Ofsted report card

Park Hall Day Nursery

Talke, Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 1LX

Inspected by Ofsted on 4 December 2025 under the report card framework.

Curriculum and teaching Needs Attention
Achievement Needs Attention
Behaviour and routines Expected Standard
Welfare and wellbeing Needs Attention
Inclusion Expected Standard
Leadership and governance Needs Attention

What each grade means

Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Curriculum and teaching

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Achievement

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Behaviour and routines

Expected Standard

The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Welfare and wellbeing

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Inclusion

Expected Standard

The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Leadership and governance

Needs Attention

Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.

Registration

Ofsted URN
2623528
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
10 May 2021
Local authority
Staffordshire

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Talke, Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 1LX. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 22 August 2025 complaint_actions_taken compliant
  2. 17 July 2025 inspection Inadequate
  3. 4 April 2025 inspection Inadequate
  4. 28 May 2024 inspection Good
  5. 15 September 2023 inspection Good
  6. 5 January 2023 inspection Requires Improvement

Common questions

When was Park Hall Day Nursery last inspected by Ofsted? +

Park Hall Day Nursery in Talke, Stoke-on-Trent was last inspected on 4 December 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Park Hall Day Nursery? +

Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Needs Attention; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.

How long has Park Hall Day Nursery been registered? +

Park Hall Day Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 10 May 2021. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2623528.

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