Full-day nursery in Hednesford, Staffordshire
Puddleducks Day Nursery
Puddleducks, 11 Anglesey Street, Hednesford, CANNOCK, WS12 1AB · 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 November 2012Reference EY453909Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places27 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 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
Puddleducks, 11 Anglesey Street, Hednesford, CANNOCK, WS12 1AB · More nurseries in WS12
Stations
- Hednesford3 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Co-op Store, Railway View and Stephenson Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Skelly6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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Puddleducks Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Puddleducks, 11 Anglesey Street, Hednesford, CANNOCK, WS12 1AB, in Hednesford, Staffordshire. It is registered for 27 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 13 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Puddleducks Day Nurseries Partnership.
Run by Puddleducks Day Nurseries Partnership (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
- Hednesford Nursery School Nurseryages 0–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Poppyfield Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- West Hill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- St Peter's CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Pye Green Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 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 Puddleducks Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Puddleducks Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Puddleducks Day Nursery take?
Puddleducks Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 27 children at any one time.
Who runs Puddleducks Day Nursery?
Puddleducks Day Nursery is run by Puddleducks Day Nurseries Partnership, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Puddleducks Day Nursery?
Hednesford is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Puddleducks Day Nursery?
You can call 01543 424228 and visit www.puddleducksdaynurseries.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
- 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 EY453909 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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