Mollington Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Mollington for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2002, with 20 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
From September 2025 there was change in the government funding, meaning all two year olds can receive 30 hours for those working parents.
Worth knowing. Therefore, children can attend the setting daily 9am to 3pm without paying an extra penny.
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
CH1 6LGWhat 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.
- 19 April 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have taken swift action to ensure all committee members are suitable to be part of the organisation which works with children. This ensures children's safety.
Leaders plan and sequence an ambitious curriculum which is currently to find out about the children's stages of development and their interests. Through their 'All
About Me' topic, staff support children to explore how they, and their families, are different from each other. Later, when children are outside, they notice two butterflies and say that they are the mummy and the daddy. They further exclaim that they have found their children when more butterflies flutter by. Children are learning about family relationships and what makes them unique.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further strengthen planning to build on what children already know to help them learn and understand new vocabulary.
- 15 September 2023Good
- 27 March 2023Inadequate
- 27 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Mollington Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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