Full-day nursery in Hanford, Stoke-on-Trent
The Little Den Day Nursery
Midway Offices, 68 Stone Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6SP · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Midway Offices, 68 Stone Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6SP · More nurseries in ST4
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Riverside Road, Church Lane and Mayne Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Church Lane Public Open Space5 min walk
- Public Open Space at Clermont Avenue7 min walk
- Public Open Space at Sandringham Crescent11 min walk
- Public Open Space at Buckingham Crescent12 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Hanford Play Area 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 Stoke-on-Trent there are about 4 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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The Little Den Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Midway Offices, 68 Stone Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6SP, in Hanford, Stoke-on-Trent. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by The Little Den Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by The Little Den Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 4 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
- St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 under 0.1 miles
- The Avenue ages 4–11 0.3 miles
- Oakhill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Priory CofE Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.2 miles
- St John's CofE (A) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.2 miles
- Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.3 miles
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 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 The Little Den Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Little Den Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Little Den Day Nursery take?
The Little Den Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs The Little Den Day Nursery?
The Little Den Day Nursery is run by The Little Den Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact The Little Den Day Nursery?
You can call 01782 658847 and visit thelittledendaynursery.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2602593 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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