S4YC Out of School Club & Preschool - Whitby Heath
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Ellesmere Port for children from birth to 8+, open 08:45 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2023. Open since 2010, with 48 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
CH65 6RJWhat 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, 18 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at this nurturing and welcoming pre-school. They are greeted with warm smiles by their key person. Children have formed positive relationships with staff and their peers. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. Staff have thorough procedures in place for settling-in sessions for each child. They complete home visits to get to know each child and their families. This helps children form secure attachments with staff.
Children behave well. They are kind and caring to their friends. For example, toddlers readily share books together. Staff are positive role models, and they have high expectations of all children. For example, they teach children to take turns from an early age. Children are praised for their kind behaviour and good listening skills. This helps to build up children's self-esteem.
Staff plan a range of stimulating activities for children based on their interests.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with enough time to process information and to answer questions n strengthen supervisions to focus on developing staff's individual delivery of the curriculum - help children gain an understanding of how to safely use the internet.
- 18 October 2023Good
- 27 March 2018Outstanding
- 24 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for S4YC Out of School Club & Preschool - Whitby Heath
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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