Chestnuts Day Nursery

39A Harboro Road, Sale M33 5AN
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9.9 58 Reviews
  • Chestnuts Day Nursery, Sale
Chestnuts Day Nursery has an excellent reputation in the Sale community, having contributed to early years care and education since it was opened in 1994 to the benefit of many individuals, families and the community.

The childcare provision is separated into three areas; babies, two to threes and pre-school, and is carried out by qualified and vetted staff who are experienced in issues relating to health and safety, food hygiene, first aid and fire safety.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Owner

  • Christine Cambridge
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Christine Cambridge (Proprietor)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 12

Total Places for Children

  • 40

Age Range

  • from 0 years 0 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Chestnuts Day Nursery Reviews (58)

9.9

Chestnuts Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.872) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Chestnuts Day Nursery has 58 reviews.

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Review from Alice F (Mother of Child) published on 25 August 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Brilliant Nursery. Staff are very friendly and approachable. Our daughter looks forward to going and she picks up new things every day. Very happy we chose to send her to Chestnuts
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Review from K C (Mother of Child) published on 14 August 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn't be happier with Chestnuts Day Nursery. From the start the staff have been amazing, genuinely caring. It's clear they truly know him, what he loves, what he doesn't. Every day he comes home chatting non stop about what he has done with his friends. The nurturing environment has helped him
grow in confidence. I can't recommend Chestnuts enough. Thank you everyone!
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Review from Michelle C (Mother of Child) published on 14 August 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I couldn't be happier with the care and attention my child receives. They are amazing with him and he loves the workers. He always comes home happy and cleaner than I've sent him. They show what he is getting upto online and I can see he is happy in the pictures. The food they provide is great and routine
there suits him. They give feedback each day when collecting my child and he shouts the workers names while he plays at home happily. He learns animal noises and flash cards, I can tell when I pull new ones out at home and he already knows them and he gets lots of fun time inside and out, with great learning activities.
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Review from C S (Mother of Child) published on 21 July 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has recently started at Chestnuts at 8 months. This is a hard time for any parent but the staff at Chestnuts have made it so easy. The staff are so friendly and know their stuff, very reassuring and flexible to your needs and requests. My daughter has settled in so well and has formed relationships
with staff and children in her room. I'm so grateful to all the girls at Chestnuts for all they have done to continue to do. I give Chestnuts a very strong 5 stars.
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Review from Alexandra C (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We could not recommend Chestnuts any more highly! Chestnuts is a fantastic nursery where our daughter is thriving. All staff are highly trained and this shows in their outstanding thorough care and learning our daughter receives. Our daughter's key worker knows our daughter well and has developed such
a strong and positive relationship. The management of the nursery is very effective in supporting children, parents and staff.
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Review from Claire A (Mother of Child) published on 7 May 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been with Chestnuts for 3 years now. My eldest started at 18 months and his little brother joined him last May. In that time, we have continuously been impressed by the care, support and focus on all aspects of wellbeing that Chestnuts provide. Our children have built strong relationships with
staff and other children and been empowered to grow into happy, confident individuals. We have watched as both have been challenged and exposed to the alphabet, maths, numbers, science experiments; all performed in clever, engaging ways to help the children learn whilst playing. The children here are all encouraged to call the keyworkers 'aunties', and in a very real way, they are. Chestnuts is a warm, welcoming family which offers every child the best loving environment in which to grow. Each and every member of the nursery should be justifiably proud of what they have helped to build here.
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Review from S C (Mother of Child) published on 7 May 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery staff were very patient and understanding during my daughter's settling-in period. Now she loves going in every morning and always smiles at the mention of nursery, the lovely staff and all her friends. The activities are varied and interesting, with many different themes covered to make
all events, faiths and people included.
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Review from P V (Mother of Child) published on 6 May 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. My 18-month-old daughter has been attending for the past seven months. Every morning she goes in with a big smile on her face ad has settled in quickly. I have noticed how much she has developed since starting. All the staff are lovely, caring and helpful. I am kept up to date every
day with activities she has been doing, what she has eaten, and how she has slept via the app. Would recommend it to anyone.
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Review from E L (Mother of Child) published on 6 May 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The review was thorough and detailed. It gave us a reassuring update on progress and insight into their development.
All staff are warm and caring. They show a strong attachment to the children and are consistently engaging them and letting them explore and develop in their way. Activities are well-planned
and interesting and designed to develop a range of skills. We have an excellent and strong relationship with the key worker who we fully trust. We believe our child is thriving in their care.
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Review from Catherine G (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. My son has been attending for a year now and the staff have been consistently friendly, supportive and in tune with my son's development. The food options for him are always healthy and varied and the staff, again, were so supportive when it came to discussing expressing/storing milk
when he was younger.
