Greenhills Pre-school
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Macclesfield for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £12.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2010, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £12.002.00pm - 3.30pm, 1.5 hrs £14.00Monday to Friday from 3.30pm to 6.00pm, 2.5 hrs £36.008.00am - 2.00pm, 6 hrs |
Funded hours
6 hours funding.
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 2HJWhat 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, 19 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The pre-school is based on a school site and provides good-quality care and education for children. Children have opportunities to explore a variety of outdoor spaces, for example a woodland, meadow and stream. This means children develop a good understanding of the natural world. Staff take children on trips and arrange events involving children's families. This helps to build relationships with families.
Children are happy and safe.
The curriculum is well planned to meet children's needs. Staff know children well and plan activities that help all children to progress in their learning. They spend dedicated time with their key children to help them understand what they need to learn next. Staff engage children as they read stories to them. Children listen attentively and join in enthusiastically with the familiar stories. This supports children's developing communication and language skills and helps them to develop their focus and attention.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen partnerships with other settings to better understand children's development and promote continuity in their learning n embed clear boundaries for children so that they understand what behaviour is expected of them.
- 19 June 2024Good
- 6 July 2018Good
- 9 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Greenhills Pre-school
- 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.
- Is £12.00 a session still the rate? 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
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