Tinks Childrens Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Crewe for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £82.00 a week. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2004, with 55 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £82.002 Full Days £84.003 Half Days £112.004 Half Days £123.003 Full Days £140.005 Half Days £164.004 Full Days £205.005 Full Days |
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
CW2 7PRWhat 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 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and enjoy attending this nursery. Staff build positive relationships with children and spend time getting to know them. This helps children to settle quickly. As they transition from each room, they enjoy getting to know their new routines. Children engage in a range of sensory experiences, indoors and outdoors. This gives them confidence to try out new things and to explore using their senses. They learn about where healthy food comes from and why it is good for their development. For example, children bake cherry crumble from berries they pick from the fruit tree in the outdoor provision. They grow vegetables from seeds and enjoy visits to the local park to explore nature. Staff encourage children's communication and language very well through discussion and the use of open-ended questions. Children show a real love of books.
Children are well behaved and are motivated to learn. Staff listen to what children say and are warm, kind and caring. Staff use the book 'The Colour Monster' to engage children in a range of activities that spark conversation. This helps children to confidently talk about their emotions. Children of all ages show through their actions that they feel safe at this nursery. They take risks, persevere at tasks and overcome obstacles with support.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus monitoring of the quality of the provision more rigorously on the intent and implementation of the curriculum to raise the quality of education further n support staff to adapt their teaching in the moment to help children maximise their learning potential.
- 6 March 2023Good
- 13 April 2017Good
- 6 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tinks Childrens Day Nursery
- 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
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 £82.00 a week still the rate? 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.
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