Footprints Nursery Bollington Ltd
Outstanding★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Macclesfield 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2009, with 56 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 East
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cheshire East 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
SK10 5HSWhat 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, 16 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Parents and carers accurately describe the nursery as a place where children feel safe and thrive. Staff expertly combine high-quality care with teaching that stimulates children's curiosity and knowledge. This is evident in the way that staff use books and stories. Toddlers hear staff reading a story that has simple, repeated lines. This captures their attention and they eagerly cross the room to listen. Pre-school children become deeply engaged in revisiting and discussing a favourite story. Staff listen closely to what children say. This helps them to check and extend children's knowledge. Staff's skilful involvement helps to promote children's confidence and conversation skills. Children make rapid progress in learning to communicate.
The nursery team supported families extremely effectively during the COVID-19
pandemic. Some parents describe the nursery as making the difference between them coping and not coping. Staff kept in regular touch by telephone and via an online application. They read stories to children via the internet. The excellent communication supported parents to advance children's learning at home. It helped children to return successfully to nursery when the time came. The manager intends children to gain the skills they need to form positive relationships and think for themselves. Children's progress towards this goal is demonstrated by their consistently positive behaviour and readiness to learn.
- 16 September 2022Outstanding
- 4 October 2013Outstanding
- 17 August 2009Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Footprints Nursery Bollington Ltd
- 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.
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