St Alban's Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Macclesfield for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:45 to 15:15, 5 days a week. £30.00 a session for school Starters, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 1981, with 41 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
School Starters £30 per 3 hour session. £3.50 Lunch Club
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
Funding Entitlements.
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
SK10 3HJWhat 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, 13 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have a good start to their education at the pre-school. They are happy and safe. Children have positive relationships with staff, which helps children to feel settled and secure. They cannot wait to share their accomplishments, such as drums they have designed, with staff. Children show great pride in their achievements. Praise from staff helps to build children's self-esteem.
Children learn about the world around them through a variety of experiences. For example, children discover different animals and explore nature at a local farm.
Children regularly communicate with residents at a local nursing home, supporting children's understanding of others. The pre-school often takes part in fundraising work for local charities, in collaboration with the on-site school. Children develop a strong sense of community as they learn the importance of helping others.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consistently share boundaries with children, so that they understand what is expected of them at all times n strengthen how information is collected from parents about children's culture and languages spoken, so that these can be shared and promoted within the pre-school.
- 13 July 2022Good
- 12 May 2015Outstanding
- 19 October 2009Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Alban's Pre School
- 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
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 £30.00 a session 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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