Full-day nursery in Walton-on-the-Hill, Staffordshire
Bright Horizons Milford Day Nursery and Preschool
Milford Road, Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford, ST17 0LA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2004Reference EY288114Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places76 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Milford Road, Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford, ST17 0LA · More nurseries in ST17
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Kitlings Lane and The Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Staffordshire there are about 3.1 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Bright Horizons Milford Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Milford Road, Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford, ST17 0LA, in Walton-on-the-Hill, Staffordshire. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Oakridge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Leasowes Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Barnfields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- St Leonard's Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.7 miles
- Walton High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Bright Horizons Milford Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Milford Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 28 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Milford Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Milford Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Milford Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Milford Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Milford Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01785 334840 and visit www.brighthorizons.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY288114 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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