Full-day nursery in Dawley, Telford and Wrekin
Small Talk Nurseries
10-12 High Street, Dawley, TELFORD, TF4 2ET · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Requires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- 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 March 2022Reference 2671793Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 November 2025Food 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
10-12 High Street, Dawley, TELFORD, TF4 2ET · More nurseries in TF4
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including High Street, Lancaster Avenue and Portley Corner.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dawley Park2 min walk
- Malinslee Green10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Telford and Wrekin 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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Small Talk Nurseries is a full-day nursery at 10-12 High Street, Dawley, TELFORD, TF4 2ET, in Dawley, Telford and Wrekin. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Rak Day Care Ltd.
Run by Rak Day Care Ltd (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
- Dawley Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.1 miles
- Ladygrove Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Captain Webb Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Old Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Lawley Village Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Lightmoor Village Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- Aqueduct Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2022 1.1 miles
- Lawley Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 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 Small Talk Nurseries's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Small Talk Nurseries Requires improvement at its inspection on 23 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Small Talk Nurseries take?
Small Talk Nurseries is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Small Talk Nurseries?
Small Talk Nurseries is run by Rak Day Care Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Small Talk Nurseries?
Telford Central is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Small Talk Nurseries?
You can call 01952 453150 and visit stn4u.com.
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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 2671793 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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