Overall, a brilliant nursery, we receive detailed daily updates, regular photos and development checks. That, plus the well-trained, friendly team is great. Thank you Chestnuts Day Nursery!
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Review from Abby H (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter couldn't be happier at Chestnuts Day Nursery which I think is mainly due to the staff. She has been there since a baby and settled in very quickly. All the staff are always so happy, enthusiastic and caring. One of the reasons I chose Chestnuts was for the homely and personalised feeling
you get as soon as you walk in. I couldn't recommend a better nursery!
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Review from Ellie E (Mother of Child) published on 5 January 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are extremely happy with Chestnuts as our choice of nursery for our little girl. We feel that all the staff have taken the time to get to know her personally and she absolutely loves going in! We love hearing what she's been up to during the day and communication is brilliant. The staff are all extremely
professional, very friendly and always happy to fill us in on how our daughter is getting on.
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Review from Leah T (Mother of Child) published on 30 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are so pleased we chose Chestnuts Day Nursery for our little girl. She has only been there four months and is thriving already. The setting is clean, safe and educational. The staff are all truly wonderful. They are approachable, caring and kind individuals who really make an effort to engage and
develop the children in individualised ways. The longer opening hours accommodate our working schedules. We're greeted with nothing but smiling faces at pick-up and drop-off. If we could give this nursery 10 stars, we would! Thank you, Team Chestnuts.
Reply from Christine Cambridge, Proprietor at Chestnuts Day Nursery
We are incredibly grateful that you took the time out to leave us a 10 Star review. We will share this with the team to let them know to keep up the amazing work. Thank you so much.
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Review from H Q (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We were nervous about our son starting nursery as he was one of the youngest in his room and a "pandemic baby" but the Chestnuts Day Nursery team were incredible and he has settled better than we could ever imagine. We love Chestnuts as it's perfectly small and every member of staff knows him well -
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The team have cared for his food allergies and eczema so well and we're very grateful for that. We're also very grateful for that. We're also very impressed with all the activities the children do from celebrating cultural festivals to arts and crafts, he loves it.
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Review from Eimear B (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at Chestnuts Day Nursery for over two months now and we have been really pleased with how happy she seems at nursery, seeing her develop and progress in all aspects. Communication has always been clear and all the staff I have met have been fantastic.
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Review from Amir N (Father of Child) published on 15 March 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Could not be happier with the girls at Chestnuts! Not only are they attentive, personable, caring and experienced, but also seem to enjoy what they do, which as a parent, is incredibly important! My daughter loves her time here and is growing and learning at a rapid pace, thanks to the way the ladies
engage with her. Thank you, ladies!
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Review from E V (Mother of Child) published on 22 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely love Chestnuts Day Nursery!
My son loves it and has always felt at home there. There is such a friendly and caring atmosphere at Chestnuts which I think was so important to him settling in. Also, what is fantastic is I can now check on my phone what he’s had to eat and when he has slept
etc. He loves the outdoors and the nursery has a great outdoor area with lots of play equipment to explore. The food is always well balanced and home-cooked, he always eats it all! They always are doing creative crafts and on special occasions will bring home bits like Christmas etc. The staff are all lovely and cannot do enough for them. Would highly recommend Chestnuts to anyone!
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Review from Colette L (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has had some medical challenges prior to joining nursery and also since starting. We have been so impressed by the care and attention that has been given to her needs without making her feel negatively singled out.
She loves being there, taking part in every activity appears to be an exciting
adventure and she says everyone there is her best friend.
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Review from H C (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are delighted we chose Chestnuts Day Nursery. My daughter has attended for nearly a year now and loves it. She has come on leaps and bounds since attending two days a week since 1 year of age. The staff are wonderful and provide a caring and stimulating environment for development which has been
so important to us given her first year of life was spent in Covid lockdown. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Chestnuts!
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Review from H C (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy has settled into nursery really nicely, the girls have been really good and he has a nice relationship with his key worker.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.872)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.872) out of 10 for Chestnuts Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 9 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.972 for Chestnuts Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (105 Excellents x 5) + (3 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 108 Ratings = 4.972
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.9 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Chestnuts Day Nursery is based on 9 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 3.9
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 40 number of registered child places is 8, which has been reached with 9 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Chestnuts Day Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Chestnuts Day Nursery accepts?

Chestnuts Day Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Chestnuts Day Nursery Open?

Chestnuts Day Nursery is open: Monday 08:00-18:00, Tuesday 08:00-18:00, Wednesday 08:00-18:00, Thursday 08:00-18:00, Friday 08:00-18:00.

How many Children does Chestnuts Day Nursery have capacity for?

Chestnuts Day Nursery has capacity for a total of 40 Children.

How far is Chestnuts Day Nursery to the centre of Sale?

1.3 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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