Anglesey House Nursery

Babies learning to feed themselves and toddlers serving fruit with tongs give Anglesey House Nursery's April 2025 provision a clear emphasis: small steps towards independence. Everyday routines become opportunities to practise. At its 25 April 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good, found safeguarding effective and identified targeted support for children needing extra help, alongside good progress from their starting points.

At 264 Walsall Road, Cannock, WS11 0JL, the nursery has 64 places for children from birth to 60 months. Its opening hours are 7am to 6pm on weekdays.

The early years foundation stage is the framework for children's learning, development and care, bringing education into play and daily routines. In April 2025, activities followed children's interests and what they needed to learn next, rather than treating learning as separate from the rest of the day.

Language ran through those experiences. In April 2025, adults responded to babies' sounds, put words to their actions and left time for children to answer questions. Songs and shared books provided further opportunities to listen and speak. For a young child, that connects language with something they are already doing.

Older children's activities included linking letters with sounds and beginning to form the letters in their names. In April 2025, counting, recognising numbers and learning about capacity also featured, although adults did not consistently take children's mathematical thinking further. Outdoors, children chased bubbles; growing vegetables connected food with practical experience.

In April 2025, babies were settled, and adults knew children's personalities and responded calmly. Children had choices and opportunities to express their views. These details matter because care involves responding to the individual child as well as organising activities.

Independence extended beyond play. In April 2025, children practised managing the toilet, feeding themselves and serving fruit, while adults supported sharing and taking turns. Children also worked through disagreements together, giving them opportunities to practise cooperation.

Meals and snacks were nutritious in April 2025, with drinking water accessible in children's rooms and offered frequently to babies. Oral health formed part of learning about healthy habits. Preparation for the next stage of education included the eventual move to school.

The address is 264 Walsall Road, Cannock, WS11 0JL. Opening runs from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, throughout the year, with closures for bank holidays and the Christmas period.

In April 2025, the nursery provided funded early education for children aged nine months to four years.

• Mathematical challenge. In April 2025, adults did not consistently build beyond children's existing mathematical understanding. Look for how counting and learning about capacity develop into more demanding questions.
• Learning updates. In April 2025, parents needed more specific information to help continue learning at home. Useful updates should connect an activity with what the child is learning and a practical next step.
• Funded attendance. Funded early education formed part of the April 2025 provision. How would funded hours fit your intended attendance, including the treatment of meals and consumables?

Anglesey House Nursery suits families who value independence through everyday routines and an emphasis on communication. Its April 2025 picture combines responsive care, books, practical tasks and outdoor activity. The balance is clear: a Good judgement with specific improvements needed in mathematical challenge and the precision of learning information for parents.