The Cheshire Day Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Warrington for children from birth to 5, open 07:00 to 19:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2022, with 78 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 Warrington
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warrington 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
WA4 1JNWhat 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, 6 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children develop a love of learning as a direct result of the meticulously planned curriculum and learning environment. The focus on children's communication and language skills provides a central theme from which learning in all other areas is derived. Children express their opinions and ideas freely and with confidence, using new vocabulary fluently through speaking and using signs. Skilled staff use every interaction with children to support them to know and understand more, furthering exceptional progress in all areas of their learning. Activities are planned to ensure that children acquire and build on the key skills and knowledge that they need next.
Expectations and aspirations for staff and children are high. Children proudly emulate the respectful manner of staff and demonstrate mature personal and social skills. For instance, very young children sit calmly together for snacks and meals, waiting their turn, helping each other and engaging in polite discussion. The superbly well-embedded routines of the day help children to feel safe and secure.
Babies settle very quickly as their key staff work closely with parents to find out important details about their home life and routines. Children's learning is considered with sharp focus, and they are equipped with an abundance of skills and knowledge from their time at the setting. They are extremely well prepared for the transition to each new room within the setting and on to the next stage in their education.
- 6 June 2024Outstanding
Still missing for The Cheshire Day 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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