Opening hours
Monday to Friday, all year round. Nursery sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. Out-of-school sessions are from 7.30am until 9am and 3.30pm until 6pm.
Bradley Barns Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2023)
Number of places
52 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
About this day nursery
Bradley Barns Nursery offers exceptional care and education within a unique outdoor setting, encouraging children to explore and interact with their environment. The nursery prioritises healthy, balanced meals cooked fresh on-site by their chef, sourcing local produce and adhering to the Department of Education’s Early Years Foundation Stage Nutrition Guidance.
They foster strong parent-nursery relationships through the interactive Famly app, which allows real-time updates on children’s activities and enables parents to contribute to their child’s learning journey. Security is paramount, with the nursery located on a private drive with managed access and CCTV monitoring, ensuring a safe and secure environment for all children.
What it's like
Staff provide a welcoming and busy environment where children are lively, inquisitive and eager to learn. Staff have high aspirations for children and plan an exciting range of learning opportunities. Children show that they feel safe and develop warm, nurturing relationships with staff.
Farm-based settingOutdoor environmentOn-site chefInteractive parent app
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Food
Meals cooked on site by Nursery chef, using locally sourced food, adhering to Department of Education, Early Years Foundation Stage Nutrition Guidance.
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2016
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Bradley Barns Nursery
Last inspected 4 January 2023 · Chris Scully
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Staff provide a welcoming and busy environment where children are lively, inquisitive and eager to learn. Staff have high aspirations for children and plan an exciting range of learning opportunities. Children show that they feel safe and develop warm, nurturing relationships with staff.
Inspector highlights
- The setting is led by a committed and passionate manager. Effective management systems ensure that staff receive the right training and support to fulfil their roles.
- Children are provided with a fun and stimulating curriculum that engages their interests and enables them to make progress. Exploring the farm and forest school activities are a key strength of the setting.
- Children's enthusiasm for the outdoor environment is infectious. Children learn to grow, prepare and cook their own vegetables and to care for animals and the environment.
- Children learn to be independent from a young age. They put on their coats, wash their hands and see to their own toileting needs.
- Older children confidently use a wide range of vocabulary, such as 'nocturnal' and 'hibernation'. Staff have introduced new strategies to support children's acquisition of language and develop their communication skills.
Areas to develop
- 1give children ample time to think and respond to questions in order to support their critical thinking skills
- 2encourage staff to share their good skills and best practice with each other to build on the quality of education throughout the nursery.
Inspection #10270005 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
They comment on the progress that their children are making and the excellent communication from the staff.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Outdoor space
Children's enthusiasm for the outdoor environment is infectious. They learn to grow, prepare and cook their own vegetables and to care for animals and the environment.
Parent Reviews of Bradley Barns Nursery
4.4
(7)
Rachel Greener
8 months ago
Family-owned nursery with wonderful staff and a warm family atmosphere. Our children are really happy here and love the outdoors learning in Forest School and visiting the farm.
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Dan Fryer
2 years ago
Our son has attended Bradley Barns full time for the last couple of years. His has thrived whilst being here. He especially loved transitioning to pre-school. The owners Vicky & Matt, manager Sarah & staff ( especially Rachel & farmer John who our son talks about all the time) go above and beyond and have been fantastic from the start. If your looking for a nursery that allows children to learn, spend lots time outdoors (and not just on a yard), teaches them about all different animals & who really care about them, then this is the place for you. We cannot recommend them enough & only wish we had found Bradley Barns for our two older boys. Thank you all for looking after our Reidy Roo he will miss you all so much ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Elena Hopley
3 years ago
An excellent setting with wonderful people! We loved it there from the moment the children started and we loved seeing how they developed into well rounded little people! Sarah, Vikki and Matt are extremely accommodating and understanding and they always helped us out when we needed it. All the people working there have got a special relation with the children, and both our little ones loved the practitioners they worked with. The rural setting and the forest school are fabulous for teaching the children about life cycles, planting your own food and responsible living. Children spend a lot of time outside and get stuck in loads of messy play and learning by exploring. We were very sad to move on but extremely happy to have had the privilege to spend nearly 4 fantastic years working together. If in doubt, Really recommend a visit. You’ll fall in love with the place !
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David Whittaker
7 years ago
Where do I start. Scarlett-leigh began her place in January 2017. I would recommend this nursery to absolutely anyone. It is an extremely clean and friendly setting all staff are very professional and put your child's needs first. Scarlett has developed and learnt so much whilst under Bradley barns care. All staff are very approachable and cater for all yours and child's needs. Scarlett always came home very happy and always wanting to go back. The food and snacks on offer to children are brilliant always trying something new and different. The management deserve lots of praise they have helped our family loads throughout our time there really cannot thank them enough. All in all 10 out 10 nursery couldn't recommend them enough. Scarlett will miss you all so much. Thank you.
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stuart smith
3 years ago
I honestly can't thank Bradley barns nursery enough for all they have done for my son whilst he attended nursery. There is always a fear when you leave your child for the first time but we knew from the day we visited and from the first day that we had nothing to worry about. Firstly the owners are two of the friendliest and kindest people you can ever meet. They know every child on a first name basis and they always remember you as parents. Then there is their incredible staff. Nothing is too much trouble for these people and every time we dropped off and collected our child they were always smiling and pleasent. Our son loved going here and always came home with new work that he had done and with amazing stories of the activities they had been upto on that day. His talking, writing and numeracy skills have come on massively but more importantly he made his first friends and despite him now starting school he still has the friends he made here. If you want somewhere safe, fun, friendly and with a truly family feel with great values, this really is the place for you and your children. I can't praise this place highly enough and I recommend you go see for yourself to find out why.
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Inspection history
Date: March 2019
- January 2023Good
- September 2019Good
- March 2019Good
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