Cromdale Way Pre-school
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Warrington for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2001, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free Early Years Entitlement for two, three and four year olds including the 30 hrs free entitlement.
What childcare usually costs in Warrington
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warrington 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
WA5 3NYWhat 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, 11 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children warmly to the nursery. They remind children of their recent play and interests and what is now provided for their learning. Staff support new children to settle calmly. Children are happy and make many friends. They show they feel valued by staff and their behaviour demonstrates that they feel safe, such as when they approach the staff for cuddles.
The manager has established a well-thought-out curriculum. Through training, coaching and support for staff, she makes sure that the curriculum is delivered effectively. This means that learning activities are matched to the children's interests and development. Children learn about important adult roles, such as that of the park keeper, as well as fire fighters and police officers. They develop the skills and knowledge that they need to know.
Children thrive at the nursery. They play in harmony with each other, for instance they are calm and at ease. This is because of staff's careful modelling of behaviour, such as how to cooperate with other people. Staff help children skilfully to learn what activities are next in the nursery's daily routine. Children live up to staff's high expectations of positive behaviour. For example, children know when it is time to stop playing and listen.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- embed systems to work collaboratively with parents to promote children's good health even further with regard to making healthy food choices n strengthen support for children's learning when organising the nursery's routines.
- 11 January 2024Good
- 15 January 2018Good
- 6 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cromdale Way Pre-school
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.