Full-day nursery in Hixon, Staffordshire
Kids Planet Hixon
Horn End Cottage, Egg Lane, Hixon, Stafford, ST18 0PR · 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 March 2022Reference 2676208Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places37 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 June 2025Food 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
Horn End Cottage, Egg Lane, Hixon, Stafford, ST18 0PR · More nurseries in ST18
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Post Office, Walnut Crest and Baths Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hixon Parish Council Playing Field5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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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Kids Planet Hixon is a full-day nursery at Horn End Cottage, Egg Lane, Hixon, Stafford, ST18 0PR, in Hixon, Staffordshire. It is registered for 37 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 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 238 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.8 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 Kids Planet Hixon's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Hixon Good at its inspection on 25 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Hixon take?
Kids Planet Hixon is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Hixon?
Kids Planet Hixon is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
How do I contact Kids Planet Hixon?
You can call 01889 271051 and visit www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2676208 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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