Food
Seasonal, healthy lunches and snacks provided daily, with dietary requirements catered for and weaning support for babies.
Ashbourne Day Nursery at Padgate
Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2025)
Number of places
50 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2025
Local authority
Warrington
About this day nursery
Ashbourne Day Nursery at Padgate offers a nurturing and stimulating environment designed to foster children's growth from three months up to school age. The nursery is purpose-built with ground-level access, featuring distinct rooms for babies (3 months to 2 years) and older children (2 to 4 years), ensuring age-appropriate care and activities.
A strong emphasis is placed on outdoor exploration, with a large dedicated area including a forest where children can engage with nature and develop a sense of adventure. Indoor facilities are also comprehensive, including a separate dining room, a focus room, and a dedicated nappy room.
The nursery provides healthy, seasonal lunches and snacks daily, accommodating various dietary requirements and supporting the weaning process for infants. Their bespoke "Future Foundations" curriculum guides experienced practitioners in monitoring and enriching each child's development across all learning areas.
The approach is designed to be a "home from home," inspiring imagination through curiosity-driven activity rooms and ensuring children are prepared for their transition to school. All staff are trained in paediatric first aid, and the nursery encourages community outings to broaden children's experiences.
Our ethos
At Ashbourne Day Nurseries, we believe in the importance of nutrition in early development. That’s why our children are served seasonal, healthy lunches and snacks daily. We cater to individual dietary requirements and support the weaning process for babies, ensuring they receive the nourishment they need to grow and thrive. Following our bespoke Future Foundations curriculum, our experienced practitioners are dedicated to supporting all areas of your child’s development.
What it's like
Children are happy, settled and secure, receiving a warm welcome from staff and eager to play with friends. Leaders, managers, and staff have swiftly made improvements, designing an ambitious curriculum that builds on children's existing knowledge and abilities. Staff have high aspirations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and focus on fostering caring attitudes and good manners.
Purpose-built facilityExtensive outdoor play (including forest)Nutritious meals providedBespoke "Future Foundations" curriculumPaediatric first aid trained staff
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
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Key facts
Opening hours
Monday-Friday: 8:00am – 6:00pm
Age range
3 months to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Ashbourne Day Nursery at Padgate
Last inspected 25 February 2025 · Anita Dunn
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are happy, settled and secure, receiving a warm welcome from staff and eager to play with friends. Leaders, managers, and staff have swiftly made improvements, designing an ambitious curriculum that builds on children's existing knowledge and abilities. Staff have high aspirations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and focus on fostering caring attitudes and good manners.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders support new and existing staff to improve their skills and knowledge through targeted professional development, such as recent training for caring for babies.
- Staff provide many opportunities to develop children's communication and language skills through a range of play experiences, engaging them in conversations with open-ended questions and back-and-forth commentary.
- Children's personal development is well supported, with healthy food and snacks provided, and children are developing independence skills like wiping their noses and putting on coats.
- Children with SEND, and children in receipt of additional funding, are well supported through effective assessment, prompt action on developmental concerns, and strong partnerships with parents, carers, and external professionals.
- Staff encourage and talk about kindness with children, modelling politeness and recognising considerate behaviour, and helping children develop empathy and an understanding of feelings.
Areas to develop
- 1develop further the curriculum for mathematics to improve children's knowledge of mathematical concepts
- 2improve the implementation of the curriculum for communication and language so that children benefit further from opportunities to help them develop their communication and language skills
Inspection #10383599 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff have high aspirations for children, including those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children with SEND, and children in receipt of additional funding, are well supported. Staff use assessment effectively and act promptly when they have concerns about children's development. They work in partnership with parents and carers and external professionals. Staff work together to plan and monitor appropriate targets for each child. Children's targets are shared with parents to enable a coordinated approach to their learning and development.
Outdoor space
When preparing to go outside, children know that they need to form a line and wait to be counted. Additionally, once outside, children understand that they need to swap into their wellington boots if they want to play on the grassed area.
Parent Reviews of Ashbourne Day Nursery at Padgate
5.0
(4)
Shannon Bradshaw
4 months ago
My little boy started at Ashbourne Day Nurseries in October, and he settled in so quickly! All the staff have been amazing, supportive, and attentive. He began attending 2 days a week and has now increased to 3 days, and the difference in him is incredible — such a happy little boy! The nursery is very responsive if you need to contact them. I would highly recommend Ashbourne Day Nurseries to anyone looking for a caring and professional environment for their child.
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lauren delooze
8 months ago
This Nursery is amazing the staff are so friendly harworking and kind.They have helped my son settle into nursery so well. If I have any worries then I can either email or phone them. I cant thank Ashbourne Nursery enough
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Ioana Deaconu
9 months ago
The best nursery my boy could attend. The staff is absolutely amazing and kind, my child was so happy there. I wish them all the best.
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kelsey snellgrove
9 months ago
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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2025
Date: June 2024
- February 2025Good
- June 2024Requires improvement
Frequently asked about Ashbourne Day Nursery at Padgate
About the setting
Ashbourne Day Nursery at Padgate registered in 2024. The nursery is situated in Padgate, Warrington. It employs seven members of childcare staff, with six holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round, from 8am to 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for children from nine months old to four years old.
- URN
- 2783431
- Registered person
- Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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