provided. What it's like Children show that they feel secure and happy to attend the nursery as they smile at staff, and their friends welcome them with a 'good morning'. Staff plan and implement an ambitious curriculum that is designed to give all children the skills, knowledge and understanding that they need for their future learning. All staff are ambitious for children to become independent, confident, curious learners. Staff are very caring and provide a calm, reassuring approach for children. They focus on nurturing children's well-being and encourage them to share and play cooperatively. Secure and happy children Ambitious curriculum Outdoor physical development Sequenced curriculum Promoting independence Good parent partnerships ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7am until 6pm Term time / All Year All\_year Established 2008 Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for St Albans Little Learners C I C Last inspected 6 December 2024 Overall effectiveness Good What it's like to attend Children show that they feel secure and happy to attend the nursery as they smile at staff, and their friends welcome them with a 'good morning'. Staff plan and implement an ambitious curriculum that is designed to give all children the skills, knowledge and understanding that they need for their future learning. All staff are ambitious for children to become independent, confident, curious learners. Staff are very caring and provide a calm, reassuring approach for children. They focus on nurturing children's well-being and encourage them to share and play cooperatively. Inspector highlights - Children show that they feel secure and happy to attend the nursery as they smile at staff, and their friends welcome them with a 'good morning'. - Staff plan and implement an ambitious curriculum that is designed to give all children the skills, knowledge and understanding that they need for their future learning. - Children are developing physical skills as they dig with spades, ride, run and balance outdoors. - The curriculum is carefully sequenced from the baby room through to pre-school to extend what children already know. - Children are encouraged to be independent from an early age. - Partnerships with parents are good. Parents are very happy with the nursery. Areas to develop - 1 Consider the organisation of some daily routines to ensure that children are not waiting for prolonged periods and get the very best from their learning. - 2 Support babies and toddlers to join in during group activities to help them make the best possible progress in their learning. Inspection #10361995 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50265633) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of St Albans Little Learners C I C Inspection date Dec 2024 Inspection no. 10361995 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50265633)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY385005) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=st-albans-little-learners-c-i-c-st3-3js-ey385005) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child Outdoor space Children enjoy daily fresh air and exercise in the nursery's outdoor space, developing physical skills as they dig with spades, ride, run and balance. They collect leaves with their rakes and empty them into buckets of varying sizes, and develop core strength through large arm movements while drawing on chalkboards. ## Parent Reviews of St Albans Little Learners C I C 5.0 (1) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjU7hYN3X4f_WoKWuEVGfybGVJIoyakqSdfkb3BDzHoFYhYytAM=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Jae Mountford 2 years ago [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUQxLTQzLXp3RRAB!2m1!1s0x487a69cbc023ccb9:0xbda9d77acca30f66) Reviews from Google for St Albans Little Learners C I C. 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