Chestnuts Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Sale for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 2010, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free 2,3 & 4 year old Government childcare/early education hours; WPE/Universal Funding is applied 38 weeks a year.
Worth knowing. We do not charge a care package for children under 3 year olds in receipt of WPE. WPE/Universal Funding is applied 38 weeks a year. Families who opt out of the contribution for accessing the WPE care package should speak to our manager.
What childcare usually costs in Trafford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Trafford 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
M33 5ANWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 10 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are incredibly happy at this setting and benefit from secure attachments with staff. They wave goodbye to parents at the door, eager to start their day.
Children actively seek out familiar staff for comfort. Staff listen to them and respond enthusiastically, making them feel emotionally secure. There is a warm and homely feel in the nursery. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, staff focus on providing a language-rich environment where children are surrounded by an abundance of stories, rhymes, songs and conversations. For example, staff spontaneously burst into song to match children's interests, singing 'Incy Wincy
Spider' as babies initiate the finger actions.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff develop effective questioning techniques to further enhance children's critical thinking and extend their learning to the highest level n strengthen curriculum implementation to consistently meet children's next steps, with particular focus on communication and language development.
- 10 August 2022Good
- 20 May 2016Outstanding
- 16 November 2011Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chestnuts Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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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