Cherryvale Nursery
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Ash Vale for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 1998, with 131 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 Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
GU12 5NZWhat 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.
- 22 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 13 December 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 12 August 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 7 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted by staff who are kind and friendly. Staff provide good settlingin visits before children first attend the nursery. They work closely with parents to find out key information about children, such as their likes and dislikes. Staff then use this information to help children to settle and quickly form bonds with their key person. The management team speaks proudly of the nursery ethos, where children arrive with an empty backpack and, as they learn and grow, they leave with it full. Staff support this as they plan plenty of interesting and fun activities to help children to make good progress. Older children confidently use computer programs to colour in pictures. They enjoy listening to stories, join in with actions and recall what is going to happen next. Toddlers learn how to care for others as they play with dolls, wash them and brush their teeth. Babies enjoy plenty of sensory play, and staff value the voice of the child. For example, the door to the sleep room has been removed so that nonverbal children can go in and show staff when they want a sleep.
Children behave well and are kind and thoughtful towards their friends. Staff are enthusiastic but also gentle in their approach. They offer lots of praise, which helps children to feel settled and secure.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor the level of mutual support and teamwork in each room to ensure communication between staff in all rooms is consistently good n support staff to consider the learning environments and activities inside and outside more thoroughly so that they are consistently well resourced to support children's play and learning n enhance partnerships with parents to improve the two-way flow of information regarding children's learning and development and to support parents to continue their child's learning at home.
- 7 August 2024Good
- 20 August 2019Good
- 24 June 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cherryvale Nursery
- 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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