Sessional pre-school in Bridgtown, Staffordshire
Fun Start Childcare
St Barnabas Church Hall, Hampton Street, Cannock, WS11 0AW · 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
St Barnabas Church Hall, Hampton Street, Cannock, WS11 0AW · More nurseries in WS11
Stations
- Cannock12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Longford Road, Laburnum Avenue and Mosswood Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Longford Park3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground9 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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Fun Start Childcare is a sessional pre-school at St Barnabas Church Hall, Hampton Street, Cannock, WS11 0AW, in Bridgtown, Staffordshire. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 13 reviews (October 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fun Start ChildcareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Farlea Childcare (St. Marys)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Farlea Childcare (Bridgtown)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| The Little Oak Tree Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Anglesey House NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Owl ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Butterflies NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Bridgtown Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Longford Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Lukes CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Sherbrook Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.2 miles
- Moat Hall Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.4 miles
- Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.5 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 Fun Start Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fun Start Childcare Good at its inspection on 29 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
What is the nearest station to Fun Start Childcare?
Cannock is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fun Start Childcare?
You can call 07896 064446 and visit www.funstart.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY475926 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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