La Maternelle Family Childcare - Sandbach
Good★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Sandbach for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2016, with 93 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
CW11 1YDWhat 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, 12 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy in this nursery. They are busily engaged throughout the day as the staff help them learn through varied and interesting activities. Children develop physical skills as they safely climb outdoors, ride tricycles and learn yoga poses.
Children have opportunities to be creative as they dress up on the stage, explore paint using pipettes and play in role play areas. Staff frequently sing and read to children, which supports their language development.
Leaders have developed a broad and varied curriculum based on the skills and knowledge children need to begin school. This has been developed through close links with schools, speech and language specialists and health visitors. The learning environment and resources are well planned to support children's learning. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour, and children develop positive attitudes to their learning and play. As a result, all children make good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure behaviour expectations are communicated clearly and applied consistently.
- 12 November 2024Good
- 18 December 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for La Maternelle Family Childcare - Sandbach
- 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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