Food
Nutritious Meals, carefully crafted menus and healthy snacks are provided. Daily consumable charge of £11.00 includes a cooked breakfast, nutritious 2-course lunch, and two healthy snacks daily.
Tom Thumb Nursery (Abbots Bromley)
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Feb 2023)
Number of places
54 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2023
Local authority
Staffordshire
About this day nursery
Tom Thumb Nursery, situated in Abbots Bromley, Rugeley, Staffordshire, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for young children, focusing on high-quality care and education. The day nursery operates Monday to Friday from 7:45 am to 6 pm, open 48 weeks a year.
They cater to different age groups, with dedicated spaces for babies and toddlers (Ducklings & Ladybirds) and older children (Caterpillars & Butterflies). The curriculum is designed to build foundational skills, helping children grow into confident and capable learners.
Tom Thumb Nursery also provides wraparound care for children from Reception to Year 4 at Richard Clarke First School. The day nursery has received an 'Outstanding' rating in its latest OFSTED inspection in February 2023, highlighting its commitment to fostering a thirst for learning and ensuring children make rapid progress from their starting points.
They actively partner with parents in the learning journey and provide nutritious meals and snacks, craft consumables, and specialised learning resources, all contributing to a rich and engaging environment. While they accept various government funding schemes, a daily consumable charge applies to funded sessions to cover these additional benefits.
Our ethos
At Tom Thumb, we are committed to providing high-quality care while remaining compliant with the Department for Education’s (DfE) statutory guidance. Our recent Outstanding OFSTED reports on our high level of care and attainment and states all children flourish in this highly professional and nurturing environment. Children develop a thirst for learning and consequently make rapid progress from their starting points.
What it's like
Children relish their time in this superb learning environment, are extremely happy, and have high levels of self-esteem. They are fruitfully engaged, choosing from a wide array of high-quality resources and stimulating activities. All children flourish in this highly professional and nurturing environment, developing a thirst for learning and making rapid progress.
Outstanding OFSTED ratingWrap-around careFocus on learning and developmentNutritious meals
Pricing & funding
Charges are structured around a daily consumables fee applied only to funded sessions. This fee covers all meals, snacks, and personal care supplies like wipes, nappy cream, and sun cream. No standard session rates for non-funded hours are provided in the source text.
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Good to know
- Daily consumable charge applies to funded sessions only.
- Consumables fee includes cooked breakfast, 2-course lunch, snacks, and drinks.
- Includes wipes, nappy cream, nappy sacks, sun cream, first aid supplies, and learning resources.
- Using Tax-Free Childcare reduces the daily out-of-pocket consumables cost to £8.80.
Key facts
Opening hours
Monday -Friday 7.45am - 6pm; Open 48 weeks of the year
Age range
Babies to Year 4 (for wrap-around care)
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Tom Thumb Nursery (Abbots Bromley)
Last inspected 22 February 2023
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
Children relish their time in this superb learning environment, are extremely happy, and have high levels of self-esteem. They are fruitfully engaged, choosing from a wide array of high-quality resources and stimulating activities. All children flourish in this highly professional and nurturing environment, developing a thirst for learning and making rapid progress.
Inspector highlights
- The dedicated managers and staff have high expectations for all children, and the rich, well-sequenced curriculum is a major strength.
- Staff receive excellent supervision, support, and training, enhancing the quality of their teaching and children's learning.
- The management team has developed a superior approach to self-assessment, involving staff, parents, and children in evaluation.
- Staff skilfully extend children's learning through excellent use of open questioning, resulting in confident communicators.
- Staff make excellent use of their close connections with the local community, facilitating learning experiences like visits to the fire station and participation in local traditions.
Inspection #10264140 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents overwhelmingly sing the praises of the staff and talk about the exceptional progress their children make during their time at the nursery.
Parents comment that their children bring this knowledge home and say they provide commentary during mealtimes about what is healthy for them.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The manager and staff work diligently with parents and other professionals to ensure that targeted interventions are in place for children with special education needs and/or disabilities. All activities are sensitively adapted to ensure inclusion, allowing all children to flourish.
Outdoor space
Children benefit from excellent opportunities to engage in physical activities, indoors and outdoors.
Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2023
Date: November 2011
- February 2023Outstanding
- June 2017Good
- May 2015Good
- November 2011Good
Frequently asked about Tom Thumb Nursery (Abbots Bromley)
About the setting
Tom Thumb Nursery (Abbots Bromley) Ltd registered in 2011. The setting opens from Monday to Friday, for 48 weeks of the year, from 7.45am to 6pm. The nursery employs 20 members of childcare staff, with two holding qualified teacher status and 16 holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 to level 6. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and fouryear-old children.
- URN
- EY427530
- Registered person
- Tom Thumb Nursery (Abbots Bromley) Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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