Guilden Sutton Day Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Guilden Sutton, Chester for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £78.70 a day for 0–3 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 1998, with 54 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | |
|---|---|---|
| 0–3 yearsbirth to 3y | £78.70 | |
| 3–5 years3y to 5y | £70.89 |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.77 a day Consumable charges
- £4.00 a day Additional services
- £8.00 a day Meals/snacks - Breakfast, snacks
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours funding, for eligible children aged 9 months, 2 years, and 3+ years.
Worth knowing. Additional services are payable for those claiming EYEF. There is no charge for the funded entitlement hours. Any additional hours or optional extras (e.g., meals, trips, additional sessions) are charged separately.
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 7EXWhat 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, 29 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are inspired, eager and in awe of the wonder of the world. They are keen to learn through exciting, inventive and carefully planned out activities. The nursery successfully achieves it's vision 'to help children to be school ready, life ready and world ready'. Children's needs, interests and ideas are truly at the centre of everything. Babies learn to move their arms and whole bodies to sweep brushes and rollers up and down to make marks with paint. This helps to develop their core strength and supports their first steps in developing early writing skills and selfexpression very well. Toddlers are delighted and engaged for long periods as they play with water and containers. Staff help children test out their ideas, to see what will happen when pouring water from a height. Pre-school children learn about mosaics and experiment with different materials to make their own creations.
Children are well mannered and their behaviour is exceptional. Staff successfully create an environment of respect, kindness and empathy for one another. They provide children with personalised words of encouragement as they try hard in activities. Children receive specific praise for their achievements. They show high levels of self-esteem and confidence. Children have positive attitudes towards each other and their learning. Those that need extra help receive highly focused support so they feel fully included. All children make exceptional progress.
- 29 June 2022Outstanding
- 15 February 2016Outstanding
- 5 November 2012Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Guilden Sutton Day Nursery
- 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 £78.70 a day 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.
- 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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