Weston Pre-School Group
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Runcorn for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2007, with 29 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 Halton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Halton 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
WA7 4RAWhat 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 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled at this pre-school. The key-person system is well embedded, and children have close bonds with the staff. This is evident in the way children separate easily from their parents and quickly settle to the activities on offer. The staff support and encourage children's play and learning, offering a narrative to their play, helping to engage them in learning. Providers encourage self-selection of activities and resources, with equipment stored at low level to promote and encourage children's independence. Staff promote a love of reading.
They sit and share stories with the children. The staff cuddle up with the children in the cosy area, and they share books together. The staff sensitively leave gaps for children to join in the familiar parts of their favourite stories. The staff make effective use of props and puppets to support storytelling and encourage the children to become more involved in the story. They use exciting voices and intonation to help engage the children in the story and keep them interested.
Clear routines and boundaries are in place to help the children know what is coming next. Expectations for children's behaviour are high, and staff promote positive reinforcement of rules. Children learn how to share and take turns. They use manners and are polite, for example, when sharing resources, which helps them to develop a respect for others.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff in extending children's vocabulary to further improve their language and communication skills, n strengthen supervision arrangements and monitoring procedures to help staff identify areas for improvement, enabling them to raise the quality of their practice even further.
- 11 October 2024Good
- 14 November 2018Good
- 18 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Weston Pre-School Group
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.