Full-day nursery in Walton, Staffordshire
Smartys Little Stars Nursery
Tilling Drive, STONE, ST15 0AA · 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 August 2014Reference EY478854Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places46 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 September 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
Tilling Drive, STONE, ST15 0AA · More nurseries in ST15
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Friars Avenue, Beacon Rise and Eccleshall Road Shops.
Parks and playgrounds
- Crown Meadow9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Walton Playground8 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.
What parents say
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Smartys Little Stars Nursery is a full-day nursery at Tilling Drive, STONE, ST15 0AA, in Walton, Staffordshire. It is registered for 46 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Smarty's Day Nursery (Stone) Limited.
Run by Smarty's Day Nursery (Stone) Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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| Smartys Toddler NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pirehill First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Manor Hill First School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- St Michael's CofE (C) First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- St Dominic's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- St Dominic's Priory School ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Christ Church CofE First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Walton Priory Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.1 miles
- Christ Church Academy Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 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 Smartys Little Stars Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smartys Little Stars Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smartys Little Stars Nursery take?
Smartys Little Stars Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
Who runs Smartys Little Stars Nursery?
Smartys Little Stars Nursery is run by Smarty's Day Nursery (Stone) Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Smartys Little Stars Nursery?
Stone is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Smartys Little Stars Nursery?
You can call 01785 812828 and visit smartysdaynursery.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 EY478854 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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