105 nurseries in Cheshire West and Chester

Every day nursery in the Cheshire West and Chester council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

105 day nurseries

13 rated Outstanding

6 with a new report card (6%)

6,367 places in total

£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Cheshire West and Chester

14 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Cheshire West and Chester
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Partou Sunny Days Day Nursery & Pre-School Ellesmere Port, CH65	Strong standard in all 6	20 January 2026	52
2	The Nursery in Belong Chester, CH1	Outstanding	10 December 2024	32
3	Start Well Learning Limited Winsford, CW7	Outstanding	12 June 2024	42
4	Applebees Pre-School Frodsham, WA6	Outstanding	14 March 2024	20
5	Horn's Mill Pre-School CIO Frodsham, WA6	Outstanding	14 March 2024	36
6	Kids Planet Winnington Winnington, CW8	Outstanding	5 March 2024	120
7	Chester Hopscotch Chester, CH1	Outstanding	22 March 2023	76
8	Building Blocks Day Nursery Anderton Northwich, CW9	Outstanding	7 February 2023	42
9	Ashton House Nursery Chester, CH3	Outstanding	31 August 2022	242
10	Little Leigh Out Of Schoolclub Northwich, CW8	Outstanding	14 July 2022	40
11	Guilden Sutton Day Nursery Guilden Sutton, Chester, CH3	Outstanding	29 June 2022	54
12	Tarporley Pre-School Tarporley, CW6	Outstanding	26 May 2022	40

