Full-day nursery in Handsacre, Staffordshire
Poppins Day Nursery
25 Lichfield Road, Armitage, RUGELEY, WS15 4DF · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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 July 2012Reference EY446464Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 29 September 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
25 Lichfield Road, Armitage, RUGELEY, WS15 4DF · More nurseries in WS15
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Fair View, Manor Court Drive and Hill Top View.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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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Poppins Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 25 Lichfield Road, Armitage, RUGELEY, WS15 4DF, in Handsacre, Staffordshire. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Poppins Day Nursery (UK) Limited.
Run by Poppins Day Nursery (UK) Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hayes Meadow Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.1 miles
- The Croft Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- St James Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.0 miles
- Henry Chadwick Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Poppins Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Poppins Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Poppins Day Nursery take?
Poppins Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
Who runs Poppins Day Nursery?
Poppins Day Nursery is run by Poppins Day Nursery (UK) Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Poppins Day Nursery?
You can call 01543 493433 and visit www.thepoppinsdaynursery.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 EY446464 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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