Full-day nursery in Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent
Ducklings Opportunity Group
Meir CEC, Pickford Place, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 7DY · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Meir CEC, Pickford Place, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 7DY · More nurseries in ST3
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Broadway, Meir Youth Centre and Bartholomew Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Normacot Centernary Gardens12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 Stoke-on-Trent there are about 4 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.
What parents say
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Ducklings Opportunity Group is a full-day nursery at Meir CEC, Pickford Place, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 7DY, in Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducklings Opportunity GroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Jack In The BoxFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Rosy Cheeks @ Little SandonSessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Jack in the Box SandonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Tiny StarsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| The Crescent Pre School Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Tiny Toez @ WestfieldFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Alexandra Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Abbey Hill Academy & College ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Sandon Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Rowan House School ages 5–14 0.5 miles
- Alexandra Infants' School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.5 miles
- The Crescent Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- Weston Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Ducklings Opportunity Group's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ducklings Opportunity Group Good at its inspection on 5 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ducklings Opportunity Group take?
Ducklings Opportunity Group is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ducklings Opportunity Group?
Longton is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY404277 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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