Chester Day Nursery & Nursery School

Egerton Street, Chester CH1 3ND
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9.7 25 Reviews
  • Chester Day Nursery & Nursery School, Chester
Chester nursery is an Edwardian Grade II listed former school built in 1910, with lots of space, high ceilings, and an exceptionally large garden, it enables much of the time to be spent outdoors. The extensive play resources inspire children to play and learn together or independently and every child can learn naturally through enjoyment.

Conveniently located between Chester Railway Station (2 min walk away) and Chester city centre (about a 10 minute very pretty walk away along the canal) they are easily accessible for commuting parents.

Chester uses the Tapestry app to keep parents involved with their child’s activities daily from the child’s key worker, and the curriculum is developed by qualified early years’ teachers following the EYFS framework and Birth to Five.

The children’s food is prepared using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. The menus are approved by a registered dietitian and Elmscot were the first nursery in Cheshire West to receive the coveted Food for Life Award in 2019. Food is sourced from sustainable suppliers.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Amy Kelly (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 17

Total Places for Children

  • 94

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Full Day, 7.30-6 (includes all meals) £70.00
    Half Day, 7.30-1 or 1-6 (morning session includes breakfast & lunch; afternoon session includes light tea) £46.00

  • We offer a variety of sessions to suit all needs:
    Morning 7.30-1pm.
    Afternoon 1-6pm.
    Full Days 7.30-6pm.
    Please contact the nursery for fee's and which session you would like to attend.
    We offer 10% sibling discount.
    We have funded places available and sessions are half or full days.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • Parking is available on site at the nursery for parents

Chester Day Nursery & Nursery School Reviews (25)

9.7

Chester Day Nursery & Nursery School has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.652) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Chester Day Nursery & Nursery School has 25 reviews.

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Review from Rachel (Mother of Child) published on 20 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Elmscot Day Nursery & Nursery School Chester has been a wonderful setting for the development of my daughter. She has been given the opportunity to explore and learn in the way that suits her personality, for example, the staff ensure she has plenty of opportunities for sensory, messy play because she
loves it! She enjoys water play and themed messy play - the staff try to ensure she has the opportunity to do this most days she is at nursery.
The staff are warm and I have had no concerns leaving my daughter in their care. She happily starts around 8am, waving her Dad off and jumping straight in to play with her friends. Then when she is collected she is always smiling and enjoys inviting us into the nursery setting - she is always content, at ease and comfortable with all the staff in her room.
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Review from Kat T (Mother of Child) published on 15 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been attending for a year now and is excited about going every day. He has come out of his shell and made friends. He absolutely loves the staff (including an apparently imaginary one lol) and they seem to love him too.
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Review from Joanne K (Mother of Child) published on 6 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter absolutely loves going to nursery. She has been attending nursery from nine months old and has enjoyed it since day one. I feel assured that she is well looked after and engaged with on an individual basis.
She has recently started wearing glasses at an early age and the nursery staff have
encouraged her every step of the way - not easy with a toddler!
She is a veggie and well-fed, often going back for thirds.
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Review from Marc H (Father of Child) published on 18 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending the nursery since she was nine months old and has progressed through the classes/groups and she has loved every minute of being there and is always looking forward to going there.
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Review from Mari W (Mother of Child) published on 16 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Such a lovely nursery. My children have been here over one year now. My cousin told us about the nursery as her two kids attended as well.
The staff are brilliant and fantastic. Would recommend this nursery.
We are hoping to move house soon further out but I will still be keeping my daughter at this
nursery as she has settled down here so nicely and loves attending.
Carry on the good work.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.652)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.652) out of 10 for Chester Day Nursery & Nursery School 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 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 13 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 4.961 for Chester Day Nursery & Nursery School is calculated as follows: ( (149 Excellents x 5) + (6 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 155 Ratings = 4.961
  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 4.691 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Chester Day Nursery & Nursery School is based on 13 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 + 0.1 = 4
    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 94 number of registered child places is 18.8. 13 Positive Reviews ÷ 18.8 = 0.691
  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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Amy Kelly

Job Title: Manager Joined: 2024

Amy has a superb background in childcare and leadership.

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