The Cheshire Day Nursery @ Guardian Street
Outstanding★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Warrington for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2010, with 113 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
WA5 1UPWhat 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 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children's unmistakeable sense of security enables them to take the ups and downs of a busy nursery day in their stride. Children feel safe because staff present routines and activities in a consistent and positive way. They make excellent progress because staff know that every detail of the environment and their teaching is important. This is particularly evident in the continuity between rooms.
For example, children of all ages know that there is always a table with play dough on it. The familiar activity helps children to settle into a new room. Furthermore, staff expertly use the dough to help children to build skills and knowledge as they grow. The youngest children discover its texture and develop hand and finger strength. In the pre-school, staff skilfully use the dough to promote children's imaginative play and to deepen children's understanding of concepts, such as relative size.
Parents and carers comment that 'every element of play or activity has meaning behind it'. This indicates that staff take time to explain the curriculum to parents.
- 18 April 2023Outstanding
- 21 April 2017Outstanding
- 11 March 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Cheshire Day Nursery @ Guardian Street
- 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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