Full-day nursery in Beaconside, Staffordshire
Sandytots
Stafford Children's Centre, Stafford, ST16 3NQ · 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 2013Reference EY469523Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 28 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places122 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Stafford Children's Centre, Stafford, ST16 3NQ · More nurseries in ST16
Stations
- Stafford21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Freemen Street, Smallman Street and St Patricks RC School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Charnley Road Playing Fields6 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Sandyford Street playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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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Sandytots is a full-day nursery at Stafford Children's Centre, Stafford, ST16 3NQ, in Beaconside, Staffordshire. It is registered for 122 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 12 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- John Wheeldon Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.1 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- St John's CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Tillington Manor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 miles
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Achieve Beyond Schools, Stafford ages 5–13 1.0 miles
- St Leonard's Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.1 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 Sandytots's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sandytots Good at its inspection on 28 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sandytots take?
Sandytots is registered with Ofsted for up to 122 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sandytots?
Stafford is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sandytots?
You can call 01785 256155 and visit sandytots.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 EY469523 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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