Day nurseries in Cheshire West and Chester, best rated first

All 105 day nurseries in Cheshire West and Chester
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Partou Sunny Days Day Nursery & Pre-School Ellesmere Port, CH65	Strong standard in all 6	20 January 2026	52
2	The Nursery in Belong Chester, CH1	Outstanding	10 December 2024	32
3	Start Well Learning Limited Winsford, CW7	Outstanding	12 June 2024	42
4	Applebees Pre-School Frodsham, WA6	Outstanding	14 March 2024	20
5	Horn's Mill Pre-School CIO Frodsham, WA6	Outstanding	14 March 2024	36
6	Kids Planet Winnington Winnington, CW8	Outstanding	5 March 2024	120
7	Chester Hopscotch Chester, CH1	Outstanding	22 March 2023	76
8	Building Blocks Day Nursery Anderton Northwich, CW9	Outstanding	7 February 2023	42
9	Ashton House Nursery Chester, CH3	Outstanding	31 August 2022	242
10	Little Leigh Out Of Schoolclub Northwich, CW8	Outstanding	14 July 2022	40
11	Guilden Sutton Day Nursery Guilden Sutton, Chester, CH3	Outstanding	29 June 2022	54
12	Tarporley Pre-School Tarporley, CW6	Outstanding	26 May 2022	40
13	Kids Planet Chester Chester, CH3	Outstanding	27 April 2022	137
14	Kids Planet Frodsham Frodsham, WA6	Outstanding	30 June 2021	95
15	Olive tree preschool Chester, CH4	Expected standard in 3 of 6	13 March 2026	40
16	Tarvin Pre-School & Day Nursery Chester, CH3	Expected standard in 3 of 6	25 February 2026	45
17	Acorn to Oak Nursery Ltd Winsford, CW7	Expected standard in all 6	31 March 2026	66
18	S4YC @ Upton Heath Nursery & OOSC Upton Heath, CH2	Good	10 September 2025	34
19	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northwich Northwich, CW9	Good	7 August 2025	107
20	Chrysalis Day Nursery Cheshire Limited Northwich, CW9	Good	7 August 2025	148
21	S4YC @ Over Childrens Centre Winsford, CW7	Good	14 July 2025	66
22	S4YC @ Victoria Road Northwich, CW9	Good	1 July 2025	84
23	Heather Grove Montessori Nursery Northwich, CW8	Good	26 June 2025	48
24	Bramblings, Parkgate Day Nursery and Pre school Neston, CH64	Good	30 May 2025	44
25	Ash Tree Day Nursery Chester, CH1	Good	9 May 2025	97
26	Sir Leslie Martin Nursery Ltd. Northwich, CW8	Good	2 May 2025	74
27	Meadow Farm Playbus Pre school Ellesmere Port, CH66	Good	26 February 2025	16
28	Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited Chester, CH2	Good	5 February 2025	51
29	S4YC @ Mickle Trafford Preschool Chester, CH2	Good	21 January 2025
30	S4YC @ Wharton Childrens Centre Winsford, CW7	Good	16 January 2025	60
31	Wirral Neston Neston, CH64	Good	16 January 2025	85
32	Kids Planet Great Boughton Chester, CH3	Good	8 November 2024	170
33	Dunkys Day Nursery & Forest School Hapsford Hall Frodsham, WA6	Good	11 October 2024	105
34	S4YC @ Blacon Cc Chester, CH1	Good	31 July 2024	79
35	Hoole Bank Day Nursery Chester, CH2	Good	30 July 2024	42
36	Beechwood Farm Day Nursery Northwich, CW8	Good	21 June 2024	63
37	The Abbey Nursery School Northwich, CW8	Good	21 June 2024	70
38	Little Learners Nursery School Chester, CH2	Good	6 June 2024	76
39	Early Learning Academy Limited Ellesmere Port, CH65	Good	23 April 2024	60
40	Little Angels Day Nursery Northwich, CW8	Good	19 March 2024	55
41	Thrive Cotton Lane Chester, CH3	Good	19 March 2024	89
42	University Of Chester - Kingsway Buildings Nursery Chester, CH2	Good	16 January 2024	40
43	Stepping Stones Montessori Childcare Limited Chester, CH3	Good	14 December 2023	58
44	Little Gems Pre-school Neston, CH64	Good	4 December 2023	24
45	Berwick Road Day Nursery Limited Ellesmere Port, CH66	Good	17 October 2023	60
46	Fir Cones Day Nursery Chester, CH2	Good	9 October 2023	35
47	Smallworld Northwich, CW8	Good	8 September 2023	32
48	S4YC @ Hooton Nursery Ellesmere Port, CH66	Good	25 August 2023	54
49	Paint Pots Old School House Day Nursery Northwich, CW8	Good	24 August 2023	75
50	Kidscount Childcare Limited Northwich, CW8	Good	23 August 2023	94
51	Wirral Little Sutton Little Sutton, CH66	Good	2 August 2023	120
52	Spinney Day Nursery-Bell Meadow Park Park Lane, Pulford, CH4	Good	20 July 2023	94
53	Little Weavers Day Nursery Northwich, CW9	Good	18 July 2023	72
54	Acorn Childcare Nursery Hartford, CW8	Good	27 June 2023	65
55	Jigsaw Curzon House Nursery Chester, CH4	Good	21 June 2023	158
56	Moulton Pre-School Moulton, CW9	Good	21 June 2023	45
57	Tilly Tots Daycare Bostock, CW10	Good	21 June 2023	16
