Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited
Day nursery in Chester, CH2. Part of the Cheshire West and Chester council area.
Carlton House, Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3ADWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 5 February 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £136 | £429 |
| 2 years old | £124 | £391 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £120 | £381 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited against Chester
| Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited | Chester average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 51 | 81 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 80% rated Good or better |
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Questions parents ask about Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited
- What Ofsted grade does Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited have?
- Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited was rated Good at its inspection on 5 February 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited take?
- Ofsted registers Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited for 51 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Chester has 81.
- How much does Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited cost?
- Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited how it offers them.
- When was Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited on 5 February 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited?
- Nearby in CH2: S4YC @ Upton Heath Nursery & OOSC, S4YC @ Mickle Trafford Preschool, Hoole Bank Day Nursery.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.