Ofsted report card

Pathways Childcare

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · ST10 1QA

Inspected by Ofsted on 17 January 2023 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
218468
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
19 November 1997
Local authority
Staffordshire

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

Where it is

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · ST10 1QA. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

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

  1. 20 April 2017 inspection Good
  2. 25 March 2014 inspection Good
  3. 5 April 2011 inspection Good
  4. 5 December 2007 inspection Good
  5. 9 November 2004 inspection Requires Improvement

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Pathways Childcare in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire was last inspected on 17 January 2023. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Pathways Childcare has been registered with Ofsted since 19 November 1997. Its unique reference number (URN) is 218468.

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