Opening hours
Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday : 07:30 - 17:30
Voyage @ Flash Ley
Ofsted: Expected standard·
3.0(2 parent reviews)
·Flash Ley Cp School, Hawksmoor Road, STAFFORD, ST17 9DR · Staffordshire
Number of places
48 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2026
Local authority
Staffordshire
About this day nursery
Voyage @ Flash Ley, operating since 2011, is a childcare setting on non-domestic premises in Stafford, providing care for children aged 0-4 years. Leaders and staff have successfully created a calm, harmonious environment with clear behavioral expectations.
They foster nurturing and trusting relationships where children feel motivated and excited to learn, consistently prioritising their welfare and well-being. The setting demonstrates an inclusive culture, with staff highly knowledgeable about individual needs, building secure relationships with families.
The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is particularly strong, with swift identification of needs and consistent support to remove barriers, ensuring personalised provision through partnerships with parents, the on-site school, and specialists like speech and language therapists. Children benefit from opportunities for physical development outdoors, learning about active play, and developing strength and coordination through activities like crawling through tunnels and climbing slides.
The nursery also features enriching mealtimes and an effective communication approach with parents, who value the support offered and their children's progress, especially in speech and language development.
What it's like
Children are nurtured and well cared for by warm and thoughtful staff. Babies benefit from calm, gentle interactions and explore their environment with curiosity, forming trusting relationships. Staff expertly identify and remove barriers to learning, providing visual cues and quiet spaces when needed, so every child feels valued, included, and able to thrive.
Nurturing environmentStrong SEND provisionHarmonious settingOutdoor playPersonalised learning
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2011
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Feb 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
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 routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating
Last inspected 12 February 2026
What it's like to attend
Children are nurtured and well cared for by warm and thoughtful staff. Babies benefit from calm, gentle interactions and explore their environment with curiosity, forming trusting relationships. Staff expertly identify and remove barriers to learning, providing visual cues and quiet spaces when needed, so every child feels valued, included, and able to thrive.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders and staff have created a calm, harmonious environment with clear and consistent expectations for behaviour.
- Children benefit from nurturing and trusting relationships with their key persons and feel motivated and excited to learn.
- Leaders and staff consistently prioritise children's welfare and wellbeing, adapting care practices to meet all children's needs.
- Leaders and staff have embedded an inclusive culture, are highly knowledgeable, and build secure relationships with families.
- Parents value the support offered and their children's progress, particularly with speech and language, and appreciate personalised settling-in routines.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should support staff to extend and develop children's ideas by, for example, asking open-ended questions to support their understanding even further.
- 2Leaders should support staff to embed consistently high-quality interactions to build on children's knowledge and skills to help them make even more progress.
- 3Leaders should strengthen professional learning opportunities for staff to enhance their teaching practice.
Inspection #10400317 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders and staff fully understand the individual needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They identify needs swiftly and work consistently to remove barriers, ensuring children and families receive the support they need. Close partnerships with parents, the on-site school, and professionals like speech and language therapists enable personalised provision, including thoughtful adjustments, quiet spaces, and targeted language interventions.
Outdoor space
Children enjoy fresh air outdoors and learn about the importance of being active. They are developing strength and coordination through crawling through tunnels, climbing slides, and enjoying outdoor play.
Parent Reviews
3.0
(2)
Kathryn Tagg
a year ago
My daughter came back with injuries more than once staff wasn’t around to see the last incident happen my child had to point out who smacked her in the face with a toy which ended up causing a cut lip and gum also nose bleed. Nursery didn’t inform me until I picked her up 45 mins after the incident. They also didn’t know she had been bit on her face until I got home and seen myself
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Annabelle Tarplee
a year ago
My grandson loves this nursery he has come on leaps and bounds with his learning
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Inspection history
Date: December 2011
The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Requires improvement). We're re-checking it against the original report.
- June 2025Requires improvement
- May 2023Good
- October 2017Good
- October 2013Good
- February 2012Outstanding
- December 2011Good
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