Outdoor-Fun Forest School Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Nantwich 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2023. Open since 2019, with 16 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
CW5 8AEWhat 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, 5 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children engage in a range of self-chosen learning experiences. They focus for long periods of time as staff support them to extend their ideas through play. For example, children gather stones and transport them using toy vehicles to the paint area to mix the stones in paint. Staff extend children's knowledge of the world around them. They talk about how vegetables grow and the impact that foods have on bodies. Children eagerly run outside to see if the hens have laid any eggs.
As they explore real flowers children say, 'they smell like lavender'. Children are developing positive attitudes to learning and making good progress.
Children have built secure relationships with the nurturing staff. They confidently discuss how they are feeling and engage in thoughtful conversations with their key person. Staff acknowledge children's feelings and provide reassurance. Children talk about the things that make them happy and explore books about different emotions. Children feel safe and their personal development is well supported.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- embed the curriculum further by ensuring that all staff understand what they intend children to learn and how to implement this effectively n focus staff's professional development on developing their understanding of how children learn, so that they can support children to make the highest levels of progress.
- 5 May 2023Good
- 25 November 2022Inadequate
- 19 May 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Outdoor-Fun Forest School Nursery
- 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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