Full-day nursery in Poolfields, Staffordshire
Early Days Nursery
2a Orme Road, Newcastle, ST5 2ND · 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 April 2002Reference EY216550Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 11 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
2a Orme Road, Newcastle, ST5 2ND · More nurseries in ST5
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Drayton Street, St Mary's Drive and Mayfield Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Queen Elizabeth II Park3 min walk
- Lyme Valley Parkway12 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Moran Road Play Area playground11 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.
What parents say
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Early Days Nursery is a full-day nursery at 2a Orme Road, Newcastle, ST5 2ND, in Poolfields, Staffordshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 33 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Early Days (Staffordshire) Limited.
Run by Early Days (Staffordshire) Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.1 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.2 miles
- Co-op Academy Friarswood Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Hassell Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Westlands Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Knutton St Marys CofE Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Demetae Academy ages 3–16has a nursery class 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 Early Days Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Early Days Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Early Days Nursery take?
Early Days Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Early Days Nursery?
Early Days Nursery is run by Early Days (Staffordshire) Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Early Days Nursery?
You can call 01782 633311 and visit www.earlydaysltd.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY216550 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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