58	Guilden Sutton Pre-school Chester, CH3	Good	15 June 2023	26
59	Headstart-On-The-Hill Nursery & Pre-School Chester, CH1	Good	6 June 2023	102
60	Hetty (Hoole Enterprise Trust - Time for You) Chester, CH2	Good	5 May 2023	56
61	Littler Grange Children's Day Nursery Ltd Winsford, CW7	Good	24 March 2023	54
62	Smallworld Pre-School Northwich, CW9	Good	7 March 2023	24
63	Headstart Nursery and Pre-School Chester, CH2	Good	26 January 2023	102
64	Little Angels Childcare Ellesmere Port, CH66	Good	17 January 2023	30
65	Bradley Barns Nursery Whitchurch, SY13	Good	4 January 2023	52
66	Kiddiecare Day Nursery Limited Winsford, CW7	Good	8 November 2022	71
67	Bright Horizons Countess of Chester Day Nursery and Preschool Chester, CH2	Good	25 October 2022	72
68	Childsplay Nursery Ellesmere Port, CH66	Good	4 October 2022	61
69	Ashton House Nursery Frodsham, WA6	Good	16 September 2022	126
70	The Stables Nursery School Ltd Warrington, WA4	Good	31 August 2022	71
71	Start Well Learning Limited Winsford, CW7	Good	3 August 2022	42
72	Thrive Grosvenor House Chester, CH4	Good	2 August 2022	97
73	St John's Pre-School Nursery Winsford, CW7	Good	14 July 2022	44
74	Sandy Bears Nursery and Pre School Tattenhall, CH3	Good	13 July 2022	48
75	S4YC @ Portside Ellesmere Port, CH65	Good	6 July 2022	56
76	Weaverham Forest Pre School Trading as Weaverham Pre School Northwich, CW8	Good	21 June 2022	40
77	Partou Buttercups Day Nursery & Pre-School Chester, CH2	Good	10 June 2022	63
78	Dandelions Day Nursery And Family Centre Chester, CH3	Good	8 June 2022	86
79	Mrs Nursery Childcare Northwich, CW9	Good	7 June 2022	42
80	Thrive Frodsham Hill Frodsham, WA6	Good	31 May 2022	92
81	Meadowlands Pre-School Ellesmere Port, CH66	Good	20 May 2022	30
82	Barton Day Nurseries Northwich Northwich, CW8	Good	5 May 2022	39
83	Lostock Tiny Tots Pre School Northwich, CW9	Good	29 April 2022	44
84	Chester Day Nursery and Nursery School Chester, CH1	Good	27 April 2022	90
85	Jigsaw Ash Tree Farm Day Nursery Chester, CH4	Good	28 March 2022	76
86	Antrobus Pre-School Nursery Northwich, CW9	Good	15 March 2022	30
87	Growing Minds Montessori Childcare Northwich, CW8	Good	6 January 2022	36
88	Great Sutton Day Nursery Ellesmere Port, CH66	Good	27 October 2021	50
89	Grange House Day Nursery Ellesmere Port, CH66	Good	17 August 2021	51
90	S4YC Ledsham Park Day Nursery Ellesmere Port, CH66	Needs attention in 3 of 6	22 January 2026	102
91	S4YC Out of School Club and Preschool - Bishop Wilson Neston, CH64	Needs attention in 4 of 6	4 December 2025	32
92	Growing Minds Montessori Childcare - Tarporley Tarporley, CW6	Requires improvement	19 September 2025	34
93	The Spinney Day Nursery Chester, CH2	Requires improvement	19 September 2025	41
94	Adam's Nursery Northwich Northwich, CW9	Not yet graded	Not yet	31
95	Amasing Chester, CH3	Not yet graded	Not yet
96	Ashton Eagles Chester, CH3	Not yet graded	Not yet
97	Cheshire County Sports - A-Star Chester, CH2	Not yet graded	Not yet
98	Chestnut House Day Nursery Chester, CH1	Not yet graded	Not yet	82
99	D.R Sports Clubs - Ashton Hayes Chester, CH3	Not yet graded	Not yet
100	KiddiCove Day Nursery Limited Frodsham, WA6	Not yet graded	Not yet	58
101	Kip McGrath Northwich Northwich, CW9	Not yet graded	Not yet
102	Little Oasis Day Nursery Winsford, CW7	Not yet graded	Not yet	22
103	Majestic Academy Chester, CH1	Not yet graded	Not yet
104	Naturally Curious Day Nursery Northwich, CW9	Not yet graded	Not yet	53
105	Oakmere Day Nursery Northwich, CW8	Not yet graded	Not yet	65

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

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Nursery fees in Cheshire West and Chester

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in Cheshire West and Chester itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, North West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£178no funded hours	£136after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£158no funded hours	£124after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£62after the free 15 hours	£120after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Cheshire West and Chester

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Cheshire West and Chester as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

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.