Kids Planet Great Boughton
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2024. Open since 2020, with 170 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 5XFWhat 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 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create exciting learning environments that children explore with curiosity.
They skilfully play alongside the children, modelling play and extending learning.
Leaders have designed an aspirational curriculum that places high importance on supporting children to be active. Staff arrange low-level furniture to encourage babies to pull up to standing as they play 'peepo' in mirrors. Children spend lots of time outdoors in the fresh air. They confidently climb up steps and giggle as they use their strength to push their friends along in wheelbarrows. Children show high levels of engagement and make good progress in their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to embed the coaching and mentoring of staff to support all staff to consistently implement the setting's polices n support staff to refine the planning of activities so there is a sharper focus on the intentions for children's learning.
- 8 November 2024Good
- 4 July 2022Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Planet Great Boughton
- 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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