Daisy Maisies Chapelfield
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Widnes for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2016, with 80 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 or 30 hours.
Worth knowing. Funded hours are stretched (Sep to August) which equates to a maximum of 11.25 funded hours per week when claiming 15 hours. 22.5 funded hours per week when claiming 30 hours. Extra hours paid for on the day your child receives funding will be charged at the hourly rate.
What childcare usually costs in Halton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Halton 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
WA8 7XSWhat 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, 3 August 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely well settled, thriving and happy at the nursery. They have very strong bonds with staff and with each other. Children have adapted well to the changes implemented due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus). They enter the nursery with excitement and confidence alongside their key person. Nursery routines and expectations are consistent and very well established. This is a contributing factor in children's exemplary behaviour and eagerness to learn. The high levels of patience and engagement they demonstrate are commendable.
Children have learned about the importance of sharing, turn taking and being respectful to others. They show a great deal of genuine kindness and support to their peers. When children feel nervous crossing the balance beam they are gently supported with a guiding hand and words of reassurance from their friends.
Children have lots of opportunities to play outdoors and exercise their large muscles. They enjoy the challenge of learning to balance, skip, climb and jump when taking part in an obstacle course. Daily physical development sessions give children the chance to observe and discuss the effects that exercise has on their bodies. They learn about different foods and the importance of making healthy choices. Children are very well supervised and supported to take risks safely.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- use additional funding even more effectively to directly support children's individual needs and development n provide staff with more specific feedback during supervisions in order to raise the quality of education to an even higher level.
- 3 August 2021Good
- 13 September 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Daisy Maisies Chapelfield
- What it costs
- 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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