Christleton Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Christleton for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 1986, with 24 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
CH3 6AHWhat 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, 19 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and content at this bright and welcoming pre-school. Staff are nurturing and supportive, and even very new children settle quickly. Staff promote equal opportunities well and teach children to be kind and to respect each other's differences in an age-appropriate way. Staff have high expectations for children's progress and give clear and consistent behavioural messages. Children display positive attitudes to learning and behave very well.
Children eagerly seek out their friends as they explore the outdoor environment.
They use all of their muscles as they join in an energetic warm-up session, counting the number of star jumps to match the corresponding number of children.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - refine the existing process for gathering and sharing information about children's current knowledge and skills, in order to inform the curriculum at the earliest opportunity n strengthen arrangements for staff coaching and professional development to more sharply focus on enhancing staff's teaching and practice to the highest level.
- 19 January 2023Good
- 18 May 2017Good
- 26 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Christleton Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.