Great Sutton Day Nursery
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Ellesmere Port 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2021. Open since 2003, with 50 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
CH66 3JZWhat 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, 27 October 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely happy and clearly enjoy their time at nursery. They continuously demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. Children have lovely opportunities to learn about the world around them. For example, they help to look after the nursery's rabbits 'Oreo' and 'Stitch'. Furthermore, children grow vegetables and fruits to enjoy at snack and mealtimes. These experiences help children to develop a sense of responsibility and learn to care for living things.
Children behave well. Staff offer very clear and consistent reminders about sharing, taking turns and being kind to friends. As a result, children are beginning to understand what is expected of them. Staff use an abundance of praise and encouragement, which helps to develop children's self-esteem and sense of belonging. Older children show an awareness of others and are kind and considerate as they play collaboratively with their friends.
Leaders and staff have high expectations of children and plan a curriculum that reflects children's individual needs and parental input. Staff have focused their teaching recently on children's personal social and emotional development in order to support children as they returned to the setting following the COVID-19
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise how to extend and challenge children's learning more consistently.
- 27 October 2021Good
- 13 April 2017Good
- 8 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Great Sutton Day Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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