Warren Preschool Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2014, with 30 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
WA1 4ESWhat 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, 11 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children, including those who are very new to this setting, are extremely settled, happy and safe. They enthusiastically greet their friends and staff with beaming smiles. Children eagerly arrive, ready to start their day. For example, they seek out their friends and engage in cooperative play. Children enjoy the planned activities that staff prepare for them. For example, children practise their fine motor skills as they carefully draw around a stencil to create a butterfly. They engage in meaningful discussions with staff, confidently recalling a familiar story. They demonstrate their developing language skills as they explain how a butterfly emerges from a 'cocoon'.
Children love to chat and share their home-life experiences with staff and each other. Staff treat children fairly and with respect. They have high expectations for children's behaviour. Staff recognise that some children are struggling to share, take turns and form friendships. Therefore, they have adapted their curriculum to support them. For instance, the older children are encouraged to help the younger children when they need support. They help their friends to pull the tops off felt-tip pens and model how to use them correctly. This, in turn, helps older children to develop their self-confidence and self-esteem.
The manager, who is also the provider, is passionate and dedicated about delivering the best possible outcomes for children. Both the manager and deputy manager are very hands-on and involved in the day-to-day running of the preschool. As a result, self-evaluation is accurate. Long-standing links within the local community and with parents are securely embedded, and these contribute to the positive experiences that children have. One example is how children visit the local dentist to help them prepare for their own dental check-up. Parents describe the setting as a 'home from home' and say the staff are 'first-class' and that 'they are loved and appreciated' for all they do.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their teaching to the highest standard, so they are able to quickly adapt planned activities, to challenge those children who are ready to have their learning extended even further n provide more opportunities for children to develop their self-help and independence skills.
- 11 May 2023Good
- 28 November 2018Good
- 3 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Warren Preschool Ltd
- 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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