Full-day nursery in Basford, Staffordshire
The Little Den Day Nursery - Basford
Oakley House, 544 Etruria Road, Newcastle, ST5 0SX · 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 October 2020Reference 2602591Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 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
Oakley House, 544 Etruria Road, Newcastle, ST5 0SX · More nurseries in ST5
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including The Avenue, Haydon Street and New Victoria Theatre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ford Street Park6 min walk
- Brampton Park8 min walk
- Hartshill Park9 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Brampton Park Play Area playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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.
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The Little Den Day Nursery - Basford is a full-day nursery at Oakley House, 544 Etruria Road, Newcastle, ST5 0SX, in Basford, Staffordshire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Little Den Day Nursery - BasfordThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Demetae Academy ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Harpfield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- May Bank Infants' School Primaryages 5–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.5 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Hassell Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Etruscan Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.8 miles
- Hempstalls Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 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 - Basford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Little Den Day Nursery - Basford Good at its inspection on 17 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Little Den Day Nursery - Basford take?
The Little Den Day Nursery - Basford is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs The Little Den Day Nursery - Basford?
The Little Den Day Nursery - Basford is run by The Little Den Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Little Den Day Nursery - Basford?
Stoke-on-Trent is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Little Den Day Nursery - Basford?
You can call 01782 637513 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
- 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 2602591 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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