S4YC @ Blacon Cc
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Chester for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2018, with 79 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 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 5DBWhat 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, 31 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Support for children and families is strong and holistic at the nursery. Children and parents know that this is a safe place where they can talk to trusted staff. The provider puts tireless effort into ensuring that support for parents and children is targeted and tailored to their needs. Staff are good role models and help children begin to understand their expectations. Staff teach children about emotional literacy as they learn to understand and discuss their feelings. Staff help to boost children's confidence. For instance, staff offer lots of praise and encouragement to children as they learn and practise new skills.
Staff promote a love of reading as a key life skill and pleasure. They support parents to share books with children in their home languages as well as in English.
The focus on literacy also means that there are lots of opportunities for children to practise making marks and early writing skills. As a result, many children exceed expectations in literacy. Staff work closely with local school staff to promote children's early reading and writing skills even further in advance of their move on to school. This helps them to make the best possible progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to support staff to help children understand how their behaviour affects others and has an impact on their environment.
- 31 July 2024Good
- 14 November 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for S4YC @ Blacon Cc
- 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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