Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Higher Disley for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 2005, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free Early Education Entitlement, including the working family entitlement for children aged nine months and over, Assessment Based Funding for ages two and above, Universal 15 Hours Funding, and Extended 30 Hours Funding.
Worth knowing. Meals and consumable items are not covered by Early Years Funding; from 1st September 2026 meals and snacks charged at £14.25 per day for funded attendance, consumables provided free; food policy does not permit ANY food to be brought into Nursery; funded sessions offered Mondays to Fridays subject to availability; funding stretched over a full year.
What childcare usually costs in Cheshire East
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cheshire East from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SK12 2BUWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 25 July 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 3 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The nursery is led by a passionate and enthusiastic manager who encourages staff to, 'think outside of the box'. Consequently, children are thriving in a fun-filled and imaginative learning environment. Children enter the nursery happily and are eager to learn.
Staff develop warm, nurturing relationships with the children, which helps them to feel safe and secure. Staff provide many opportunities for children to communicate with each other. Children enthusiastically recreate stories outdoors; they work collaboratively and share ideas as they build a boat using recycled materials. Staff inspire children's learning. They help them to become resilient and skilled communicators.
There is a clear focus on children's health and well-being. Children learn about healthy eating as they gather fruit, herbs and vegetables from the garden to be used in their meals. Children are confident to share their new skills, such as mindfulness with others. Children are kind and caring to one another, show respect during group games and are considerate of their friends. They behave well and learn to resolve conflicts. The manager is excellent at helping children to manage their feelings and behaviour. This helps them to learn the essential skills they need to move on to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to fully understand how to embed the curriculum for the youngest children so that every child is provided with high quality learning experiences n strengthen staff's understanding of how to consistently promote the youngest children's physical skills to aid the progress they make with walking.
- 3 August 2022Good
- 9 February 2017Good
- 14 October 2016Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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