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S4YC @ Mickle Trafford Preschool

GoodBirth to 8+Open a few years

A day nursery in Chester for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2025. Open since 2022.

Call 07734705559Their website

Cost

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

£6.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£5.80an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
Website
s4yc.co.uk
A second number
+441244301711Listed on Google. Ofsted holds a different one.
How many children
Not published
How long open
4 yearsOpen a few years
Address
Mickle Trafford Preschool, School Lane, Chester, CH2 4EF

Where it is

CH2 4EF
Ofsted URN 2696582On the register since 28 July 2022
The rating

What Ofsted said

Last inspected on 21 January 2025.

Good

Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.

Still missing for S4YC @ Mickle Trafford Preschool

  • 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.

I know some of thisI run this nursery
Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Hoole Bank Day Nursery

Day nursery · Hillcroft Hoole Bank, Hoole Village, Chester, CH2 4ES

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.2 Google, 542 placesOpen for decades
0.8 mi
17 min walk
01244 324422Their website

Guilden Sutton Pre-school

Day nursery · Guilden Sutton Village Hall, Summerfield Road, Chester, CH3 7SW

GoodTakes funded hours£5.00 an hourBirth to 8+09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week26 placesOpen for decades
1.1 mi
22 min walk
07804362888Their website

Guilden Sutton Day Nursery

Day nursery · A V Wilding Business Park, Guilden Sutton Lane, Guilden Sutton, Chester, CH3 7EX

OutstandingTakes funded hours£78.70 a dayBirth to 8+Babies from 3 months07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week54 placesOpen for decades
1.1 mi
22 min walk
01244 321 711Their website

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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