Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8am-6pm
St Lawrence's Day Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
Number of places
100 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
Staffordshire
About this day nursery
St Lawrence's Day Nursery, established in 1999, provides childcare for children aged 3 months to 5+ years, operating Monday to Friday from 8 am to 6 pm. The nursery prides itself on its dedicated and enthusiastic staff, many of whom have been with the nursery since its inception, ensuring continuity of care.
The owner and manager, Claire Oldroyd, also founded St Lawrence’s Pre-school in 2021. The nursery's philosophy centres on creating an enabling and welcoming environment where children feel secure and loved, allowing them to explore, learn, and flourish at every stage of their development.
They offer flexible booking patterns and support various government funding options, including stretched funding for year-round care. Beyond regular nursery and pre-school provisions, St Lawrence's also offers a before and after-school club for children aged 4-11, as well as engaging holiday fun clubs with a programme of activities and trips.
Our ethos
The nursery's philosophy centres on creating an enabling and welcoming environment where children feel secure and loved, allowing them to explore, learn, and flourish at every stage of their development.
What it's like
Staff create a warm and welcoming environment, especially for babies and toddlers, with a robust key-person system fostering strong relationships. Children settle quickly and feel secure, eager to play and benefiting from an exciting, child-centred curriculum that ignites their curiosity. Staff provide skilled support for children's emotional well-being, helping them understand their feelings and developing good manners and behaviour.
Established 1999Low staff turnoverGovernment funding acceptedBefore and after school clubHoliday fun club
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Key facts
Age range
3 months to 5+ years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
Full days, Half days
Established
1999
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for St Lawrence's Day Nursery
Last inspected 25 April 2025
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Staff create a warm and welcoming environment, especially for babies and toddlers, with a robust key-person system fostering strong relationships. Children settle quickly and feel secure, eager to play and benefiting from an exciting, child-centred curriculum that ignites their curiosity. Staff provide skilled support for children's emotional well-being, helping them understand their feelings and developing good manners and behaviour.
Inspector highlights
- Managers and staff are extremely passionate about the care provided to children and create a nurturing home-from-home environment.
- Staff support children's communication and language development by narrating play and introducing new sounds and words.
- Staff clearly identify what they want children to achieve, using their starting points and interests to engage them in learning.
- Children enjoy a wide range of experiences that develop their understanding of the community and the wider world, including visits and visitors.
- Partnerships with parents are a key strength, with staff providing daily communication and information about children's development.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to develop their understanding of how to consistently promote and extend children's early language and communication skills.
Inspection #10399049 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents feel that staff are nurturing and warm.
They comment that staff provide children with enriching experiences that enable them to thrive.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Children go outdoors every day and benefit from fresh air in the outdoor learning environment. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.
Parent Reviews of St Lawrence's Day Nursery
4.5
(8)
Rebekah Steward
6 months ago
Words can hardly capture how truly wonderful this place is! From the incredible, dedicated staff to the fantastic facilities and the warm, welcoming atmosphere — St Lawrence’s is everything we hoped for and so much more. Communication is always excellent, and it’s clear just how much the staff genuinely care about every child and love what they do. It really feels like an extended family 🫶🏽 We couldn’t be happier and would 1000% recommend St Lawrence’s to anyone looking for a nurturing, joyful nursery for their little ones
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Winfred Athembo
5 months ago
They were the best for my baby. We were there for a short time, but I am sure baby enjoyed every second. She was always happy to go in, came out in smiles. I know Zuri misses this wonderful family and I am so glad they were part of her journey. Definitely definitely recommend!
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R D
3 years ago
not recommended! we regret sending our daughter. owner/manager was inconsistent with the stories about the incident, she refused to resolve the issue by refusing to show us the cctv footage we requested. my daughter’s hair was cut by one of the children, how could this happen if correctly supervised? inconsistent stories by the staff and the owner which prompted our request to access the footage, aside from children below 3 years old have easy access of big sharp metal scissors of at least 20-30 pairs in a big box! so think twice before sending your children! manager/owner is only prompt when it comes to fees! refused our legal rights to access data! lied about “it never happened before” to “happened 4 years ago” then changed to “20 years ago”! and according to her, her staff was worried and asked her “if they need to tell it to the parents and if they will notice the hair?” so made us wonder what other incidents that happened inside that nursery and the parents are not aware of it?! we feel it’s not a good place to send our daughter where they could lie, hide and even deny our basic rights to make things right!
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Rachel Hammond
3 years ago
Fab nursery, the manager and staff team go above and beyond for my child. As a parent it is important to know that your child is being looked after well, which I can say the girls at the setting do this. I have had my child at the setting since he was a new born and never had any issues, they treat each child like their own children which as a mother is what you want. I would highly recommend this nursery to all parents. The care and nurture they receive is OUTSTANDING! I get regular emails, photos and update on my child’s progress as a mother this os what you want to see and hear.
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bradplayzgames YT
3 years ago
The nursery and the staff are amazing with the children i can't praise them enough for all that they do. We have constant talks with staff on progress and how the day has been and its great to know that everyone works as a team 😀
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Inspection history
Date: October 2007
- May 2025Good
- April 2025Good
- December 2019Good
- November 2019Good
- February 2016Good
- January 2016Good
- November 2013Requires improvement
- October 2013Requires improvement
- August 2011Good
- July 2011Good
- October 2007Good
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