Bright Horizons Countess of Chester Day Nursery and Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Chester for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2015, with 72 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Cheshire West and Chester
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cheshire West and Chester 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
CH2 1ULWhat 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.
- 14 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, safe and settled in this welcoming nursery. It is clear that children are at the heart of everything that staff do. Children are confident and incredibly sociable. They eagerly share their experiences with adults and invite them to join them in their play. Children engage in a wide range of opportunities.
Staff use children's interests to engage and motivate children in their learning. For example, children concentrate intently as they safely use knives to cut up fruit.
They enjoy exploring the texture of fruits and competently count how many seeds.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor staff practice more closely to ensure all teaching is of the highest standard n consider children's next steps, so learning always builds on what children already know and can do.
- 25 October 2022Good
- 16 February 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Countess of Chester Day Nursery and Preschool
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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