Manley and Mouldsworth Pre-School Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Frodsham for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £7.50 an hour for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 1973, with 18 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £7.502 year olds Per hour | |
| 3/4 year olds3y to 4y | £5.703/4 year olds Per hour |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Free entitlement hours 15 or 30 hours per week.
Worth knowing. You can use funded hours for breakfast and after school clubs.
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
WA6 9DUWhat 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, 28 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this vibrant setting. They are happy, safe and content. Children leave their parents with ease and greet their friends with cuddles. They have a strong sense of belonging and are keen to share their artwork with the inspector. Children behave well and show positive attitudes towards their learning. They show good levels of perseverance while using play apparatus outdoors. Children are considerate towards others and cheer their friends on while playing ring games.
Children enjoy playing football and giggle with delight while riding bicycles.
Younger children delight while exploring sand and water. Older children show an interest in the life cycles of animals. They learn about ducks and help to look after eggs until they hatch. Children talk about frogspawn and observe the changes that occur, such as when tadpoles appear. Children enjoy taking part in imaginative play. They enact roles of chefs and make 'special food' for their friends. They care for dolls and pretend to travel to a 'magical kingdom'. Children relish taking part in dance lessons and learn how to move their bodies to music.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- better support children to gain a broad understanding of differences and similarities beyond their own experiences n develop further the supervision sessions for staff to better support them in raising their practice to a higher level n allow children more time to respond to questions to enhance their communication and thinking skills.
- 28 April 2023Good
- 19 October 2017Good
- 11 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Manley and Mouldsworth Pre-School Playgroup
- 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 £7.50 an hour 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.