Full-day nursery in Rowley Park, Staffordshire
Play 'n' Learn Nurseries Limited
115 Newport Road, Stafford, ST16 1DA · 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 September 2023Reference 2750902Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 August 2026Food 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
115 Newport Road, Stafford, ST16 1DA · More nurseries in ST16
Stations
- Stafford11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Deanshill Close, Oakbrook Close and Kingsway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rowley Park Sports Stadium8 min walk
- Victoria Park11 min walk
- Dryden Crescent Play Area playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Rowley Park Play Area playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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.
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Play 'n' Learn Nurseries Limited is a full-day nursery at 115 Newport Road, Stafford, ST16 1DA, in Rowley Park, Staffordshire. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Play 'n' Learn Nursery.
Run by Play 'n' Learn Nursery (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Achieve Beyond Schools, Stafford ages 5–13 0.3 miles
- Castlechurch Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Rowley Park Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Burleyfields Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Doxey Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2023 1.0 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 Play 'n' Learn Nurseries Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Play 'n' Learn Nurseries Limited Good at its inspection on 8 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Play 'n' Learn Nurseries Limited take?
Play 'n' Learn Nurseries Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
Who runs Play 'n' Learn Nurseries Limited?
Play 'n' Learn Nurseries Limited is run by Play 'n' Learn Nursery, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Play 'n' Learn Nurseries Limited?
Stafford is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Play 'n' Learn Nurseries Limited?
You can call 01785 561635.
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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 2750902 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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