Full-day nursery in Cheadle, Staffordshire
Pathways Childcare
Pathways Childcare Centre, Lid Lane, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1QA · 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
Pathways Childcare Centre, Lid Lane, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1QA · More nurseries in ST10
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Lid Lane, Cheadle Academy and Oak Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wedgwood Open Space8 min walk
- Tean Road Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- austin close play area playground6 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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Pathways Childcare is a full-day nursery at Pathways Childcare Centre, Lid Lane, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1QA, in Cheadle, Staffordshire. It is registered for 39 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathways ChildcareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Cedar Tree Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Kingfishers Pre-SchoolsSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| St. Thomas's Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St Giles' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Cheadle Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- Elm House School ages 5–14 0.4 miles
- The Cheadle Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Painsley Catholic College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.2 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 Pathways Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pathways Childcare Good at its inspection on 17 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pathways Childcare take?
Pathways Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 39 children at any one time.
How do I contact Pathways Childcare?
You can call 01538 756860 and visit www.pathwayschildcare.co.uk.
Tools for parents in Staffordshire
- Childcare cost calculatorMonthly cost with funded hours
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- Tax-Free Childcare calculatorThe 20% top-up on your bill
- Visit checklist for this nurseryPrintable questions, pre-filled
- Cost of nursery in StaffordshireFees by age in Staffordshire
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 218468 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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