Dandelions Day Nursery And Family Centre
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Chester for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2015, with 86 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 6QPWhat 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, 8 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have a good start to their education at this nursery. They form strong attachments with adults and build friendships with other children. Children are safe and happy. They enjoy music classes and visits to the local area. Children become part of their local community. For example, children have taken part in local craft sessions and sang carols to local residents.
Children take part in a broad variety of activities that are planned to meet their individual needs. Children are challenged in their learning and staff have high expectations of them. They make good progress. Children behave well and follow instructions. They understand what rules they need to follow and why.
Children learn to show care and concern for living things as they find a worm and woodlouse in the soil. They develop their hand-eye coordination as they plant vegetables that they have grown on from seeds. They learn the names of different parts of plants and of the tools they use. Children develop their physical skills in the extensive outdoor areas which all children access daily. Since the COVID-19
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop effective monitoring procedures to ensure that staff give children opportunities to practise key skills, such as feeding themselves n consider how lunchtime routines are managed so that toddlers do not wait too long for their meals to be served.
- 8 June 2022Good
- 25 August 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Dandelions Day Nursery And Family Centre
- 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.