Mossley Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Congleton for from 2 years 6 months up to 5 year olds, open sessions in term time, often mornings. £39.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2017, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated September 2025.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £39.00 | £15.00afternoon, 2.5 hrs £18.00morning, 3 hrs | £6.00per lunch hour |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Government free funding.
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
CW12 3JAWhat 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, 19 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this pre-school. They develop their independence skills. Children learn why they need to do things, such as wearing a hat in the sun to shade their faces. Children take responsibility for finding their own hats and putting them on.
Staff support children to develop their balance, spatial awareness and agility. For example, through using ride-on toys. Children develop their large muscles as they paint the fences using water. They develop their small-muscle control and precision while using paint pens to express themselves creatively. This helps with hand-eye coordination to prepare them for early writing. Children set themselves simple goals, have confidence in their own abilities and wait for what they want. Children enjoy completing puzzles and jigsaws with the support of staff. This helps children to develop proficiency, control and confidence.
Leaders have made considerable improvements to the pre-school since the last inspection. They have worked closely with the local authority to improve practice.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to support all children's emerging individual next steps during learning experiences and promote all children's focus and attention.
- 19 June 2023Good
- 6 July 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Mossley Pre-School
- 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.
- Is £39.00 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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